Practical Encouragement for Moms
It’s no secret that back to school can be the most hectic season of all. Even though the stacks of notebooks, folders, and tissues are out of our house (finally!), we’re still feeling the aftermath. But soon we'll see the leaves start to change color, the weather will turn cool, and the rush toward the holidays will begin. And so it's time to think about getting our homes ready for Continue Reading
Happy Monday! I'm trying to get back into the school routine now that the kids started back to school last week. It's a bit of an adjustment this year, but having a menu plan takes one big worry off my shoulders! My oldest started middle school this year, and she has to be at the bus stop a whole hour earlier than last year. It's been an adjustment to get her up earlier and get lunches Continue Reading
Do you ever run out of run out of healthy lunchbox ideas for kids to take to school? Do you feel like you are packing the same old foods in your kids' lunch all the time? Are your kids bringing home their lunch boxes with only half the food eaten? I struggle with all 3 of these questions during the school year...because packing healthy school lunches for kids can be a real Continue Reading
With the school year back in full swing, millions of moms around the country are having to pack lunches again. I don't know about them, but coming up with healthy school lunch ideas for my kids on a consistent basis is such a challenge! Either they feel like they are eating the same thing over and over again, or they don't like the healthy school lunch recipes that I've tried to create for Continue Reading
Happy Monday! We're back from vacation and I'm so happy to get back to my normal routine, including making up a menu plan. After eating out so much while out of town, it's good to have some home-cooked meals again :) I'm trying out a bunch of new-to-us recipes this week, including some new things from the upcoming (affiliate link) Trim Healthy Table cookbook. This new cookbook won't Continue Reading
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by TeacherLists.com and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Every summer, moms have to make the annual trip to their local office supply or big box store to shop for all the items on their kids' back to school supplies list. But rather than being a fun time with the kids, helping them to pick out fun new folders and lunch boxes, the experience Continue Reading
Happy Monday mommies! Hope you had a great weekend :) Are your kids back to school today? We still have a few more weeks until our kids go back, so I don't have to deal with lunch-packing quite yet. Speaking of kids, my little ones just about broke my heart this week...they told me that they don't really like the Bacon Ranch Chicken Casserole that is pretty much my all-time favorite Trim Continue Reading
Disclosure: This Blueberry Sour Cream Cake Recipe post is sponsored by DairyPure Sour Cream and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Summertime is the perfect time to eat simple desserts that are full of seasonal fruits. When the berries are plentiful and at their best, there's nothing better than baking an Easy Berry Cobbler, with fresh blackberries, or Easy Strawberry Shortcake with fresh Continue Reading
Happy Monday! I'm ready for the week with an all-new recipe plan, which includes a couple new dishes that we haven't tried before, along with some old family favorites :) So last week I tried out a new-to-us recipe for low-carb bagels. They got mixed reviews from my family, however. My kids didn't like them very much, and my husband and I thought that they were just OK. We ate them Continue Reading
Happy Monday! Hope your summer is going well...with the first of August coming this week, it's made me realize how little summer we have left :( My husband started a new position in his company last week, which requires that he work overnight shifts for a month. This means I have to have his dinner ready by 4 each night, with the kids and I eating later in the evening. It's been a big Continue Reading
