Mom Confession: February 2017

So it's time to update our life in homeschooling.  We are currently not full time homeschooling.  Surprise! So after a year of great learning, fun and adventure. We decided that with the new life change ahead we would go back to traditional schooling for awhile. We have been...

My Mom Confession: March 5, 2015

I like traditional schooling, Mom Breaks. I do not like traditional schooling for a lot of reasons. On my mom break today, I am contemplating 12 Inspiring Lessons in Confidence from Sheldon Cooper and listening to Titanium by David Guetta on repeat.  Mom's have there bad days and sometimes...

My Mom Confession: March 4, 2015

My Mom Confession Of The Day: This year, with traditional school, has had it's up's and down's, but today it really sucks! I have spent the good chunk of today in tears. The Situation: Gryphon has tonsils that are too big and pretty much chronically infected. Which, also leads to a chronic ear...

Fiscal Fast Week!!! - 2014 Beginning of the Week.

Fiscal Fast Week! What is Fiscal Fast Week? Well for those of you who have never heard of a fiscal fast, I seriously suggest reading The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches by Jeff Yeager.  It's a great read and Jeff Yeager has a lot of great tips for helping you view your money...

Breaking the Paycheck to Paycheck Money Cycle Challenge - Month Two

  Month Two: saving $15 or making an extra $15 to save :) Here we go with Month 2 already here. So as an experiment I am going to try his suggested survey site and see if I can indeed make the $15 for the month from them. Step One: I poked around the archives on the site to see if there...

Summer Reading Program For Kids!!! - 2014

So this year I have a kindergartener, who just so happens to love books! He has a collection of books that we keep in "his library" aka what used to be a linen closet. What better to do then to get my kindergartener who loves books into a summer reading program. Start them out early and they'll...

Breaking the Paycheck to Paycheck Money Cycle Challenge - Month One

So there is the great blogger called The Penny Hoarder and I am a big fan of his blog. He shares a lot of unique and easy ways to save and earn a little bit of extra cash. And as a stay-at-home parent and a military family we love and need these ideas. Now I also do spend a lot of time researching...