I love my little old house, but with little old houses comes a lot of little old house problems. I bought our home a few years ago, and every summer have bought my home something nice…..and by something nice I mean, a new dishwasher, a new hot water heater, some nice new pipes and several… Continue reading Money Peace for Single Mamas
I guess I have always had a love of the dirt. I can remember one very frightful memory (for my mom and dad) when I dug a large hole in the front yard for a “pool”. Most little boys love the dirt, so Cole and I love to spend time tending to our garden, plants… Continue reading Happiness is digging in the dirt
You know who she is, chances are she comes to those classroom parties by herself, if she even gets to come at all, because she probably needs to save her time off from work for when her child is sick. Nothing feels more alienating than being the token single mama in a group of happily… Continue reading Why you should definitely befriend that single mama in your kid’s friend group
Cole and I did that cute little questionnaire this week, where I ask him what my favorite foods are, what I do when he isn’t around, and just all kinds of cuteness. He answered that my favorite food is soup, and he wasn’t that far off! (He also said that when I am not with… Continue reading Snow Day Soup (Spinach, Sausage Tortellini Soup deliciousness)
My child loves to watch silly tv programs (like Teen Titans Go, I try to nudge him more towards Peppa Pig and Peter Rabbit, but it is usually Teen Titans Go or something with Transformers), and during such a program one day, I guess a Credit Karma commercial came on. They were offering the Credit… Continue reading Give credit, where credit is due… (The value of your credit score in your daily life)
When I first moved to Batesville six years ago, in preparation for the birth of my little love, I had a bit of culture shock. Not that Fayetteville is just this place dripping with culture, but I lived in a neighborhood five minutes from everything. I moved from there to a home in the middle… Continue reading The Pioneer Woman’s Olive Cheese Bread (see also, a taste of heaven)
In my quest to save money, I am always looking for an easier (and healthier) replacement for products I cannot live without…like coffee creamer. If you are like me, you clap your hands in delight when the holiday flavors come out. I try to only drink one cup a day (a large cup, but still)… Continue reading Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer
Happy New Year to you all from the Kellers! We rang in the new year in our pajamas, watching Kung Fu Panda, and then a documentary on Netflix after everyone else had gone to sleep. We are super wild like that. Chances are you finished up your December absolutely tired of spending money, whether you… Continue reading No Spend January Challenge. Happy 2016!
It’s the most wonderful time…..of the year. Yes, I love Christmas, BUT, I also adore the day after Christmas, the day when you can clean your house and put your decorations away. The new year is right around the corner and everything feels fresh and new. This Christmas was particularly difficult for me and… Continue reading She ain’t nothing but a Goal Digger
I can be a bit obsessive at times (ok, a lot), so when I get stuck on something, my hard headed genes (that my sweet child inherited on both sides) will not let me give up until I see it to fruition. My life has swung the pendulum, though, in the last decade. While I… Continue reading My Favorite Finance Tools (AKA, if you told me five years ago I would be writing this, I would have spit my $5 latte out onto my desk)
Boy Mama No Drama 