Today I came across a post about making your own deodorant. Some may think this is weird or odd but I think its awesome. I have always wanted to try to do something like that. So I will try. The ingredients are pretty simple and the reviews say it works awesome. I will let you know how that goes.
One of my new friends taught me how to coupon too. She did it in Utah before she moved here and is awesome at it! So I am giving that a go as well. I tried it once before and read all about it but it was pretty confusing. However, when she showed me her system and the way it works- its pretty simple! I have been collecting coupons but haven't gotten enough courage to DO anything yet. But this week I will, hopefully. She gotten some awesome deals. I can't wait till I can come home with a butt load of stuff for only $10. Its gonna be awesome. Again I will keep you posted on that as well.
7.4.10
22.3.10
Another Monday
Today was a great day! Despite the fact my baby was fussy and blah all day, we got a lot done! Office stuff in the morning, lunch with Curtis then we went on a walk, drove to Park Meadows Mall for an interview, stopped at a gas station and got gas (for 2.86 per gallon- geeppers!) and a carwash, went to Sunflower Market and got lots of yummy yummy fruits and veggies, stopped at King Soopers and got the essentials (milk and bread), came home and fixed hamburgers at 4pm (we were starving!), ate the hamburgers. I worked on CARES stuff and tried to keep Samuel happy while Curtis cleaned the bathroom (willingly- yeah I know I got an amazing husband) then I spent two hours rocking Samuel to sleep, feeding Samuel, rocking him to sleep, bouncing Samuel, feeding Samuel, laying Samuel down, picking Samuel up, rocking, feeding, bouncing, rocking, finally he passed out at 8 (love being a mom :o) ), did pilates, stretched, cleaned out my purse, ate some icecream and now I'm blogging! I wish I could blog everyday. I love it. But I love all the things I did today.
I love the feeling of having a fridge stocked full of fresh fruit and veggies. Sunflower Market has GREAT prices on fresh fruit and veggies, everything else is rather expensive so I just browse the produce section and I'm out. I can't wait to cook up some yummy meals with the stuff I bought. Hopefully I will have time to share them on here!
I think my baby is getting tooth in, he is fussy and irritable all the time, its hard for him to take good naps during the day and he wakes up screaming if he does fall asleep. I'm not sure what exactly is causing this since I can't seem to locate an incoming tooth but I cant think of what else it is. Whatever it is I hope it passes, but in the mean time I just take each minute at a time and understand I can't do everything and being a mom and wife is most important.
Cheers!
I love the feeling of having a fridge stocked full of fresh fruit and veggies. Sunflower Market has GREAT prices on fresh fruit and veggies, everything else is rather expensive so I just browse the produce section and I'm out. I can't wait to cook up some yummy meals with the stuff I bought. Hopefully I will have time to share them on here!
I think my baby is getting tooth in, he is fussy and irritable all the time, its hard for him to take good naps during the day and he wakes up screaming if he does fall asleep. I'm not sure what exactly is causing this since I can't seem to locate an incoming tooth but I cant think of what else it is. Whatever it is I hope it passes, but in the mean time I just take each minute at a time and understand I can't do everything and being a mom and wife is most important.
Cheers!
15.2.10
Monday Modifying
I have been thinking about doing this for a while and a blog I was reading really helped me to make sure it happens. My day will be Mondays- you can choose which ever day works best for you and your family but ours will be Mondays.
Every Monday we will go through our house and modify things- simplify- get rid of stuff we don't need, don't really use or could see someone else using more than us!
When we were in China we really loved the idea of living simply (hence the blog) and really wanted to try to continue living that kind of life when we moved back to America. Its been very difficult- but we have stayed aways from the stores well. Now its all about getting rid of the 'stuff' in the house that has little to no meaning and is just taking up space, and in the end making it much more difficult to clean than necessary.
I am very excited about this project. And it will be a good thing for our family to get in the habit of. Even if its just a few things each Monday- if we don't love it or use it regularly, what's it doing in our house!?
Today- I got rid of some 'decorative' pieces that were given to us ( I don't even know when) and they are pretty but I don't love them and don't really know what to do with them. So they have sat awkwardly in our house until today. I'm sure someone will LOVE them and they will be used in another home. I also got rid of some clothes. If they fit awkwardly or they are the shirts that Í might were someday" they have been put in the box to be given away.
