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Our Southwest Missouri Summer Bucket List
Bucket Lists are gaining in popularity, and being semi-new in town, I thought it would helpful to put together a list of things that we can check out as a family right here in Springfield and Southwest Missouri. It’s also a component of the 100 Days of Summer planning process. Last summer I made a Little Rock, Arkansas bucket list, if you’re interested. Activities that are Free are marked with a ^ Activities Askinosie Chocolate Bass Pro (Free “summer camp” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Frugal Fawn, Local Yocal, Mommyhood, Spending Less, Things to Do, Travel
A Day in the Life of a Professional Organizer
Today, Pro Organizer Holly Shacklett is taking us behind the scenes with her in her career as a professional organizer. I’m both thankful for the great tips and also a little jealous – I love to purge stuff – especially other people’s stuff! As a small business owner so many of my days are spent on the business side of things. There are clients to be found, facebook pages to manage, blog posts to create, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Businesses, Go Green, Guest Blogger, Homemaking, Mommyhood
Shop Small, Shop Local: Seven Ideas for Kids’ Gifts
I wish that every shopping day was Small Business Saturday. Small businesses keep money in the local economy and provide income to your friends and neighbors who own these businesses. If you’re prone to big box shopping, I hope you’ll take tomorrow as an opportunity to try out something new and consider adopting it as a regular habit. At our house, and in our extended families, we don’t buy gifts for adults – only the kids. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Local Yocal, Spending Less
Holiday Programming on Network TV
Back at the beginning of October, we ditched our dish. I’m not a huge TV watcher (no time, what with my internet addiction), so I wasn’t too sad to see it go, until I realized that we are going to miss out on ABC Family’s Holiday lineup of Christmas classics. So, I’ve spent a few hours mining the world wide web and have put together a schedule of the family friendly holiday shows airing on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Mommyhood, Things to Do
Football Party Food: Pull a Quarterback Sneak
There’s a reason I don’t blog about recipes or meals that I’ve put together very often. I’m not particularly good at cooking. Sure, give me a recipe or a meal plan, and I’m perfectly competent in following instructions, but you’re not likely to see much originality coming out of my kitchen. So, when we decided to invite some of the new families that we’ve met since moving to Ozark over for a Sunday afternoon of hob-nobbing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Events, Homemaking, Not the Dishes
Summer Brickation: Legos at the Landing! {giveaway}
If you’re going to be in the vicinity of Branson in the near future, head downtown to The Branson Landing to check out Lego Summer Brickation tour. Running now through September 4th, this free event gives you and the kids an opportunity to try out Lego’s newest products, compete in a Lego challenge (who can build the tallest Lego tower or the fastest Lego car?), and have fun with several other Lego activities. You can … Read entire article »
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