When we lived in Iowa, we had one tiny grocery store in our town. While this was fine for fill-in trips and occasional splurges, it wasn't ideal for regular grocery shopping to feed our family of six. So every 2-3 weeks, we made the 45-minutes-one-way drive to a larger town that had an Aldi and a Walmart. Whether you live in the middle of nowhere like we did, or you find yourself making constant trips to the store with your grocery budget running out of control, you may be looking for a way … [Read more...]
Planning, Executing, and Finding Motivation
I don't know what it is about July, but it always feels like a fresh start to me. Maybe it's the return of all the school supplies in the stores. Maybe it's that the novelty of summer has worn off a bit and I'm ready to dive into something new. Maybe it's just the realization that I have things that I need to start working on before life gets busy again. Whatever it is, July is always a good month for me to start planning. photo credit Planning comes really naturally to me. I like … [Read more...]
Day In The Life Of Our Homeschool: 2017 Edition
Maybe it's the observer in me, but I love taking a peek into how other people live their daily lives. Not the big exciting event days, not the holidays, just the normal, typical day. Maybe you do too? Here's what a day in the DeDeyne household currently looks like. 5:30-6:30am. Jesse wakes up. The kids wake up. For those who are new here, we have Jonah (age 7), Matthew (age 5), Hannah (age 3), and Elizabeth (age 2). I am still getting up in the middle of the night fairly often with … [Read more...]
How To Manage Your Home Well
What do you do in a typical day? From making breakfast to fixing your hair to getting the mail from the mailbox, everything you do takes time and effort. Now what if there was a way to streamline all of the things that you do? What would your day look like if you could make time for the things you really wanted to do? photo credit Here's what a typical day for me used to look like: I wake up and start making breakfast. While I'm in the kitchen, I notice the stack of papers, … [Read more...]
5 Reasons To Try A Meal Delivery Service (Even If You Think It’s Not For You!)
I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com), May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms Meet blogger, I agree to use this product and post my honest opinion on my blog. The opinions posted are my own. Truth: As I've watched them gain popularity over the past several months, I've been very skeptical of meal delivery services. I immediately wrote them off as too expensive, not fit for my family's size, and I just plain wasn't interested. … [Read more...]