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That Day I Was The Mom Who Forgot To Bring Snacks

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 19, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Last Saturday, in the last few minutes of Silas’ baseball game, I heard one of his teammates say something about the snacks after the game. And my heart skipped a beat… Because I suddenly remembered that Jesse had told me the week before that he’d signed us up for snacks that day — and I had completely forgotten to put it on the calendar or buy the promised snacks!!

It was one of those Worst Mom Ever Moments. Not only did I let all those little boys down, but I was sure I had completely embarrassed my son, most of all.

I started telling myself all sorts of things about how I was probably the only mom who had ever forgotten she was on snack duty. I started beating myself up for failing, yet again, to get my act together. And I just felt shame and guilt and failure.

Jesse was so encouraging and told me that it was his fault for forgetting to put it on the calendar. Which was kind of him, but I still I dreaded having to apologize to my son for being The Mom Who Forgot The Snacks.

When I apologized, however, Silas shocked me by smiling and saying, “It’s okay, Mom! I should have remembered to remind you and I totally forgot, too!”

And just like that, I realized how we can often beat ourselves up and make up stories in our head about how we’re such failures and how everyone must be so disappointed in us… When usually, the stories are entirely fabricated between our own two ears.

Moms, give yourself grace. And if yesterday was rough, know that today is a new day! We’re in this together, we all have our struggles, and we’re all going to mess up.

That’s why there’s this thing called grace — even for The Mom Who Forgets to Bring Snacks.

Shared Apr 18, 2016 comment

The Greatest Gift You Can Ever Give Someone (and it’s FREE!)

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 18, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Over the last year, a few of my dearest friends have walked through some of the greatest struggles and most intense grief of their life.

Because I’m by nature a doer and a fixer, I want to be the Solutions Girl. I want to swoop in and make everything better. I want to wave a Magic Wand and take away all the hard from them.

But the reality is that I’ve been powerless to fix the situation, heal their broken hearts, or take away their anguish and hurt.

The one thing I could do? I could show up and give the gift of myself.

Show Up -- The Gift of Your Presence is the Greatest Gift You Have to Give

Showing up and giving of ourselves is one of the most valuable gifts you can give — and often, it’s the one that is the hardest. It’s the gift that says, “I’m not here to try to change or fix or solve; I’m just here. And I’m not going anywhere.”

In the midst of others’ grief and loss, we often want to slap on bandages and trite phrases so that we can feel like we’ve “done something”.

However, the greatest gift we can give is not “the perfect word” or “the perfect solution”. As I’m slowly learning, in the middle of intense grief, there really aren’t any words that will be perfect.

Show Up -- It's One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Give

No, the greatest gift we can give is the gift of our presence. To show up again and again.

Practically speaking, this might be:

To just sit with someone in their pain, listen to them, look into their eyes, and say, “I’m so sorry.”
To send them that text to let them know we’re thinking of them.
To call them to pray with them or ask how they are doing.
To drop off flowers or coffee or a note of encouragement at their door.
To order pizza for them for dinner or to make a simple meal and drop it off.
To hug them and hold them and let them ugly cry on your shoulder.
To pick up their groceries or run an errand or watch their kids or clean their house.
To send a little note in the mail or an email to let them know we care.

However it practically plays out, the most important thing is that we show up without an agenda or a quick fix or a solution. We just show up to remind someone that they are seen and noticed and loved. And we keep showing up — even when maybe no one else is.

We can’t show up like this for everyone we know or we would be exhausted and spread too thin. But I challenge you to step outside your comfort zone, and look for one or two people who are hurting in your life right now.

Find one simple way to show up for them today. To give the gift of your presence — with no strings attached. To let them know that you are there for them, you love them, and you are walking with them as best as you know how.

There’s a powerful bond that is forged when we are willing to give the gift of ourselves like this. It doesn’t cost us anything financially, but it’s one of the greatest gifts we have to give.

