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Join Us: Deck the Halls Holiday Workshop at the Becoming Cottage

Bring your Merry and we'll make Memories as we turn our hearts towards home, decorate wreaths, create beautiful bows and leave inspired. Join us at the Becoming Cottage on...

SO EASY: Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

This Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is one of my favorite Go-To desserts especially during the summer. If you omit the brownie crust, it can be finished in ten minutes from start to...

I Have Apologies to Make: Infertility

I've laid awake at night scrolling through decades of apologies I’ve needed to make — instances when I didn’t know the unintended pain I’d inflicted or when I didn’t understand...

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I Was Rattled

I Was Rattled

As the band started playing, I stepped forward on the stage and started my communion solo. “How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure.” Verses filled with such depth of truth. “That He should give His only Son and make a wretch His treasure.” The...

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Following Recipes: To Read or Not To Read

Following Recipes: To Read or Not To Read

I have a dilemma. Many of my favorite recipes have been sitting patiently in my draft posts for about six months. The reason? I know that many of you will declare anarchy if I post a recipe lacking measured ingredients. So what do I do? I haven't gotten around  to...

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I Walked Onto the Set of I Love Lucy: Bulk Food Storage

I Walked Onto the Set of I Love Lucy: Bulk Food Storage

It's posts like this where my blog name comes to fruition. Sheer Bedlam! Last week, I starred in the latest episode of I Love Lucy. I know some of you think it's been off the air for over fifty years, but truly, Lucy and Ethel came to life in the form of my friends...

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Another Year…Remembering…

Another Year…Remembering…

As we grow older, what feelings do birthdays conjure up for you? It's definitely not the cakes, balloons and blow horns we had when we were children, especially if it falls on a weekday. We still have obligations, meetings, deadlines - the typical daily grind, yet...

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Frugal Night Out: 2 Movie Tickets for $9.00

Frugal Night Out: 2 Movie Tickets for $9.00

It's been a long while since I've been to the movie theaters, but there's something so fun about enjoying that big screen. I snatched up this Fandango movie deal. These great daily deals are one way our family enjoys creative entertainment on a budget. TODAY ONLY from...

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Rue La La: Free $10 Credit (only through 3/3)

Rue La La: Free $10 Credit (only through 3/3)

Some of my sweet blogging friends, who have a bit more advanced taste than I do, have been telling me about Rue lala for quite a few months. Another daily deals site, Rue lala offers designer brands, but they don't stop at just fashion. There categories are men,...

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ABOUT ME

As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. Her practical, yet tangible, lifestyle ideas encourages others to open their eyes to a “living on less” mentality with hundreds of ideas on living a full life on less money.

She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.

Jen Schmidt

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