From the monthly archives:
Friday’s here, and it’s the end of the month… we’re right at the edge of a new beginning, another payday, new school year, and ending a summer season. Let’s welcome in the changes with learning new ways of doing the old! Friday posts will be devoted to blogs and websites worth checking out, money-saving ideas, [...]
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I’m always looking for ways to do things better, more efficiently, and/or frugally. I hope to share what I find with you here, and I hope you’ll share your ideas, too! Since summer is here, I don’t like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, especially cleaning it. With two kids, sometimes it [...]
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If today was your last day… Would you make your mark By mending a broken heart? You know it’s never too late To shoot for the stars, Regardless of who you are So do whatever it takes ’cause you can’t rewind A moment in this life Let nothin’ stand in your way ’cause the hands [...]
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If you follow SM on Twitter, you know that I issued the Saturday Challenge yesterday. It challenged you to do three things: 1-Do something just for you, 2-perform a random act of kindness, and 3-do something you’ve never done before. I wanted to share with you what I did this weekend and how I met [...]
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As we get ready to get into weekend Festivities (or maybe just plain old Activities), Friday posts will be devoted to blogs and websites worth checking out, money-saving ideas, book recommendations and the like. Please leave a comment with your recommendations, too! The first blog I recommend is by Sandy, http://www.reluctantentertainer.com/. Sandy is a mother, [...]
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I had to have the whole attitude talk with my “12-year-old-in-two-weeks” daughter yesterday. I had to have it with myself, too! I had to wake both of my daughters up early, and that’s when it started… As I was waking up my oldest, she was already mumbling, “No, no, no…” And I was already ready [...]
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As a mom, sometimes (most times) it seems like there is not enough time in the day! I have a great quote that I always think of when I feel like there’s not enough time, and it goes like this: “There are 24 hours in a day. I don’t care what you do with yours; [...]
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Think about situations that you, family members, or friends have been in where there were obstacles, setbacks, or trauma. What did you or your family member do in order to survive? Many years ago, one of my very best friends was pregnant with her first child. In the first trimester, she miscarried, and came to [...]
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Hello, World! Welcome to Strong Mothers! Today is our official Launch Day, and we’d like to introduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about our beliefs and hopes. My name is Jennifer (friends call me Nif) and my friend, Lisa, and I have been friends for almost 20 years. We were college athletes together, [...]
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320 Sycamore
Brown Paper Packages
eighteen25
Hoop Thoughts
House of Smiths
Kara's Party Ideas
Make 5 Dinners in 1 Hour
Sew Many Ways
Shanty 2 Chic
SueMac on the Run
Tatertots and Jello
Thrifty Decor Chick
