This post is sponsored by Milk n Mamas Baby all opinions and personal stories are my own! When I had my first kid almost 10 years ago I wanted to breastfeed. I was a new mom of 22 one of the first to have kids among my friends. I was miles away from home and gave birth on a military base. They didn’t have the programs they do now, the lactation consultant I had wasn’t very nice and not very helpful. I knew NOTHING about breastfeeding tips that I should have. A week after my son was born my husband was given a 10 day notice to deploy for at least 6 months maybe more. I didn’t know then WHY my milk supply dried up but I know now a combination of lack of knowledge and stress caused it. Back then they didn’t have companies like Milk n Mamas Baby to help! Breastfeeding Tips and Helps … [Read more...]
Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Finances
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Who isn’t excited to say hello to spring and goodbye to winter? Along with the changing of seasons, we need to evaluate every part of our lives. It’s important to even spend some time spring cleaning your finances. If your finances are a hot mess or you just want a change, you need these tips in your life. Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Finances Look at your budget The first stop in spring cleaning finances should always be your budget. Your budget shows you what is coming in and what is going out. It shows you where you're spending too much money and where you can halt spending. This spring, make your budget the first place you look to make improvements. Cut back on … [Read more...]
How to Make Money Listening to Music
Who would think that you could actually make money listening to music? It is possible! If listening to music is your thing, you can make extra cash, by listening to music. Check out these tips to get started. For starters, there are actual websites in which you do this from! You will have to choose which websites work best for you and your money making goals. How to Make Money Listening to Music Slice the Pie Slice the Pie is not something that is new to the music world. It has been around for many years! It is actually best to give quality reviews! The better your reviews, the more money you can make. It is easy to sign up and to get started. Hit Predictor This one is new to me, but I have read several reviews from people and it seems legit. Hit Predictor isn’t a place you … [Read more...]
York Peppermint Patty Creamer
The York Peppermint Patty candy is one of the most distinctive candy flavors, defined mostly by the fresh peppermint flavor covered in dark chocolate. This is one of my favorite flavors, not just around the holidays but all year long so you will randomly find this York Peppermint Patty Creamer in my fridge in December, May, July, and even October! Yeah, I'm weird like that. York Peppermint Patty Creamer If you couldn't tell that I love peppermint patties then you haven't seen my Peppermint Patty Cookie Recipe I also am in love with this Copycat Starbucks Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Recipe. Oh. My. Yum. This recipe uses peppermint extract and dark chocolate syrup to mimic the flavor. If you can’t find dark chocolate syrup near you (I … [Read more...]
10 Cheap Recipes You Can Make Out of Leftover Produce
I always have so much leftover produce at the end of the week. Mostly because we do not have a lot of places to store it at the end of the week. I am always challenged to create meals out of our leftover produce. I love keeping a running list of cheap recipes that can be made. 10 Cheap Recipes You Can Make Out of Leftover Produce Vegetable Soup – You know that you love vegetable soup and so do we around here. There are no specific requirements when it comes to what veggies to put in veggie soup. Put whatever you have and run with it. Veggie Pizza – Pizza is a favorite around here. Veggie pizza is super easy to make and you get to use up that leftover produce. We love using this pizza cast iron pan! Homemade Pot Pie – Things like corn, peas, green beans, and so on can be made … [Read more...]
How We Are Saving Money on Mothers Day Presents
With Mother's day coming up I bet your hubby is sweating bullets trying to figure out how to stay within budget but wondering about Mothers Day Presents. Here are some great tips you can share or go ahead and just pass him the computer now and tell him to read! I promise this year will rock! How We Are Saving Money on Mothers Day Presents Mother's Day Presents from the Husband Spa Day - What girl wouldn't love a spa day? She will enjoy a massage, pedicure, manicure, and facial. At a spa, this package could cost you $300 or more. OUCH! So DIY it!! Send the kids upstairs for a nap or out with friends (or get them to help!) and pamper your wife! Give her a back massage, soak her feet in water then rub her feet and legs, lotion them up and paint her nails! Do the same … [Read more...]
Easy Blueberry Lemon Bread Recipe
I have always had a weakness for blueberry bread of just about any kind. As I perfected my baking skills this blueberry lemon bread has become one of my go-to recipes when we get a batch of blueberries in! When I was just a teenager living on my own for the first time and well counting every penny I would buy the cheap boxes of Jiffy Blueberry muffin mix. The boxes you can score for 40¢ each or less and make them as bread for breakfast and it would fill me up for most the day. Was it the healthiest thing to do? No. But it sure did stretch my budget! Now that I'm a bit older and much wiser I have come up with one of my favorite recipes to make and my kids love it as much as I do. In the recipe, you need lemon zest. I want to share a new tool I am in love with. This lemon zester … [Read more...]
How to Manage Your Money in a Simpler Way
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Green Dot. All opinions are 100% mine. Have your kids ever looked at you and wanted you to buy them something? With five kids, it’s important that I teach my kids how to manage their money. However, before I can teach them, it’s important that I have every aspect of our finances figured out. If you’re looking for a way to manage your money in a simpler way, these tips are for you! The other day, we were shopping, and my daughter wanted me to buy her something. I had to explain to her that we were grocery shopping and not toy shopping. I cannot say that went over well, but she’s learning. Here are some things we’re learning as a family. Budgeting is super important I don’t my kids to ever think that you can just go to the store … [Read more...]
Florida Farmhouse – The Home Buying Process
Welp, we did it we are knee deep in the home buying process. Ok by the time you read this we are probably neck deep or JUST closed. Let me explain. We put in an offer, after a little back and forth we are now under contract. YAY! Yay? I'm not sure how I feel about all this and you will see why. Keep reading ;) Florida Farmhouse - The Home Buying Process So we found a house we really liked. It was the 3rd house we looked at. But we hesitated. It was near the Interstate. Really Near. Like we could hear it from the backyard near. See lights from cars at night near. But we loved the house. LOVED the house. We toyed over it then finally go to put in an offer only to find out they accepted an offer, 12 hours earlier. 12 hours. Damn. So another day of house hunting. We lined up 4 … [Read more...]
Rich Chocolate Roses Recipe Perfect for Mother’s Day
Flowers and chocolates are traditionally given on Mother’s Day. This year, with a little effort, you can combine the two and make Rich Chocolate Roses instead. Your thoughtfulness will certainly be appreciated! The chocolate dough is simple to make and a joy to work with, similar to soft clay. The chocolate roses are quickly formed, petal by petal, and baked directly on a cookie sheet. Rich Chocolate Roses Recipe The recipe makes 4 dozen chocolate roses, but if you don’t need that many, the dough can easily be rolled into balls, flattened with a cookie stamp or fork, and baked. For an even more decadent chocolate treat, the cookie bottoms can be dipped in melted chocolate and placed on waxed paper until firm. Related: How to Have the Perfect Mom’s Night In Ingredients 1 cup … [Read more...]