While there are many fun apps out there that anyone can download on their smart phone, there is also an increasing number of practical apps that people can use to better their daily life. In a world where more and more people rely on their phone for everything, this increase in daily life apps is great news.One area in which there are several apps is budgeting. People can download a variety of apps to keep track of their personal spending habits as well as doing a better job of staying on … [Read more...]
Top Ten Time Saves for Busy Mums
A mum's work is never done - at least sometimes it seems that way. But if you're struggling to balance childcare, housework and a job, don't worry. We've put together ten top time-saving tips to help you keep on top of things.Finding it tough to juggle everything? Our top ten time-saves for busy mums will help you to get your life and home in order - giving you more quality time with your little ones and maybe some 'me-time' too.1. Know what's essentialWhen your mind's full of … [Read more...]
Food Storage
Food storage has been a big topic of conversation lately. For our quarterly Relief Society Meeting, a sign-up sheet went around to make a dish from our food storage for everyone to taste test. I made a simple generic rice-a-roni dish, since it was quick, easy and from items I keep in my food storage. I didn’t know they would hand out awards, but my dish won the “Most Likely to Actually Make” award! Woot!My food storage is made up of foods that we eat regularly. In my cupboard, I have … [Read more...]
What to put in your Food Storage
Most of us know that food storage is a vital part of emergency prep. But sometimes we are unsure of what foods they should have! This can be difficult since everyone is different. There aren’t any food storage systems that work for everybody. We all have different food preferences, and these should be thought about when planning your family’s food storage. For example, my family doesn’t like pickles, so we don’t have them in our food storage. Ideally, you will want at least 3 months of food … [Read more...]
Freezer Cooking
The all too common question that plagues most households after 5pm. What’s for dinner? The average American family spends $225 a month on take-out or dine-in dinner. Not mention most of those meals are unhealthy alternatives to a home cooked dinner. Freezer cooking is a wonderful way to stop the stress dinner. There are many forms of freezer cooking to suit family’s busy schedules.1) Dinner prep: This consists of simply cooking meat and freezing it. I, like many moms don’t always have 3 … [Read more...]
How to Encourage Good Habits in Children: Tidying
Every parent wants the perfect child who will tidy their own room without being asked and will put things away around the house when they are finished with them. But many parents seem to believe that this is just a pipe dream, that kids are kids and they will never be tidy until they hit adulthood. But the reality is, if you always go around tidying up after them, then they will let you. But if you encourage them to be tidy and organized, they will soon pick up on it. Teaching tidiness through … [Read more...]
Practical Design Solutions to Creating a Chic Child’s Bedroom
With so many décor elements available today, sometimes creating a child’s bedroom that you will love is quite challenging. Fortunately small tips will help you figure out what you’d like to do and shortly after you will be happy to begin a plan of action before your newborn baby is born! Whether your baby is on the way or you desire to revamp a toddler child’s bedroom because your child is quickly growing up, there are practical design solutions. Apply simple interior design steps to make your … [Read more...]
Canister Labels
I hate when you go to make cookies and you have to shove your arm into a bag of flour to get however many cups you need and when you pull our your arm you are covered in flour! I have seen other people with cute canisters full of ingredients so I wanted some to. I got these cute canisters from Walmart. I bought some chalk board vinyl through one of Pick Your Plum's daily deals (Expressions Vinyl has the LOWEST prices on vinyl ANYWHERE!! It is amazing! and the selection incredible!!) and my … [Read more...]
Labeling Tubs
It is common courtesy for friends to help clean up after they have been playing at your house. I don't mind cleaning up with my children when we are at a friends house, but sometimes it is very difficult because I don't know where all their toys belong.When I lived in Kansas I had a group of friends, and we would have a play group every week. We would rotate houses so everyone got a turn to "host the mess." We would all fumble through putting the toys away and follow the lead of the person … [Read more...]
