The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Fall is in the air, and Green Mountain Coffee has just the flavors from its Green Mountain Naturals line to welcome the crisp, cooler season. This month I was sent two fabulous, fall-inspired drinks to try out in my Keurig, and I just know you will View Post
Let’s face it…when you have a little boy who comes home daily from school with lunch stains on his uniform shirts and a husband who drives a truck and often comes home with grease stained clothes, it’s a must that you have a dependable View Post
My family and I have been participating in the Adaptu Financial Shape-Up Challenge since August and I can’t rave enough about how helpful all of the financial tools and articles have been in helping me try to get a handle on a solid budget View Post
Well, September is nearly over and it’s time for another update on our journey to saving for a family vacation for next summer. As I mentioned in my last post, we had a couple of financial hurdles to tackle in August, and that really View Post
As a parent, I want the best for my son. I’m sure it’s a feeling I share with many, many other parents. I can remember bringing my son home from the hospital and wondering if I was a “good enough” mom when it came to choosing how to feed View Post
If you have a healthcare plan, you might be like me, sometimes confused about the services offered and how you can get the most of what you are paying for. Since working and having my own healthcare plan since I was 21, I’ve seen some View Post
Shortly after I have my own son prepared for starting school, I have to start turning a good amount of my attention to my own students and my classroom. Each year, we’re always in need of new classroom equipment and supplies. Surveying View Post
I eat lunch on-the-go five days a week. Every working day means grabbing something super quick in time to be ready for my next group of students. Most days I eat cafeteria food, which is sometimes ok, and other times I grab a bag of chips and call View Post
I love shoes. If my shoes are all wrong, my whole outfit just feels all wrong. I’ve been slowly updating my “shoe wardrobe” to reflect a look that’s more on trend. I get lazy and always seem to fall back on my old standbys. ( Case View Post
We’re ending the first month of the Adaptu Financial Shape Up Contest and as far as saving for that summer vacation next year goes, it has been a very slow process. We’ve had a couple of financial hurdles to make this month and it has View Post
I love laminators. I have years of experience using the big models at school and often wished I had one at home. Besides coming in really handy for my work in the library, a laminator would allow me to save my son’s artwork from school View Post
