Financial transitions are an inevitable part of life. Income can fluctuate, for good or bad, at the drop of a hat. For those of us who choose to live a frugally-minded life, it is important to learn the best ways to deal with these fluctuations.
Ideally, our finances would always increase. However, in today’s market, it [...]
Welcome to Day 5 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace.
I’m feeling a little scatter-brained tonight, so forgive me if I ramble or or don’t quite make sense. Chloe is [...]
We are very excited to introduce Alisa, our third guest blogger at Happy To Be At Home. Beginning on Sunday, she will be opening her kitchen to us all and sharing all of her cooking adventures throughout the week. And her children will be getting in on all the fun as well. We hope you will join us!
Alisa’s [...]
Welcome to Day 4 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace.
Today was a busy day. Chloe went to see her pediatrician, yesterday she just went to the ED. She [...]
Chewy Chocolate Brownie Mix (in a jar)
Great to give as a gift!
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Using a large-mouth funnel, layer the ingredients in the order listed in a one quart mason jar. Make sure you press down each layer [...]
Summer is a great time to start making your child’s reading list for the next school year. For my older kids, I try to read or be familiar with every book I put on their list. My oldest is a fast reader so that doesn’t always happen. With my younger children, I try to use [...]
Welcome to the evening edition of Day 3 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace.
I worked on chopping food for the fried rice in bits and pieces, [...]
Welcome to the first half of Day 3 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace
What a day so far!
Chloe started Vacation Bible School this week. She has been looking [...]
Our house is currently on the market and we have, slowly but surely, been fixing it up so that it will show well. Three years ago, my husband installed laminate wood flooring in our master bedroom and back hallway that now needed to be replaced with carpet. So, that is the project that we just [...]
Welcome to the evening edition of Day 2 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace.
For dinner tonight, I placed a pre-marinated salmon filet into a pyrex dish and [...]
Hi! My name is Jennifer and I am the owner of Madison Rose Vintage and the author of Extreme House Wifeing. My blog focuses primarily on my family life which includes my husband of over five years, my two year old daughter, and my one year old son.
In my blog I love to write about my attempts at getting it right. Cooking, cleaning, kids… You know, the whole nine yards. I am learning, though, that “almost right” is close enough. I would love to be Martha Stewart - churning out professional looking crafts and gourmet meals while teaching my children to read, running my small business, and keeping a tidy home. However as we all should know, that isn’t possible. Martha has assistants!
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Each week we will spotlight a new blog that is well-loved, or that deserves to be. We’ll share the reasons why this blog is a must-read and include links to a few of the best posts. We will also be posting an accompanying podcast interview with the blog author(s).
If you’d like us to consider spotlighting your blog, or if you’d like to suggest a blog that deserves the spotlight, send us an email at blogspotlights@gmail.com.