Notes:

The first quote is from the book: A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough by Wayne Muller.
I recommend the book, Just Show Up, if you need further encouragement & practical ideas.
The second quote is from the book: Rising Strong by Brene Brown (such a great book!)

Shared Apr 18, 2016 comment

6 Ways to Save on your Weight Loss Journey

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 18, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Guest post from Jessica.

Have you ever set out to lose weight and get into shape, only to find out that, while your pants might be feeling bigger, your wallet isn’t?

Did you end up crashing and burning after adding up the costs of gym memberships, fresh fruits and vegetables, workout clothing, and fitness gear?

My name is Jessica Bowman, and I am a failed dieter! After trying about every diet under the sun, I finally figured out how to lose 50 lbs the healthy and happy way, all while remaining frugal.

Here are 6 ways I have saved money while on my weight loss journey:

1. Make a meal plan.

I have experimented with pre-made meal plans in the past, but now I make my own each week.

First, I look to see what I have in my kitchen. Then, I search some of my favorite healthy food sites and cookbooks for recipes using these ingredients. This helps me use what I have in my pantry, saving me money while still getting to try some new and exciting dishes.

I cook or pre-cook everything on Sunday mornings, and this makes weeknight cooking a breeze.

My husband and I used to be so tired after working and then working out; we’d be tempted to get a pizza or fried chicken from the endless supply of restaurants nearby. But thanks to meal planning, we can save money and calories by just heating up our healthy dinner!

2. Shop at big box stores.

I LOVE Sam’s Club when it comes to buying healthy foods! I’m sure the other big box stores like Costco and BJ’s have great healthy items as well.

Not only do they have excellent buys on meat, but Sam’s Club also has amazing buys on produce and individual-sized snacks, too!

Some of my favorites are the Hormel fully-cooked Black Label bacon, the Planters individual size peanut packs, and giant bags of Mandarin oranges. You can even order your groceries online and go pick them up. Which brings me to…

3. Buy groceries online.

Did you know that some grocery stores will let you shop for your groceries online and then pick them up either inside or curbside? This can save you a lot of time when it comes to shopping for healthy groceries!

A frugal friend of mine and I disagree about this money-saving tip because there is a $5 charge for this at my local grocery store. However, I usually only shop on “free” weeks or can justify the $5 very easily. For one, that’s at least an hour of time I will not have to spend at the grocery store, and my time is valuable to me. However, the main money-saving feature for me is I don’t get distracted by impulse buys.

Last week I created my meal plan for the week and saw that I only needed to buy $8 worth of additional items to complete my grocery list. With some breakfast items it grew to $22, but that still wasn’t enough to justify an online shopping trip to me. I asked my husband if he could pick up these items in the store instead so we could save our $5. He came out with over $50 in groceries! We definitely save time and money on our healthy groceries by shopping online.

4. Make a thrifty home gym.

Whether you turn your laundry bag into a punching bag or find free workout videos on YouTube, it can actually be pretty easy to give yourself a space to workout at home.

You just have to have enough literal space (and don’t forget that cleaning burns calories, too!)!

5. Take advantage of the outdoors.

Did you know there is a free gym that everyone can join? It’s called nature!

When the weather is nice outside, nothing can keep me indoors! I want to be out in it as much as possible, whether it be walking, jogging, hiking, swimming, or even playing a sport or game like Pickleball or Disc Golf.

If you’re good at sports, you can check out some sites like Meetup or Facebook for some fun intramural sports activities in your area. If you aren’t, you might find lots of great walking or hiking trails or parks in your area.

Most high schools have walking tracks around their football fields you can go to for free!

6. Make money with your big-purchase items.

Did you know you can make money with FitBit?

I used yard sale earnings to buy my Fitbit Flex two years ago, but it still felt like a huge purchase to me. I was determined to make my money back on it! Little did I know, having a fitness activity tracker is actually an awesome way to make some extra money and earn prizes and rewards.

No, you’re not going to get rich, but being able to earn money just for walking is a great motivator, and your Fitbit will at least be able to pay for itself! I have paid for my FitBit many, many times over!

