Sticking to a budget can be difficult, because some things come up so rarely that you forget to budget for them, or you don’t realize how much your are actually spending on what you think should be a non-category. Budgeting can also be difficult because it’s too easy to use a credit or debit card…
The March Visiting Teaching Message is The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Light of the World. “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” –John 8:12 My favorite quote in the lesson was…
Having trouble with budgeting or paying off debt? Here are five essential tools that will help you finally gain the financial peace you’ve been looking for. Since PEACE is the word I have chosen to focus on in my life this year, I have naturally been thinking about how to actually achieve peace in my…
I don’t know what happens at your house, but at our house, we have a problem with moderating electronic devices. Rules are in place, and mostly followed, but I don’t like the way my children would rather sit in front of a screen instead of go outside and play, read a book, play with toys,…
Are you struggling to keep up with housework because you just don’t have time to clean? 8 simple strategies to keep your house clean on any schedule Like most moms, I am pretty busy. I work part time outside of the home, I volunteer, I try to go to the gym daily, and I work…
This simple checklist based chore system is a great way to keep your kids on track for earning their weekly allowance. I’m always trying to find a good chore system that actually works. In other words, a chore system that motivates my kids to do what they’re supposed to do with minimal nagging from me….
Simple tutorial on how to create shaped bokeh with your camera Bokeh is the beautiful blurred background you see in many photos—such as the bokeh you see in Christmas light pictures (click HERE to see the tutorial on how to achieve bokeh—numbers 3 and 4 on the list). The camera lens renders the bokeh as…
Is your child’s room always a mess? Download this free printable cleaning checklist with step-by-step cleaning instructions that young kids can easily follow. Get that bedroom “mommy clean” for once and for all! ***Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to download your printable cleaning checklist for kids’ bedrooms!*** When I ask…
In the Book of Mormon, there is this passage: “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad.” (2 Nephi 2:11) I recently had an experience…
One of our Valentine’s traditions is our little mailboxes and the girls absolutely adore them. They woke up on February 1st like it was Christmas morning or something and ran down to see what was in their mailboxes. I’m afraid they were disappointed this time because I wasn’t ready this year. My girls take this…
The February Visiting Teaching lesson is The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: The Good Shepherd. I do love the image of Christ being a loving shepherd and we his sheep. “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and…
Tomorrow is the last day of January. And while it may not exactly mean an end to the winter doldrums and cold weather and tons of snow, it does mean Valentine’s Day is very soon. And Valentine’s Day is not only a day to celebrate those we love, it’s a day to break up the…