Miscellaneous Monday...

A few things that have caught my eye lately...

Red Robin Kids Cookbook
I've already started collecting for this one :)
Organizing your Recipes

I'm a huge fan of lists... can't get enough of checking them off!

FREE Cute Printable Lists

Loving headbands right now...
Cute Headband Tutorial

I'm thinking this would be nice COLD... for the Summer heat at night ;)

Hot/Cold Rice Bags

So cute and functional!

Fabric Coasters

I'm always up for some fun date ideas... anything to spend time with him!

20 Picket-Change Date Night Ideas

How's your filing system looking?? Mine always needs some help.

Have you ever thought about...

Going Digital - Next time you move all you'd need is your computer!

Saving Time and Money Baking Bread

Seriously need to try this...

Shower Cleaning Tip

How to spend less than $100 per month on groceries

Perfect if you live in Seattle....love it!

Miscellaneous Monday...

Last week flew by for us...

Tydon and I got home from Idaho Wednesday night. My parents had a ton of fun in Vegas at Nascar. My dad gets pretty excited when it comes to Nascar so my mom surprised him at Christmas with tickets.

My uncle Rich, my dad and my mom

The drive to Idaho is starting to feel shorter these days :)

Friday night Gordon and I went to the temple for our date night. It is always such a sweet reminder of what is truly important...
For more date night ideas there is a fabulous blog with lots of ideas...

Date Ideas Blog

We all like a few tips when it comes to traveling to somewhere new...
Would have loved to have had these tips in January when we went to Cali

Disneyland Tips


St Patrick's Day Ideas...

Six Silly Seeley's get a Visit from a Leprechaun and he fills their shoes with treats!

You can leave a riddle at breakfast for them to find their pot of gold & goodies from a leprechaun.
The Hostess with the Mostess is never one to disappoint. She's hooked us up with several shamrock treats.
I'm so impressed with Tastefully Entertaining Irish dinner.
You could use these darling 4 leaf clovers as a party favor.
I love the saying "I'm not lucky, I'm just blessed."

Or just make some cute cards!!

Hope these give you some fabulous ideas for St. Patrick's Day!!
Happy Monday.

Miscellaneous Monday...

Another week and a NEW month too!!

I am home for a few days while my parents are in Vegas... excited they could get a way. It's fun to hang out with my brother and spend time with my fam again.

I am the WORST at NOT drinking enough water... I thought this was clever!
Hydrocoach Water Bottle

Here's something fun...
Give away

Another fabulous meal planning idea...
Thanks Sha!!

Lots of women post there weekly meals on their blogs too...
More on Meal Planning

Looking forward to fun St Patrick's Day ideas for next week!!
Happy Monday!!

Miscellaneous Monday...

It's time for a little Miscellaneous fun!!

How To...

Make Mini Bow Hair Clips
These would make fun homemade gifts for baby showers or for your own little ones!!
Make a Backpack Bag
Love this great tutorial. I need to get ambitious and try this one. Tydon would love one!!
Make Recycled Bows
Think how much money you could save at Christmas time!!

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS Valentine's Day!!
After being married almost 5 years, I'm no expert, but I LOVE going on dates with my best friend as often as we can. It truly is a MUST when kids come along so here is a blog post to keep that LOVE alive

A Year’s Worth of Weekly Cheap Dates

And lastly... I know lots of us are still new to this Blogging thing and would like to have our questions answered. Find lots of those answers at

Blogging Basics 101

Happy Monday and congrats to the Pay it Forward winners!!!
Also...
Shout out to friends who announced they are having babies!!!
Congrats, I am so excited for you!!
Angie and Neal
Rachael and Doug
Crystal and Jordan

They are all going to be great parents!!

Miscellaneous Monday...

It's already Monday!
Time for more miscellaneous tips and tricks...

For those SUPER frugal shoppers here's a tip you might like:
How to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
(It could save you $70 on detergent)
*Not recommended for Front Load washers*

Have you ever made your own Marshmallows?? Learn here:
How to Make Marshmallows From Scratch

Quick Kitchen Tip
How to Chop Onions Without Tears

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it...

How to Make Hearts from Plastic Drinking Straws

Here's a link to some fun
Valentine Gift Ideas

Candy Grams

Valentine Date Ideas

Have a fabulous Monday!! Hope you all make time for that special someone...

Miscellaneous Monday...

I've decided to start a weekly blog called
Miscellaneous Monday...
You've probably heard of a few others... "Thankful Thursday" or "Flash Back Friday." My goal is to gather useful tips and other things to share on Mondays. Please let me know if you have any topics you'd like info about or a helpful tip we all could enjoy.

Would your child be able to survive if he/she fell into the water?

This video clip is amazing!!

I would love to put Tydon in one of these classes so he would know what to do if he fell in the water.

You can watch HERE.
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Printer Ink...

Out of Ink cartridge can still work...There is a reset button -

Tiny hole above circuit board -

That gives a more accurate reading... May be half full yet.

I tried this on my Brother cartridge and didn't find a reset button, but if you have a printer cartridge that you have to pull off the protective tape to uncover the circuit board (goldish shiny part) you may be in luck. There is a tiny button at the top that you can reset for a more accurate ink level reading. The video showed an Epson cartridge so they should work.

Computer Shortcuts...
Most of us know how to copy and paste, but here are a few more.

1. (Ctrl+T) - fast way to pull up a new tab on your browser.
2. (Ctrl+F) - find a specific word on a page fast.
3. (Ctrl+C) - copies highlighted text on a page.
4. (Ctrl+V)- pastes the copied text wherever your cursor is.
5. (Ctrl+X) - deletes selected items.

“The happiest people don’t have it all,

they just make the best of what they’ve got!”

Happy Monday!!

Do you drink enough water??

The following will probably amaze and startle you.

One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University study.

Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.

Drinking 32 ounces of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

I know I'm not!!

Don't PAY when you call INFORMATION anymore...
Google now offers a FREE phone directory by calling
1-800-466-4411

So when you are out and about and need a number don't pay for it, just call GOOGLE. Works the same way as regular 411, they connect you too.

Thanks Grandma for more tips :)

Did you know?!?

I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. I got this e-mail from my grandma and thought everyone could benefit.

Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time!!

Hope you all can benefit from this one!