Now I will start on my stations. More to come on this idea later =)
Every Monday we will go through our house and modify things- simplify- get rid of stuff we don't need, don't really use or could see someone else using more than us!
When we were in China we really loved the idea of living simply (hence the blog) and really wanted to try to continue living that kind of life when we moved back to America. Its been very difficult- but we have stayed aways from the stores well. Now its all about getting rid of the 'stuff' in the house that has little to no meaning and is just taking up space, and in the end making it much more difficult to clean than necessary.
I am very excited about this project. And it will be a good thing for our family to get in the habit of. Even if its just a few things each Monday- if we don't love it or use it regularly, what's it doing in our house!?
Today- I got rid of some 'decorative' pieces that were given to us ( I don't even know when) and they are pretty but I don't love them and don't really know what to do with them. So they have sat awkwardly in our house until today. I'm sure someone will LOVE them and they will be used in another home. I also got rid of some clothes. If they fit awkwardly or they are the shirts that Í might were someday" they have been put in the box to be given away.
Now I will start on my stations. More to come on this idea later =)
16.9.09
Gas
I filled up on gas on Monday, and wouldn't you know it the next day it went down 4 cents! Just my luck. Geezzzz...
In other news - Peanut is growing FAST and is now exploring under my rib cage. That's fun. He is moving A LOT and I think he is practicing his back flips.
In other news - Peanut is growing FAST and is now exploring under my rib cage. That's fun. He is moving A LOT and I think he is practicing his back flips.
7.4.09
April
Wow what a crazy month this has been and will continue to be, no doubt. I can't believe the last time I posted was LAST Monday! I have many projects that I would like to stay on top of but because of going back and forth from China to America and back while balancing a few different agendas I just don't think I can make the commitment to stay on top of this blog thing. I will be back in May but for now I can't promise much. I will update and add stuff as I have time, however I can't promise any consistency like I was trying before BUT I do hope we can continue our Deck of You we have continued. So I will list the next month of prompts on here so you can do them at your leisure and hopefully share them with us. I will post mine when I can but I don't want people waiting around for me to post during this busy time.
Thanks SO much for your patience and I can't wait to get settled and get more consistent but that maybe be very rare this year. Who knows! Don't you just love living each day as it comes!
Since I have more or less been putting the new prompts out on Friday's I will list those Friday dates for reference as well as the week we are on
Week 7 -Last week's Prompt - April 3 -- Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! There is always a story with Shoes
Week 8- This week- April 10 - Who (or What) do you miss?
Week 9- April 17- Inspiration Found! (something that inspired you or you inspired or whatever!)
Week 10- April 24- Note to Self (write a note to yourself, big or small)
Week 11- May 1 - Your Initial ( Do something fun with your initial!)
Week 12- May 8- I believe...(something you believe in)
Week 13 - May 15 - What's on your mind...
I really hope to be back by May 15 but you never know, just trying to cover my bases! Hope you enjoy it and keep us updated on your cards so we can check them out! If you want the previous weeks prompts they are located under the "deck of you" categories on the right hand side. Feel free to jump in if you are just joining!!!
Stay Simple!!
Thanks SO much for your patience and I can't wait to get settled and get more consistent but that maybe be very rare this year. Who knows! Don't you just love living each day as it comes!
Since I have more or less been putting the new prompts out on Friday's I will list those Friday dates for reference as well as the week we are on
Week 7 -Last week's Prompt - April 3 -- Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! There is always a story with Shoes
Week 8- This week- April 10 - Who (or What) do you miss?
Week 9- April 17- Inspiration Found! (something that inspired you or you inspired or whatever!)
Week 10- April 24- Note to Self (write a note to yourself, big or small)
Week 11- May 1 - Your Initial ( Do something fun with your initial!)
Week 12- May 8- I believe...(something you believe in)
Week 13 - May 15 - What's on your mind...
I really hope to be back by May 15 but you never know, just trying to cover my bases! Hope you enjoy it and keep us updated on your cards so we can check them out! If you want the previous weeks prompts they are located under the "deck of you" categories on the right hand side. Feel free to jump in if you are just joining!!!
Stay Simple!!
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