Do you feel tired all the time? No matter how much coffee or soda you drink, no matter how much sleep you get, no matter how little or how much activity you have during the day you just keep feeling tired? Do you feel irritable and impatient and moody because you are tired? Do you feel like you have trouble focusing? Do you feel disconnected to the people around you at times? Do you want to lose weight and feel more confident? Me too... I felt all those things. I felt like a zombie for the longest time, until now. You can change it and it's not as hard as you think!
Before I had baby number 3 I decided to make some quiet time activities for my toddler. My idea was that I could pull these items out when I needed to feed the baby so he would be occupied, quiet, and hopefully distracted long enough for me to get through a feeding. He really enjoys playing with the things I created. Today I'm going to share with you 2 projects that I made using magnets.
When my son turned 5 he was crazy about Spongebob so we decided to throw
a themed party. I think I was more excited than he was, I love to make
my own decorations for parties! I was able to throw together this super
cute party for very little money, you won't believe what I used...
A while ago I posted about the way I make my grocery list. Feel free to read the whole post here. To sum it up: I create a weekly menu at the top of my list, then the list of ingredients I will need to accomplish the menu, then next to each item I write the price of the item (my best assumption of the price if I don't know the exact amount, rounding up/down as necessary). I have been doing my shopping like this for years and I have to say that 99% of the time I know how much I'm going to spend on my groceries within $10.00. I'm never surprised at check out, which is nice when you want to stick to a budget. Also, due to rounding up/down on the prices, I always have some wiggle room so even if I break down and grab a pack of Oreos that weren't on my list I still don't go over my estimated amount. I recommend giving it a try, what have you got to lose?
To make it easier, I created a free grocery list printable with space for your menu at the top and an organized list of your items with a column for your price estimates. All I ask is that if you use it and enjoy this new method of shopping you share it with your friends!
Grocery List Printable
I posted the other day about the family conversation starters that we use at our family meal times. It got me thinking... why not have some separate questions just for couples? My husband and I have been together for 9 years, it's natural that we could use some interesting topics to discuss!
Here is another free printable - Fun Conversation Starters for Couples
Conversation Starters for Couples
Make it cute with these labels
Wondering what you would do with them? Here are some ideas:
- Plan a date night (technology free) and take turns going through the questions together.
- Decorate an old Altoid tin, put your questions inside, and throw it in your purse. Use them when you are in the car together.
- Put them in a cute jar or box on your nightstand, answer one question together each night before you go to bed.
Enjoy!