By making small changes, I was able to change my bad habits into good habits and lose 50 lbs without hurting my wallet!

How have you managed to save money on your weight loss journey?

Jessica Bowman is a weight loss blogger who loves to eat and hates to exercise. In 2014, she decided to stop dieting and start living a healthy lifestyle and managed to lose 50 lbs in the process. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two dogs. Her favorite pastimes include watching 80s new wave music videos, creating lighter versions of Southern comfort food, and putting Lisa Frank stickers on everything! You can find her at The Failed Dieter.

Shared Apr 16, 2016 comment

5 Things I’m Loving This Week (+ some thoughts on a slow life!)

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 16, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

1. My Big Family

It was National Siblings Day this past week and I dug up this picture for it… yes, there are a LOT of us in my family! 🙂

We had this taken together with my parents at their 40th anniversary celebration last year.

While it’s always loud and crazy when we’re together, I wouldn’t trade my big family for the world! (Also, yes, we’re not really a touchy-freely kind of family, if you hadn’t figured it out by this photo. We make up for it with lots of laughter, though! ;))

2. This Girl Who Inspires Me to Be More Creative

Kaitlynn came in before bed one night this past week with her hair washed and braided and says, “Hey, Mommy, do you like my new braid style?”

I said yes and asked her where she’d learned that braid from.

“Oh, nowhere, actually. I just made it up. I was trying to figure out a new way to do a 4-strand braid.”

That’s my Kaitlynn! Why settle for a normal braid when you could “invent” a new type of 4-strand braid?

This is how she lives her life… I love it and am constantly inspired by it.

3. Slowing Down & Savoring Life

I’ve been slowing way down this year, living life at a much quieter & relaxed pace, and really having time to enjoy the moments and memories.

I’ve also been giving myself space to feel instead of stuff.

To listen intently instead of rush through my days.

To pay attention to the heart needs of my family instead of just trying to come up with quick fixes.

I’m learning that slowness can be good, powerful, and life-impacting. I’ve missed so much depth in life by hurrying through it instead of slowly savoring.

I just got this book in the mail this week and it looks like perfect reading material for The Year of Rest. Have any of you read it?

4. A Fun Surprise at the Chicago Airport

Do you recognize those two books in that display window?? Yes, there are not one but TWO copies of Money-Making Mom by yours truly!

LeAnn snapped the pictures and emailed me and said:

“My family and I went to Chicago last week. We were in O’Hare, walking to our gate to catch our flight home to Atlanta, when something familiar caught my eye in a shop window. I looked up to see two copies of your book on display, surrounded by lots of random things with red and pink. I had to take some shots of it because it was such a nice surprise to see it there. -Leann”

What a fun surprise!!

5. My New Exercise/Eating Plan & Feeling SO Great!

Y’all. I’m just not sure what’s gotten into me. Not only have I consistently been working out (mostly weight training) for an hour and half every single week day and absolutely loving it, but I’ve also consistently stuck with this eating plan Jesse put together for me.

I’m even eating — and enjoying! — things like Greek yogurt. Something I used to hate.

Did I mention I feel stronger and happier and more energetic than I have in, well, quite some time? Yeah. It’s amazing how much this whole “taking care of yourself” thing really does work!! 🙂

I don’t know how long this motivation will last, but I’m going to ride this wave as long as it lasts!

What are YOU loving this week? Tell us in the comments!

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3 Steps to Make Peace With Your Starter Home

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 16, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Guest post from Alicia of Turquoise Grace

My parents have been married for 36 years. For 30 of them, they’ve been living in their “starter home” – the very first home they ever purchased.

I can tell you from watching, it hasn’t always been easy for them to be content with staying there for this many years. But I know without a doubt they did the best thing for their family, and I’m thankful for their example.

Fast forward 25 years or so, and here I am with my own family, five and a half years into our “starter home of 1-2 years”.

I love our starter home. It’s not huge, it’s not extravagant, but it’s ours.

