putting the "her" back in motherhood
I declared it the year of financial optimization. I’m analyzing every line item in the budget and figuring out how we can save money, with the purpose of putting more into our retirement investments. Here’s what I’m doing to save money on utilities and wireless bills. Photo by Katie Harp on Unsplash Internet/Cable We actually don’t have cable […]
Considering homeschooling your kids? If you worry that you’re going to spend a lot of money on educating your children properly, read on. This post shares my tips for cheap homeschooling, even with several kids. A bit of backstory if you’re new. As of late 2019, my family has two grads (21 and 18), two […]
If you’ve read this blog for a bit, you know that I love to talk about morning routines. Years ago I read a short ebook called What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. (I’m a sucker for a productivity or success hack!) And then I wrote a post called What the Happiest Moms Do […]
Groceries are my family’s biggest expense. Even higher than our mortgage. Interestingly, we spend roughly what the government says is reasonable for a family of 9. So I guess it’s not terribly bad. Still, it’s a huge figure and I know I can do better. What I Won’t Do to Lower Food Costs In the […]
The start of fall has always felt like a new year to me. Perhaps it had something to do with the start of school. Cracking open those September issues of Seventeen magazine. Gazing longingly at all the plaid skirts, tights and long-haired models against a backdrop of an Ivy League school … be still my […]
If you’re new here… along with homeschooling, thinking like a French girl, and lipstick, books are my favorite thing. I like to do short reviews of the books I’ve recently read (typically, 1-2/week). Enjoy! Atomic Habits by James Clear. Technically this was a re-read. I love this book and it’s one that I’ll likely keep […]
For many years on this blog I shared what homeschool curricula choices I’d made for the year. Then, in April 2017 I started a new business. My blog took a big backseat after that. Recently I decided to begin writing here again, mostly because I still have an audience. About once a week someone emails […]
I used to talk a lot about frugality here. In the last couple of years, that changed. In my own life, I realized I hadn’t focused enough on earning more income. So I wrote about why frugality isn’t enough, I shared that I was reading 17 books in 2017 on personal finance. And I wrote […]
I recently shared that my word for the year in 2019 is JOY. I wanted to update and let you know how I did my first month with joy as a focus. The Aesthetics of Joy One thing I did was read this awesome book, Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary […]
I mentioned here nearly two years ago that I became a distributor with a makeup, hair and skin care company. But I’ve never come back to talk to you, dear reader, about my products! That seems silly, since I enjoy using them so much. So in this post I’ll share my 5 favorite makeup products. […]
