Tuesday Tips

For years I was struggling with getting my children to practice their vocabulary list. You would think with that being the only Homework they ever bring home it wouldn't be so bad. They attend a Montessori school that goes through 6th grade and the best part is they finish everything at school, the bad part...I'm a little afraid for when they enter main stream and actually have homework, lol.

Needless to say I have had to get creative with their vocab lists. Luckily Cheese Its crackers bailed me out.

Their Scrabble Crackers have literally taken vocab time from boring to fun plus it includes snack time...PERFECT!! They have to spell out each word on their list and when they are finished they practice a couple more times (I re-arrange them) then they get to eat it. So much fun and so far has not become old...thank goodness!!

Monday Discoveries

A day late I know :)

 

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday it’s almost time, don't be late!

 

The dash is on to decorate!

Among other things.

Sorry but my rhyming skills are only good for two lines, lol
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post a great new find.
With the help of Etsy and my new addiction Pinterest, of course.

This Monday it’s....

 

 A Personalised 'Happily Ever After' Canvas

 

Now as purchased you would be spending a lot of money, but I plan to make one much cheaper. Cut out an 24" square peice of wood. Head to any craft store and purchase mini wooden letters. Measure placement, glue on to board, paint and done ;)

I'm making them for each of my kids rooms with a cute quote. I can't wait for my busy season to be over to get started!!!

WIWW

Week 2

t-shirt - target

tank top - shade

jeans - seven

shoes - soda (my go to shoes...love them)

bracelet - cookie lee

t-shirt - oldnavy

half tee - shade

jeans - american eagle

shoes - not rated

I had to take a close up of my favorite wedges...so comfy and fun!!

Next pics were taken using my brand new extra large mirror...YAY!!

dress - downeast

half tee - shade (these are a total must have for layering)

boots - mudd

wood bracelet - no idea :)

shirt - old navy

tank top - shade

cardi - old navy

jeans - seven

shoes - soda

necklace - cookie lee

So, there you have week 2. I'm sure you have all counted and realized I fell a little short, but I'm not giving up!!! How did you do?

Tuesday Tips

This last weekend we were given the privilege of babysitting these precious little ones...

We all had so much fun playing with them. So, of course, there was no keeping them pent up in the bathroom. I was constantly finding them with the kiddos in various rooms of the house.

My bedroom being the main area. Well with six little puppies comes a lot of little puddles. I was constantly trying to keep up with there accidents. I hit the net for some quick tips and came across this cute little printable over at Tip Junkie...

Now there wasn't a tip for pet urine, but I still fell in love. And what a cute idea to frame it and hang it in the laundry room...so smart!!

Monday Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday it’s almost time, don't be late!

The dash is on to decorate!

Among other things.

Sorry but my rhyming skills are only good for two lines, lol
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post a great new find.
With the help of Etsy and my new addiction Pinterest, of course.

This Monday it’s....

Polyvore

The most unique way to discover your style and to stay on top of all the major trends.

Fast becoming my newest obsession I am in love with this site. I discovered it through the lovely Pinterest and am now constantly trying to discover new outfits. I haven't tried to design my own yet, but maybe one day. For now, I'm happily using others inspiration.

Want to know a little more? Here's a snippet from Polyvore...

What is Polyvore?

With 10 million monthly unique visitors, Polyvore is the web's largest community of tastemakers where people can discover their style and set trends around the world. Trendseekers and shoppers alike come to Polyvore to discover the hottest brands, products, trends and looks.

Clip

When people shop, they clip their favorite products. Clips are like visual bookmarks.

Style

Using Polyvore's virtual styling tool, people mix and match products to create sets.

 

Isn't it just amazing! I just know I will be using this site from now on. Especially while participating in WIWW. I need all the help I can get, lol!

My one weakness is out in full force and I'm a little nervous that I'm going to go overboard. Every year at this time I look forward to the one thing that makes this months so fantastic...Candy Corn. Call me crazy, but I love them!! Now luckily, Weight Watchers has the lovely points value system which allows me to indulge in my craving. Nineteen of these little gems are only 4 points, which i know is a lot, but if I can keep myself in check I will do fine. For the last couple of days I have counted out my 19 and then snacked on them throughout the day. So far so good :)

Another thing that I love is pumpkin. It is so very good for you and I'm always on the lookout for recipes to make with it. Skinny Taste is just what the doctor ordered for those that love good low fat recipes. They even put the points values for every recipe...perfect!! I was over the moon when I saw these:

Skinny Pumpkin Cupcakes

It was the perfect combination of pumpkin, candy corns, and cream cheese! So yummy and they definitely helped my with my 2 lbs weight loss this week, wahoo!