More home improvement projects are currently in progress at our home. The latest one we are tackling is an accent wall in our den. The main reason this project came about was my husband’s disgust with the amount of beige in our house.
I, for one, do not feel there is too much; nevertheless, we’re about [...]

Oprah.com has an excellent section on Back to School Tips for families. They offer advice for:

Tips for morning routines & bedtime
Tips to help your child’s study habits
Tips to help your child in social settings

I especially liked the tips on how to speed up morning routines by making lunches and choosing clothes the night before. [...]

Alright, my mother-in-law is back and ready to tackle the other side of the countertops in our kitchen. Because we were short on time for her last visit, we decided to wait to do the side with the sink. Some of the considerations we’re taking into account also is whether or not we can put [...]

Well, it was bound to happen. It was just a matter of time before I had an increase along the way. It’s so cliché though. Stress happens, weight increase happens. We had a death in our family a couple of weeks ago, and the weight loss went down from there. Traveling is so hard to [...]

I’m thrilled that I ended my first full month with a decrease. With that, I lost a total of 6 lbs. Again, not drastic, but consistent. I can live with this knowing that I can reach my goal by next summer. I’m really glad that I’ve picked up some good eating habits that I [...]

Oprah had an interesting show on today that caught my attention. She had various women in their 30s talking about their life experiences.
That of course got me thinking about my own experiences and how I approach my life now. I think the first thing I notice is that I’m more laid back. I think back [...]

My husband has always been averse to dining out on the simple fact that it costs money. Growing up, I went out to eat quite a bit, so it didn’t seem like a big deal to me. However, when I started looking at it in Quicken, I was amazed at how much we were spending. [...]

Our house has been trying to implement some simple, yet effective ways to help the environment. Here are 10 that we are currently trying in our house.

Using the grocery bags for trash bags. We began putting these in our smaller trash cans around the house, rather than purchasing additional bags for this purpose. We take [...]

In my Day 25 post, I mentioned some of the food changes we’ve made in our house.
Here are just a few others that I’d like to share:

Mootopia Skim Milk: This is HEB’s brand, but I’m sure there are others out there too. I like this because it’s only got 4g of sugar per serving. I [...]

Total loss so far, 5 1/2 pounds. Now I realize that it’s not really that much for 25 days, but there are so many things I am doing better this time, I know I will stick with it.
First off, no gains in twenty-five days. I believe that’s a great step, because I’m not depriving myself [...]