Hello Friends, Today I want to talk about having a budgeting mindset. I will share what you gain, ways to celebrate your wins, great books for positive attitudes towards money and a few budgeting bloggers I like. I struggle to stay upbeat while I stick to our budget and "sacrifice". I know that sacrifice is relative, but I do feel like I am sacrificing sometimes, even when I may just be … [Read more...] about Budgeting Mindset
Health and Wellness
How to Find Your Calling
How to find your calling is for anyone that is feeling lost or unsatisfied with their current life. I am a wife and a mom. For the last six years I have spent most of my time caring for my husband, being pregnant and nurturing children. It has been some of the most joyous and trying times of my life. It has only been in the last year or so that I felt myself pulled to see myself holistically vs … [Read more...] about How to Find Your Calling
“Put me in, Coach!”
When we were living in Alamo, I created a soccer league. I was a coach and I really enjoyed it. I was a little more vocal than I thought I would be, but I got so much satisfaction in seeing the players fulfill their role well and contribute to the whole teams' goal. At a particular game in St. George, Utah, my nephew was jazzed that I was the coach and when he heard me yelling out encouragement … [Read more...] about “Put me in, Coach!”
Self-Assessment and Goal-Making: Goals for You, Your Home, and Family
It is a perfect time to take a self-assessment and make goals! As you plan for this new year, make some solid plans and goals for your home and family. Cody and I sat down a few days ago and really evaluated where and who we want to be (goals) and then discussed the way we are going to accomplish it (plans). Our biggest goal is to be debt free and have a good savings (at least $1000 dollars … [Read more...] about Self-Assessment and Goal-Making: Goals for You, Your Home, and Family
Support and Health
Support and Health Tonight we went to a restaurant to get some pie after going to a car show downtown. When we walked in to be sat, there was an older lady sitting at a table at the very edge of her seat telling a waitress something about her past. I could tell that the waitress was not interested in talking and was eager to slip back into the kitchen. Both Cody and I felt heartsick about this … [Read more...] about Support and Health
