One Bite at a Time: Week #6 & #7

Missed posting last week — so have a bit to update here: During Week 6 I tackled #39 from One Bite at a Time:  Creating a Daily To-Do List.  I have to say this has probably been the most transformative Bite thus far.  I’ve been doing it for two weeks now and I feel so [...]

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The Mitten

Along with teaching all the varied tenets of Kindergarten curriculum like adding and subtracting and READING (!), Jake’s teachers also teach him the days of the week, months of the year, Presidential facts, Chinese, and in their spare time, throw together whole ENTIRE plays for the parents to rejoice and ooooh and ahhhh over.  This [...]

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Couponing

I started couponing in the fall.  It’s been a very interesting journey and I thought I’d share a few things I’ve learned: 1.  It’s not how much you spend, it’s how much you save.  Wrong.  The temptation was strong to buy ANYTHING just because it was on super sale.  This meant that one week I [...]

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

I’ve been meaning to do this for several years and just never bit the bullet and did it.  But yesterday when I went into the garage pantry to get another jug of laundry detergent, I found there was none there.  Ooops.  Thought I had one more.  Sooooo, no time like the present, right?  So I [...]

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One Bite at a Time: Week #5

Head is still above water.  I wouldn’t say I’ve ARRIVED yet, but I’m managing to keep moving forward.  Laundry went a little better this week than last.  Slacked a bit on the water drinking, but not horribly.  Spent lots of time working out details with Brent last week.  Withdrew all our cash for envelopes on [...]

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