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Cheap Easy Meals for a Family of Six
I’ve shared our grocery budget before, complete with receipts (literally), to show how much prices have skyrocketed in recent years. People sometimes ask me, “Natalie, how do you do it?” Well, we don't eat [...]
Dreams, Goals, and Habits
It's here! It's here! A shiny new year full of possibilities. Call me an optimist but I love New Year's Day. I have a lot of dreams and ambitions for 2025 so I am going to narrow it down to 10 things.
This is Me
I remember when I was 22. It feels ridiculously too recent. Surely 10 years have not flown by! It’s just not possible. I am still as youthful, relevant, and spunky as ever right? Sometimes I [...]

What I’m Reading

By Natalie|2015-10-20T23:05:02+00:00October 20, 2015|Categories: My Life|Tags: audio books, books, girl on a train, kiss, reading, secrets of an organized mom, ted dekker|

My library trips have slowed down quite a bit since school started, but I still have instant access to ebooks and audio books so I've been mostly sticking with that. By the way, a little update that I briefly mentioned [...]

Update on “The Jeremy and Natalies”

By Natalie|2015-10-12T09:01:25+00:00October 12, 2015|Categories: Babies, Family, My Life|Tags: babies, children are a blessing, cousins, expecting, grandkids, jeremy and natalie, pregnancy, pumpkin patch|

I have some exciting news to share with all of you, but before I get right to the announcement let me start with some interesting facts about my "unique" family. Close to 15 years ago I married J, the love [...]

10 Ways to Save Money on Your Costume Stash

By Natalie|2015-10-09T12:02:16+00:00October 9, 2015|Categories: Frugal Living|Tags: costume stash, costumes, dress up, frugal tips, halloween, imagination, parties, play time, princess, saving money, super hero|

In my dream home there would be a play room with a costume closet and I'd have a little stage and dress up area. For now a box full of costumes and a big dose of imagination is just as good. [...]

Family Friendly Fun for FREE!

By Natalie|2015-10-08T10:45:40+00:00October 8, 2015|Categories: Frugal Living|Tags: activities, chucktober, church, community, costumes, dress up, family friendly, family fun, family time, freebies, frugal, games, halloween, Ikea, october, trick or treat, trunk or treat|

It's October! Unfortunately that means dodging creepy-bloody-death decorations everywhere, but it is also one of my favorite times of year because I LOVE fall and I love costumes. I almost can't even handle all the imaginative creativity and cuteness every year [...]

God is in the Dumpster

By Natalie|2015-10-06T22:57:45+00:00October 5, 2015|Categories: My Life, Simple Living|Tags: bible, christianity, dumpster, dumpster diving, god, inspire me monday, spiritual|

I wrote this when we lived in the apartment, but I am just now sharing it. It wasn't that long ago though, so I'll just leave the words as they were originally written. It feels offensive to even type that [...]

Taking a Break From the 31 Day Challenge

By Natalie|2015-10-01T10:03:08+00:00October 1, 2015|Categories: My Life, Uncategorized|Tags: 31 days, blogging, lots of hope in a little home, october, teachable parenting|

In 2013 I joined up with a large group of bloggers who committed to write on one topic everyday for 31 days in October. It was an amazing experience. I did again last year. So much good has come out [...]

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