With trying to drink more water in our water & step challenge and with summer winding down and the school year gets closer for my nieces and nephews, I’m always looking for quick and convenient items that make packing lunches and grabbing snacks on the go just a little easier. One item that caught my eye recently was the Ocean Spray Cran-Grape 10-ounce bottles. I found these at Dollar Tree, thinking I was getting a bargain. After checking prices, I realized they really weren’t any cheaper than buying them at Walmart. That’s a good reminder to always compare unit prices instead of assuming every Dollar Tree purchase is automatically the…

When I first started blogging I never thought about adding drafts to the back office to use when I didn’t have anything to wrote even though my friends who blog would have loads of content to us. In the past year I’ve relized that going through our phone daily and our day can lead to not only days of content but months as well. I thought I would take the time this morning to share the reality of being a content creator: and how my back office never stays empty because not only doesn’t my life slow down neither does my mind at times. In the past 3 days I’ve…

Our home is filled with little areas that make everyday life easier. As I continue working through the Grace by Grace, Room by Room: Hallway Challenge, I’m finding that even the smallest spaces have a story to tell. The hallway or stairway in my home may not be the first room people think about when they talk about organizing a home, but it is a space we walk through every day, and it can hold things that help support our routines. In our hallway, I keep a snack basket that helps keep some of our everyday favorites close by. This basket is part of our family’s routine, especially as we…