It’s cozy, treasured, and filled with the people that matter the most; but I will be the first to admit that I was not always so lovey-dovey about my home. There was a time when I wanted more, and contentment with regard to my home was something I had to learn.

Maybe you can relate?

Maybe your grand plan has been greatly impacted by an uncomfortable dose of reality.

Maybe life has hit you with one hurdle after another and your ideal plan of living for 1-2 years in your starter home ended 5, 10, or even 15 years ago.

Maybe you’ve simply decided that your budget is more important than your square footage.

Whatever your reason, there is always a way to make peace with your current living situation.

Starting right now!

If you are discouraged about living in your starter home – take heart from these suggestions below.

1. Stop comparing yourself to other people.

Comparing ourselves (and our homes) to others is SO easy to do… and gets us absolutely nowhere.

Comparison is the thief of joy. By comparing what you don’t have to what others do have, you are not only allowing, but inviting yourself to dwell on only the negative aspects of your circumstances.

If you’re too busy trying to keep up with your peers, you will quickly lose sight of what you DO have! Stop focusing on what other people have and start focusing on what you can do with your starter home and your smaller space.

Think of some things that you can do to maximize and make the most of your space, and then make a list of them. Then make a plan to tackle your list and turn it into a reality.

2. Remember your WHY.

Why did you decide to stick with your starter home – either for the time being or for the long haul? Focus on the bigger picture of WHY you’re staying put.

There are many practical reasons why you might want to make peace with your starter home.

To save more money by maintaining a smaller mortgage
To make a larger down payment on a future home, or even to pay cash for the entire purchase.
To avoid relocating. Maybe you like your kids’ current school district, or maybe moving is just not something you’re willing to tackle right now.
To avoid a larger mortgage. Not to state the obvious here, but maybe you just plain can’t afford to take on a larger mortgage. That’s a totally respectable and responsible reason to stay put.
To free up more of your money to spend in other areas like travel, hobbies, or giving.
To pay down debt (student loans, credit cards, car payments, or other outstanding debt you may have accrued over the years)

Whatever YOUR reasons may be, make a list of them and position them front and center where you will be reminded of what your larger goals are. And WHY you’re doing what you’re doing.

3. Change your mindset.

Make the best of what you have. Focus on the positives, be thankful, and own it.

You are blessed more greatly than you realize. When you change your mindset to choose positivity, it is so much easier and obvious to see where your true blessings lie. Realize that owning a home in and of itself is an enormous blessing.

And then… do something about it! If you’re unhappy with something, change it. Begin the changes within your home to make it as comfortable, welcoming, and homey-feeling as possible for you and your family.

Do what you can to create more space – or simply create the illusion of more space. Clear out the clutter, deep clean the entire house from top to bottom, and reorganize. There is much that can be done to make the most of your home, no matter how small it may be.

After 30 years, my parents are still living in their starter home. It’s filled with love and tons of memories. And you know what? I could not imagine growing up anywhere else. It’s still home to me.

At the end of the day, it’s not the size of your house, it’s not the amount of money in your bank account, it’s not even the quality of your things. See, you, your husband, or your kids won’t remember any of that. I know this first hand.

It’s the memories you make in your home that will never be forgotten.

Have you come to a place of peace with your starter home? What did that look like for you?

Alicia is a Jesus follower, coffee lover, avid reader, chocolate addict, self-proclaimed health enthusiast, wife to one amazing husband, boymom of three. She writes about all things faith, motherhood, and making the most of her home over at Turquoise Grace, where she offers up a little dose of grace for the mommed-out heart.

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How Choosing Love Changed My Heart and Our Home

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 15, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

I thought I was a patient person… then I had kids.

I said I’d never yell at my kids… and then I had kids.

I pictured myself as a sweet, loving, always-cheerful mom… then I had kids.

Motherhood has stretched me and humbled me. It’s brought out the best in me and the worst in me.

