Hot girl summer is cute, absolutely. BUT have you heard of intentional, budget friendly summer? The kind of summer that is leisurely, and a good balance between busy and laid back. It accounts for impromptu playdates, new experiences, and lot of time for reading. It's a summer you're proud of! It's filled with fun, but your bank account is preserved. Summer is my absolute favorite season. I find this to be especially true as my boys get older and they spend all their time at school. I yearn for ...
Free & Frugal Summer 2022
Spotlight on the Space Coast!
This post is sponsored by the generous sponsors from Visit Space Coast. Thank you so much for helping me coordinate an amazing trip and fully experience all that Space Coast has to offer. I feel like it has taken me forever to share one of the best places we visited in 2021. Quite frankly, it was an emotional thing for me. This was the last vacation we went on with baby D and looking through the photos made me miss her dearly. However, I know many families are preparing to plan their summer ...
The Best Family Movies We’ve Watched Recently 2022!
Can I be honest here? I feel like finding quality movies is so hard, so I wanted to take a second and compile a list of some of the better quality ones we've watched recently. I like to schedule which one movie we will watch so I can plan an EASY themed meal (or pizza!) Hopefully, this will help you add some fun, wholesome, movies to make your regular movie nights as a family a little higher quality and more fun! Cheaper By The Dozen was incredible. I absolutely loved this movie. We loved ...
My best parenting advice for kids 10 & under.
I always dreamt of writing a parenting book. I imagined it would be filled with antidotes and encouragement. Just like this blog, I wanted it to be filled with practical wisdom, empathetic reminders, and wit. Today, someone jokingly said "write a manual about how you've raised your boys" and that sweet remark inspired a long, overdue blog post. I've been creating most of my content on Instagram lately and not making nearly enough time for my blog writing. So, alas, here I am. Sharing my ...
Maximize your family’s budget with thrifting!
Without question or competition, this is my most requested blog post. Interestingly, I've struggled with writing it because I know there are so many other, better thrifters, I feel like should be writing this. I know lots of people who turn their thrifting into lucrative businesses, but for me, I realized that thrifting is just a way I stretch my family's budget. It's also a way I scratch my itch to be a spender! Not to mention, I love fancy stuff and couldn't justify purchasing much of it ...
Celebrate Fat Tuesday with little ones!
One of my goals for 2022 is to share more about liturgical living. Liturgical living is something that as I've grown within my Catholic faith, I've come to really love. There are so many feast days, lessons to be shared while celebrating the lives of Saints and other special days. One of these special days is coming up in 2022 on March 1, 2022. Fat Tuesday, or shrove Tuesday, the day before we enter into the Lenten season. (Ash Wednesday) -- this is a time of sacrifice and reflection, and I ...