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24 Ways to Tie a Scarf (in under 5 Minutes)
Frugal Fashionista: 5 Minutes, 10 Looks Ok, my friends, this Frugal Fashionista Post is near and dear to my heart and brings back SO many memories. I've been posting about how much I love scarves for nearly a decade. In fact, the above picture first made it's first...
January’s Pantry and Freezer Challenge
It's that time of year when I officially ponder some of the changes that need to occur in our home in order to make it run more effectively. In the area of our food purchases and meal planning, January ushers in the annual quick, swift in the bootie, and a Pantry...
Favorite Super Bowl Commercials?
My Packer's are out of the Superbowl running, which means the big game this Sunday is all about two things - the food and the commercials. Yes, I may be a football mom, and our family may have a love of all things Packer's, but when they are out, I socialize. I don't...
What’s Been Happening This Week: Highlights around the blog and life
The last few weeks leading up to Christmas and then New Year's were jam packed. If you were anything like me, you didn't get a chance to catch up on all your favorite blogs, so I thought I would share just a few of the posts that you might enjoy. I spent a lot of time...
Bringing in 2012: Happy New Year
Happy New Year from our family to yours! 2011 has been such a growing year for me in so many ways, and it's been a privilege to invite you along with me as I learn, experiment, fail, and try again. As a mother, you can see for yourself that my young men are passing me...
Taking Dinner to New Levels: the Ground (Literally)
Sometimes creating special family dinners requires taking your surrounding ambiance to new levels. For our dinner last night, I literally took it to a different level - the ground. It's been challenging to get all my guys home on the same night, at the same time, so...
Share Your Recipe Comment & $50 is Donated: Blog For a Cause
A few months ago, I had the privilege of going to my hometown of Milwaukee, WI to be part of Johnsonville Kitchen’s Blog for a Cause event (more about how your comment will equal $50 at the end.) As one of the few family values, family owned food companies left...
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.
