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Surrendering to Motherhood {Book Review}
Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul by Iris Krasnow Book reviews are few and far between for me, and quite honestly, this is the first non-blog-related book I’ve read in nearly a year. I picked it up from the library after reading an interview with the author, Iris Krasnow, that piqued my curiosity. After reading it, I knew I had to share. From the book jacket: “Surrendering to Motherhood is the story of one … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, Product Reviews
Free Federal File from Turbo Tax
It’s tax time again. Some of you are shivering in fright and some of you are quivering in excitement, I know. I’ve always done our taxes, as well as my mother-in-law’s taxes. For a few years I switched back and forth between HR & Block’s software and Turbo Tax. Now, I stick with Turbo Tax every year. Our taxes are a little complex since we own property in two different states and I have self-employed income. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Product Reviews, Spending Less
When Did I Get Like This? {book review}
When Did I Get Like This? The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget-Buyer, and Other Mothers I Swore I’d Never Be by Amy Wilson was chosen for our book discussion book at MOMcation 2011. Even though I read it over a year ago, I still think about it on a regular basis as I face my own battles with motherhood. When Did I Get Like This? is one of the best mom books I’ve read, because it’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, Product Reviews
Winter Gardening fun with the Gigglin’ Garden Gang #GoGreenNGiggle #CBias
Teaching my kids about being responsible citizens and taking care of the environment is important to me, and one of the best tools I’ve found to do so is our little garden, which I’ve blogged about several times. Now that it’s winter, we miss playing in the dirt and watching things grow in our garden. Also, many of you readers as well as my local friends have voiced an interest in gardening with kids but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, Product Reviews
ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas
We’re actually only 18 days away from Christmas, but just in case you’ve been missing out, ABC Family is in the midst of their 25 Days of Christmas programming, which includes tons of holiday movies. There are several classics, plus many I’ve never seen before. You can see the entire schedule here (scroll down to page 2). If you’ve got Dish Network and a smart phone, I recommend the Dish Network App, which allows you to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Not the Dishes, Product Reviews
STP Multipurpose Motor Treatment Review #engineluv #CBias
This is a guest post by my husband, Craig, who takes care of our vehicles. I enjoy taking care of the basic maintenance needs for our vehicles – a 2005 Acura TSX and 2004 Toyota Tacoma. When I say ‘basic’ I mean the easy stuff like changing the oil, spark plugs, air filters, using a wireless ratchet like these to tighten the bolts and topping off fluids. I get our children involved whenever I do these things … Read entire article »
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