How to Assemble Candy Free Halloween Treat Bags

How to Assemble Candy Free Halloween Treat Bags

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When it comes to preparing for Halloween, I tend to go overboard and plan in advance. We don’t get a lot of trick-or-treaters in our small neighborhood, so I want to make it worth their while. And well, I’ll admit, sometimes I buy candy I like because I know we’ll have plenty left! This year, however, I wanted to try something different. In addition to purchasing gluten-free candy, I’m also going to make candy free Halloween treat bags just in case. With thanks to Oriental Trading for supplying us with everything that we need; I’m happy to share our process. While Halloween has never been one of those holidays that I go all out for in terms of decorating, I do want to spread the…

The Busy Mom’s Super Simple Back to School Meal Idea

The Busy Mom’s Super Simple Back to School Meal Idea

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Back to school time can be busy for everyone in the family. And with so many things to do, dinner plans and meal ideas may be lacking. I know, for me anyway, I want to find meal ideas that are easy and don’t require a lot of prep work. I’m not above ordering food, either. And that’s why I’m happy to partner with Boston Market to bring you this super simple back to school meal idea. And did I also mention that it’s budget friendly? We don’t order food often, or at least we try to keep it to a minimum. I have food triggered migraines so it’s difficult, at times, for me to eat out. Unless I can look at a full menu that…

How to Plan a Memorable Family Staycation

How to Plan a Memorable Family Staycation

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerIsForSavings #CollectiveBias #WFM3 As a one-income family (or at least a steady one-income family), money is not always plentiful. Sure, we make do. And we live well within our means. But, it would be nice to be able to splurge every so often. Or, to at least, start saving for something big. And while we may not be able to take a huge family vacation anytime soon, we can at least plan a memorable family staycation. There really is so much to see and do in and around this area! With the continual rising costs of gas, food and the expense of living in general,…

One Simple Step for Eating Healthier on a Budget

One Simple Step for Eating Healthier on a Budget

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This post was sponsored by Eat Smart as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. One of my on-going health goals, is to eat healthier. Whether that’s making better overall food choices or making small changes here and there; I want to eat healthy as often as I can. One way that I’ve done this is by replacing one meal per week with a vegetarian or vegan option. I’m not quite ready to make a full commitment, but I’ve also done a little research on it. For example, increasing my intake of superfoods and clean foods. I have to watch what I eat anyway when it comes to processed foods so clean eating has…

4 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy When They Go Back to School

4 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy When They Go Back to School

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With schools across the country preparing for or already back to school, I wanted to start sharing some more tips with you. We’ve covered quite a few topics already, so today, let’s talk about keeping kids healthy when they go back to school. In fact, I want to share 4 easy tips for a healthy back to school- with thanks to Fidelis Care for sponsoring this conversation. Preparing for back to school means going back to a routine. For many of us, summer is a time of relaxation and taking it easy. But, along with restoring routines and structure; we also want to make sure that our kids are healthy. Of course, this is one of those things that we work on all year- but…

How to Raise Responsible Kids by Giving them Chores

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We have covered this topic already in our series of posts about raising kids with character. But I wanted to talk about how to raise responsible kids by giving them chores. Now yes, this was already covered (to an extent) in the practical parent’s guide to raising responsible kids. And, to some extent, in our chore ideas for toddlers. So why cover it again? Because I feel that it’s important. We, as parents, just want to do our best when it comes to raising our kids. Some days we feel like we’ve got this all under control, and other days not so much. When you are raising your kids, you want to show them the right way to do things, teach them important life lessons,…