Family & Health

Fermented Sauerkraut the Frugal Way to Feed Your Gut!

By Popular Demand: My Step By Step Guide and Homemade Fermented Sauerkraut Recipe! If you’re looking to begin making fermented foods, sauerkraut is a cheap and easy option to try.  Read below and see how easy it is to make homemade sauerkraut. What, not a money thing?!  There’s more to my life than finance!  And …

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Thankfulness in 2020. Being Grateful Despite Cancer and Covid19

I’ll say it again, I am grateful this year despite my son’s cancer and the pandemic. Now, I’m not great about gratitude. The closest thing I have to a formal gratitude and mindfulness practice is when we talk about our “one happy thing” at bedtime with my son. Speaking of, good reminder that we haven’t …

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One Happy Thing

In my house, we’ve started what is essentially a daily gratitude practice. Every night at bedtime with my preschooler, we tell each other our “one happy thing.” Mindfulness for preschoolers and those with their attention spans I’ve talked about wanting to be more proactive with mindfulness and gratitude at other points in the past.  What …

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Baby Led Weaning

The What, How and Why of Baby Led Weaning to get you started and save you money. Update: This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for over a year. My son is no longer a toddler and we weaned over a year and a half ago. I want to get this post up …

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Mindfulness Vs. Goals

And me helping you Is goal setting at odds with a mindfulness outlook focused on living in the present? I’ve long been trying to focus more on mindfulness. But, in retrospect, I wonder how much having specific goals impacts my ability to enjoy the moment and be present. My current life situation has given me …

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Skipping the Nursery Your Baby Will Never Miss – Guest Post!

Trying to save some money when planning for baby… have you thought about skipping the baby nursery?  This is a budget buster in the midst of an already expensive and stressful period of life; pregnancy.  I skipped the nursery altogether with my baby. I’m not sure if you really would call this a guest post… …

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