A couple years back, I found myself snapping at my kids more and more frequently, which only served to frustrate me. The more I snapped at my kids, the more frustrated I was at myself. And the more frustrated I was at myself, the more I’d snap at my kids.

It was a vicious cycle and I felt trapped.

One night, I was up late thinking of the kind of mom I’d been and feeling so ashamed of my behavior and the example I was setting before my kids. I started praying and asking God to help me to love my children, to help me have patience with them, and to stop getting so angry with them.

As I was praying, an idea birthed in my head. I decided to make a commitment that every time I was tempted to lash out at a child I would, instead, find a very practical way to love that child.

It was a BIG commitment, but I told my husband about it and he agreed to keep my accountable to it. I went to bed resolving that, by God’s grace, I was going to change the tone in our home.

In the beginning, it was very, very difficult. But I’m a stubborn person and I was determined to stick with my commitment. When I was tempted to lash out at a child, I asked that child to come snuggle next to me. I poured love, love, and more love. To help me remember to choose love instead of lashing out, I started wearing a bracelet as a reminder to choose love.

When I would look down at my arm throughout the day, the bracelet served as a tangible reminder of my commitment to love instead of lash out.

Because this commitment had such a profound impact on our home, we designed the Choose Love Bracelet so that other moms and women could join me in this quest to choose love when our natural tendency would be to lash out in frustration or anger.

This bracelet is a constant visible reminder of our desire to live a life of love. To show love in tangible ways. To think loving thoughts. To respond in love. We can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can always choose our responses.

In addition to the Choose Love bracelets, our Choose Love Gratitude Journals are designed to encourage moms to go throughout their day looking for the blessings in life. It’s so easy to focus on the hard and the discouraging and to miss the amazing blessings all around us.

Each month of the journal has a specific theme — mostly related to Choosing Love in the middle of motherhood. There is a line for each day of the year for you to journal something short and there are encouraging quotes and verses sprinkled through the journal.

These journals can be used like a regular Gratitude Journal — where you write down a line of blessings every day. Or you can use it to record a motherhood moment, memory, or funny story so that you have a record of your motherhood journey to keep and read through in the months and years to come.

It’s simple, easy to keep up with, and just might change your whole outlook on life!

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Mother’s Day is coming up, so we wanted to offer a special on these two best-selling products from our store. So through April 18, you can get the Choose Love Bracelet and Journal Combo for just $19! No coupon code is required. Just add it to your cart at the sale price.

You can order as many as you’d like at this price. These would make great gifts for yourself or anyone in your life might need some encouragement and inspiration as a mom!

As always, shipping is free with any order over $50 from our store.

Get your Choose Love Bracelet and Journal Combo for just $19 here.

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Brigette’s $39 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Published: by Brigette on April 15, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

We have lots of leftovers to use up this week, so I just bought a few staples and then enjoyed Super Doubles at Harris Teeter. I plan to go back on Saturday, as that is usually when they restock. 🙂

Aldi

1 24-oz pkg Yellow Squash – $1.79

2 bunches Bananas (4.82lbs @ $0.44/lb) – $2.12

1 pkg Romaine Hearts – $1.99

1 pkg Frozen Strawberries – $2.09

1 3-pk Green Peppers – $1.79

1 pkg Brussel Sprouts – $1.99

2 pkgs Rice Cakes – $2.58

1 24-oz pkg Zucchini – $1.19

1 Cauliflower – $1.99

1 32-oz carton Half & Half – $1.89

1 gallon Milk – $1.99

1 pint Grape Tomatoes – $0.99

2 cartons Egg Whites – $3.99

1 jar Artichokes – $2.69

1 can Black Olives – $1.19

1 jar Green Olives – $1.19

Total: $30.46

Harris Teeter

(Super Doubles – Wahoo! Of course, they were out of stock of the best deals, but I still came home with some steals. :))

2 bags Eight O-Clock Coffee – $7.00, used 2 $1.50/1 printable (doubled) – $1.00/2 bags after coupons

