Adventures in Mothering

Homemade Swiffer Duster Heads

One of these days, life is going to slow down long enough for me to get back to blogging all of the great things I want to share. . In the meanwhile, this was too good not to share with you. I shared how to make mock swiffer pads and other cleaning supplies in Put [...]

Enough

Lately, I’ve heard the word “enough” quite a few times, mostly in the form of questions. The question is usually phrased in one of a few different ways: But is that going to be enough? That’s not enough, is it? Sometimes, it’s even phrased as a statement: I don’t see how that’s going to be [...]

We cut almost $1000 from our monthly household budget!

Hi all. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Life has been pretty busy here at my house.We’ve been focusing, as a family, on saving even more money on our household budget, as expenses keep rising. If only pay rose too! In doing so, I sat down and wrote a brand new [...]

Changing Seasons

I love Autumn in Michigan, because the sights, smells, colors, and flavors are a refreshing treat after the heat of summer starts to wear on me. My dear husband prefers the hot weather. I prefer the cold. You have to love how opposites attract. Seasons in life change too. I started this website almost nine [...]

Learning to Enjoy the Curves in the Road

I recently heard someone say that how we deal with change and the curve balls life throws at us says more about our character than anything else does. I cringed, because I’m really bad at handling those changes and curve balls. I used to think I really, really had strong faith and that I would [...]

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Drinking More Water

Filed under Getting Healthy by Kimberly on August 15, 2012 at 5:09 am {no comments}

Another trick of sorts that I’ve found with eating healthier has been to drink plenty of water. I’ve been surprised to notice how much more I notice genuine thirst when I’m not drinking soda pop or as much coffee (and drinking my coffee black). Water is free or cheap, and very good for you. Our [...]

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Couponing and Real Food

Filed under Frugal Living, Getting Healthy by Kimberly on August 13, 2012 at 5:05 am {no comments}

So, the other day, while in the grocery store, there was a stand there with a guy trying to get people to sign up for subscriptions to the newspaper. While I was waiting in line to check out, he tried to sell a subscription to another lady who was walking by with little ones. He [...]

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Choosing Parking Spaces Wisely

Filed under Getting Healthy by Kimberly on August 10, 2012 at 3:04 pm {2 comments}

When you shop, do you circle the parking lot as many times as you need to in order to find the closest parking spot? If you do, you’re missing out on the instant exercise! It’s free too. Wearing a pedometer has made me more aware of little bits of exercise I can squeeze into my [...]

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Eating Out and Avoiding Bread

Filed under Getting Healthy by Kimberly on August 8, 2012 at 3:01 pm {2 comments}

You know, chocolate cake doesn’t tempt me. Cookies…meh.I don’t really go for candy or candy bars either. However, a good loaf of bread, especially freshly made, and I’m done. Given that I’m avoiding that sort of thing these days, I seem to be noticing even more how much bread and pasta are just…everywhere. We rarely [...]

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Whole Grain Asian Cole Slaw

Filed under Getting Healthy, House & Home, Kitchen & Cooking by Kimberly on August 6, 2012 at 2:56 pm {no comments}

As I said earlier, I am not really into just eating the whole grain superfood Quinoa plain. First, it’s too expensive, and secondly…blech. Hey — Just being real here. I grew up eating wonderbread and peanut butter up until my years as an exchange student and world traveler turned me into a more adventurous but [...]

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