**This Give Away is now over.  If you’re the winner, please check your email** The end of summer is upon us, and even those of us who have put off thinking about back to school, have to admit it’s time to stop stalling and start hitting the stores.   When I was a kid, back to…

When most people hear or read the word Emergency Preparedness, they tend to think of being prepared for natural disasters.  But there is more to being prepared for an emergency than survival packs and 72 hours kits.  The truth of the matter is that most of us are more likely to experience smaller scale emergencies…

Can you believe it is August first already?  Where does the time go?  A new month means it’s time to take a little peek back at last month, and make plans for the new one.  July was a really weird month around here.  It felt more like August but I think that’s because school let…

Happy Monday!  Summer is sure kicking my butt this year.  We’ve had a really busy summer so far, all in a good way, but still busy.  One of my missions for the summer was to figure out more ways for our family to save a little money.  Back-to-school is going to be here before we…

Happy Monday, and Happy End of June everyone! Can you believe the month is over already?  I know I can’t.  With all the craziness of the end of the school year, some room rearranging and all the ‘getting ready for summer’ stuff I feel like it’s been a non-stop action packed month.  I’m longing for…

Hi everyone!  How are you doing this weekend?  I’m over at my friend Gabi’s blog, Restful Living, sharing another easy spa recipe.  Unwind and relax with this super quick sugar body scrub.  Seriously, it’s fast, and incredible easy to whip up.  I’ve been using this recipe for YEARS and I love it! I would love…