When I gave a host of reasons back in October explaining why my posts have been sparse, there was another very big reason that I was keeping secret at the time. But now I’m ready to share the news: I’m pregnant with baby number two! My husband and I found out a week or two [...]

I was honored when my friend Amy at Frugal Mama asked me to be a regular contributor to her blog along with several other amazing women. My first guest post was published today. As my regular readers know, I have been a stay-at-home-mom ever since my son was born in 2008. Until now I haven’t [...]

Like many parents, I often look back on my own childhood for guidance and inspiration as I learn to raise a child of my own. I am the oldest of five children raised by a stay-at-home mom and a dad who provided for the family. We never had very much in the material sense, but [...]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since I married my best friend! I have previously shared the funny story of how we met in person for the first time, and now I would like to take the opportunity to share some of the details from our perfect day seven years ago. Although [...]

Several weeks ago I talked about the importance of proper oral care and introduced products from Listerine and Reach that my husband and I were going to test. We have been using the toothbrushes, mouthwash and floss over the past few weeks, and I can honestly say that I notice a difference! I promised to [...]

I’ve spent much time sharing with you the ways in which I scrimp and save to maintain my frugal lifestyle. But, there are some areas of my life where I don’t like to cut corners; dental care is one of them. I learned from a young age that it is important to take care of [...]

Here in upstate New York we’ve experienced our first snow accumulations and even though the calendar doesn’t say so, we’ve accepted that winter is here! It’s tough spending about half the year with cold, gray weather, especially when there are so many factors that can make your skin feel dry and uncomfortable. There’s the frigid, [...]