When I became a new mom, and once we were stationed out west, I had to adjust to many things. The biggest adjustment I've made is managing a household with a child by myself. All of us go through major adjustments when a little one is introduced to the world! I went from holding a 50-hour a week job to suddenly living across the country, with an infant, as a stay-at-home mom. I quickly realized that being a stay-at-home mom is by leaps and bounds the toughest "job" I've ever held... although, the most rewarding as well. Once I asserted myself in this new position, I began adopting new strategies to new challenges. One of these challenges was managing the household. It was something that made me deeply discouraged because I didn't feel successful in how I was doing things. In all my distractions, I found myself having well-intentions to tackle a room or two, yet ending the day with even less accomplished. There is always something to be cleaned or put away, something to cook or a … [Read more...]
Busy Moms – Kitchen Tips
One of the things I find as a busy mom is the amount of time it takes me to prepare a meal for my family from start to clean up. I have incorporated a few simple tips into my routine that really save me time. I hope they help you as well! Cooking and Clean Up Tips for Moms Meal Prep Tips: Plan your meals in advance. Take a half hour once a week to plan out what you will make for the coming week. Put needed items on your weekly shopping list. Make sure that you have all of the items you will need ahead of time. If you planned, then you will already have the items! For certain items like chopped onions, veggies and the like, you can multi-task. If you know you will use a specific item in more than one meal that week, prep for both. Meaning, of on Monday night you will need 1/2 cup chopped onion and on Tuesday 1/3 cup, chop enough for both days. Put the next meals onion in a container and in the fridge it goes for next time. If you are really dedicated, do all your time consuming … [Read more...]
10 Creative Ways to Use Cotton Balls
There are many uses for cotton balls besides the obvious uses for them--like removing makeup, and other skin care routines. They can also be used for art and household projects, deodorizing, fun, and more! The sky is the limit with these balls of creative usefulness. They are light, fluffy, versatile, and very cheap. Let's take a look at 10 uses you may not have thought of for these fluffy little guys... 1. Arts and Crafts Cotton balls can be used in creating arts and crafts or be used like an applicator. Kids can use a cotton ball to paint a picture. They can make Santa's beard, snowmen, snowflakes, clouds, spider web and so forth. 2. Odor Eater You don't have to buy baking soda to deodorize and minimize odors in your fridge. You can soak a cotton ball with your favorite essential oil and put in your fridge to remove odor and deodorize the air. Put it at the back of the fridge. 3. Rubber Glove Protector If you have long nails, you know how easily you can rip rubber gloves. … [Read more...]
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