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Fast Frugal Dinner, Anyone?

Happy Hump Day!
Well kiddos, we’re in full swing Football Season now. We practice four nights a week until after school starts. Crazy coaches, don’t they know it’s 100 degrees outside? The boys are learning so much and are whining before every practice having so much fun! I can’t believe how cute they look in their [...]

August 4, 2010 Posted in: Back to School, Budgeting, Crockpot Cooking, Mommy Treats, Recipes, Sanity Savers, Stress Relievers 3 Comments

Time Management Magic

I once had someone say to me that they had “No idea how I was able to get so much done with work, parenting, volunteering, bla bla bla.”
My response to them was that once you have kids….
Procrastination is no longer an option!
I was thinking of that today while I was running an errand. (at lunch, [...]

July 22, 2010 Posted in: Mommy Treats, Musings, Organizing, Sanity Savers, Stress Relievers One Comment

Bloom where you are planted

As I have been mentioning, this end of the month/fiscal year is kicking my butt.
I find myself looking sooo forward to each and every weekend just to get away from it all and to relax.
This past weekend we only had a few committments on the boys social baseball calendar; so I found myself working in the [...]

May 25, 2010 Posted in: Gardening, Mommy Treats, Musings, Sanity Savers, Stress Relievers No Comments

Nuts!

Sometimes you feel like a nut…..

Ooh my goodness. If I survive until June 30, it will be a miracle.
Work is CRAZY BUSY!
So I googled “Working Mother Stress Relievers”…
The articles were totally laughable.
“Better organization will ease stress on working mothers” Are ya freakin’ kidding me? Don’t they know that working mothers no longer have the option [...]

May 20, 2010 Posted in: Miscellaneous, Musings, Sanity Savers, Stress Relievers 2 Comments

Whew. What a LONG weekend!

Hubby and I DROVE to Philly this weekend for a dear friends wedding. It was BEAUTIFUL and we were so grateful for the time away from the kids spent with old buddies that we don’t get to visit with very often.
But ooh my goodness, what a drive!
11 hours there…. 10 hours back…. 21 hours of driving [...]

May 3, 2010 Posted in: Good Deals, Sanity Savers, Travel Tips No Comments

Exciting News-Giveaway

When I started this blog, I had five main goals. See original post.
One of the goals I didn’t post online was the goal to offer frequent Giveaways on the blog.
I knew that this particular goal would take time and seasoning to get enough of a web presence to make that happen.
Well folks, it’s time!
I’m excited [...]

April 20, 2010 Posted in: Freebies, Giveaways, Good Deals, Mommy Treats, Mothers Day, Sanity Savers 14 Comments

Timesaving Tool (Appropriate for Earth Day)

Photo credit to Ikea.com
Who here is addicted to caffeine?
Come on people, get those hands up!
I’ve read your Facebook Posts! I’ve heard you begging for the caffeine IV drip! You can’t fool me!
Hello, My name is Jennifer and I am addicted to caffeine.
To tell you just how addicted I really am, I’m going to make a [...]

April 15, 2010 Posted in: Earth Day, Eco Friendly, Mommy Treats, Sanity Savers 5 Comments

Timesaving Tools

As promised, I want to do a few features on tools that are BIG timesavers in our house.
Today’s feature is

My darling hubby got me one of these for Christmas. It is truly one of my favorite gifts.
I originally wanted this to make homemade spaghetti sauce and pizza sauce, but frankly I’m too lazy to do [...]

April 6, 2010 Posted in: Sanity Savers 3 Comments

Hangin’ On

Ever have a crappy day at the office? A crappy week?
When that happens, what little things do you do to Hang On?
I have lots of crutches that I turn to on those months weeks days. Can you say Chocolate!!

Yes, Chocolate is my number one crutch. I am known in my office as the “Hook Up” [...]

March 24, 2010 Posted in: Sanity Savers 2 Comments