Because food is my biggest expense after housing, meal planning has been an important frugal habit. In order to keep myself accountable for meal planning and hopefully share some family friendly, frugal and fast (my ”name what matters” in Lazy Genius parlance) meals, I’ll start posting Meal Plan Monday each week. I have the day […]
Why I Quit the Personal Growth Industry
After a five-year near hiatus from blogging, I came back with a bang with two controversial posts. A few of the comments stung a bit, and I wasn’t quite up to publishing another article that might open me to more criticism. But I’m not going to back away from topics I’m passionate about, especially when […]
Recent Reads: April 2022
This month I discovered a new fiction genre I’m enjoying: swamplife. I picked up Where The Crawdads Sing so I could read it before the movie comes out (a personal rule I have!). I enjoyed it, but didn’t love the ending. If ambiguous endings are a deal-breaker for you, be forewarned. Otherwise, the story of […]
Misfits Market Review (and a coupon code)
Are you a fan of grocery delivery services? I’ve been using InstaCart for years and love it. I’ve also experimented with another: Misfits. Here’s my Misfits market review, along with a coupon code for you to use if you’d like to try it. What is Misfits market? Misfits Market offers seasonal, organic produce and claims […]
Why I Stopped Doing Trim Healthy Mama
More than a few readers find my blog by searching for keywords around the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan (hi!). I found THM after my 7th child was born. It helped me lose those final, stubborn pregnancy pounds. However, I’ve abandoned the plan for good. Here’s why I stopped doing Trim Healthy Mama. Diet Culture? […]
Why I Stopped Coloring My Gray: one year in
Like many other women, I quit dying my hair during the Covid pandemic. The TL;DR of why I stopped coloring my gray? The mess, the expense, the hassle, and my journey to self-acceptance. I remember clearly discussing this decision with my husband. I wanted to get his input and he wholeheartedly approved of my plan. […]
Recent Reads
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 […]
My year of Joy: how I’m doing
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 […]
My 5 Favorite Makeup Products (for an everyday mom look!)
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. […]
Intermittent Fasting: my experience with 16:8 IF
Have you ever heard of intermittent fasting? There are a few ways to do it. I recently tried the 16:8 method of intermittent fasting and this was my experience. It surprised me! When I was a kid, my dad fasted periodically. He was really hard core about it! He would go 10 days without any […]