This post contains affiliate links Our weekend in Waco started here – yes, for the first time in our marriage, my sweet husband was (finally) able to surprise me! I was on FaceTime with my friend Courtney when he got home from work and once we hung up, I went out to our living room…
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Raising Grateful Kids Book Review
This post contains affiliate links In November, I was thrilled to learn that I had been selected to be a participant on the launch team for Raising Grateful Kids. As part of the team, I was able to read the book before it was actually available for purchase which was super fun. I was interested…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 6
We had a Costco membership gifted to us as a wedding present (thanks Court!) but the way we shop has changed due to me being pregnant. We live up three flights of stairs so my husband has been kind enough to give up weekend time to tag along for grocery shopping so he can help…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 5
This post contains affiliate links Yep, I make this too. This is actually something I started doing while still single because I was looking for a detergent with natural ingredients and the only one I could find at my local grocery store was about $8.00 for 20 loads. I was frustrated with the detergent prices…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 4
I began making my own detergent using a 1:1 ratio of Borax ($3.97 at my local grocery store) and Super Washing Soda (also $3.97 at my local grocery store) and Kirk’s Original Coconut Oil Castile Soap ($3.55 at my local grocery store). At the most, I have to purchase these items 3 times a year for a total of $34.47 – I typically…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 3
I decided to make my own cleaner to make my household a little safer and healthier. We have a little one on the way which would really limit what we should be cleaning with anyway. It also saves us money because we don’t have separate cleaners for different areas of the house. I bought…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 2
I remember reading about how some people save money by cutting up old t shirts and using them as napkins instead of buying the paper versions because it’s better for the environment. I’m not much of a tree hugger which I’m sure violates some kind of law here in Austin but I am always looking…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Part 1
I stopped drinking milk a few years ago after learning that there was about 13 grams of sugar per serving. My favorite kind of milk is nonfat so it’s not that I was even drinking whole (but I probably could if I wanted to. . . ). Also, milk at the time was about $3-$4…
Stuff We Don’t Buy // Intro
In March of 2015, my husband and I were married (for the first time), took a four day honeymoon and then packed up my little Toyota Corolla and began a 2 day road trip from our small town in California to the big city of Austin, Texas. During this time, my husband had been working…
2015 // A Crazy Year of Firsts
I don’t know about y’all but this year has been quite crazy for my husband Derek and I. After getting married in the beginning of the year, we packed our things into my little Toyota Corolla and moved to Austin, Texas for Derek’s job. Leaving behind our families, church family, jobs, friends and small town…