1 pkg Luvs Diapers – $6.99, used $2/1 printable (doubled) – $2.99 after coupon

1 pkg Bob’s Red Mill Garbanzo Bean Flour – $2.99, used $1/1 printable (doubled) – $0.99 after coupon

3 large cans Furmano’s Crushed Tomatoes – $3.43, used $1/3 printable (doubled) – $1.43/3 cans

1 box Good Thins Sweet Potatoes – $3.50, used $2/1 catalina printout (doubled) – FREE after coupon

3 pkgs Old El Paso Taco Seasoning – used $1/3 Old El Paso Products, exp. 6/11/16 (SS 04/17/16) [Excludes refrigerated and product products] (doubled), plus $1/3 evic – FREE after coupons

2 16-oz Harris Teeter Peanut Butter – $1.94 (used rain check)

2 64-oz cartons Old Orchard Juice – $3.18, used $1/2 printable (doubled) – $1.18/2 after coupons

8 PowerBars – $8.00, used 2 $2/4 printable (doubled – FREE after coupons

1 pkg Spice Hunter Ranch Dip – $1.39, used $1/1 Spice Hunter Product from SS 3/06 (doubled) – FREE after coupon

1 bag Grapefruit, reduced – $1.00

1 8-oz pkg Challenge Butter – $1.50, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – FREE after coupons

2 Cover Girl Eye Shadows – $6.06, used 2 $3/1 CoverGirl Lip or Eye Product, exp. 4/30/16 (RP 04/10/16 #2) – $0.06/2 after coupons

2 boxes Post Cocoa Pebbles – $4.00, used 2 $0.50/1 printable (doubled) – $2.00/2 after boxes

used a $2.00 off your next purchase catalina from last week (doubled)

Total: $9.21

Total for the Week: $39.67

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal x 2

Oatmeal x 3

Eggs, Fruit, Toast x 2

Lunches

Almond Butter on Rice Cakes, Bananas, Green Peppers x 2

Baked Potatoes with Cheese, Tossed Salad, Oranges

Fried Egg Sandwiches, Roasted Zucchini Fries

Macaroni and Cheese, Carrot Sticks, Apples

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Grilled Pizza, Tossed Salad

Baked Chicken, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, The Best Biscuits

Chicken Gravy Over Brown Rice, Easy Whole Wheat Bread, Steamed Peas

Hotdogs (3 on my guys will be on a campout, so the rest of us will be spending the night with friends)

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Mashed Cauliflower, Roasted Carrots, Easy Whole Wheat Bread

Leftovers x 2

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My Completely Honest Blue Apron Review

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 14, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Interested in trying Blue Apron meals? Read below for my really honest Blue Apron review! {Sponsored by Blue Apron. All opinions are my own.}

We recently had the opportunity to try out Blue Apron — a subscription service that ships farm-fresh ingredients right to your doorstep, in exactly the right proportions, so you can make home-cooked dinners for your family.

Blue Apron’s goal is to make it easy for you to create delicious, nutritional recipes at home. I’ve heard a lot about Blue Apron and have always been curious about it. So it was fun to try it out!

I also love having the opportunity to give all of you a really honest Blue Apron review.

Receiving the Blue Apron Box

I was so excited to get to open the box and see what they sent us! The ingredients were delivered in a refrigerated box and they were very, very fresh! I was actually impressed with how fresh they were for being sent by UPS!

One of the drawbacks I immediately noticed when I opened the box, though, was that there was a LOT of packaging. Each food item was packaged securely. There was extra packaging and ice in the box itself.

I was honestly surprised by the amount of packaging! And even though there isn’t a lot of food waste, there was a lot of packaging waste. Gratefully, however, they do offer a a recycling program now and you can return your packaging for free to Blue Apron via USPS. This made me feel better about all of the packaging!

Blue Apron ingredients on kitchen counter

ingredients from Blue Apron box on kitchen table

Making the Recipe

They sent us the ingredients to make two different recipes: Panko-Crusted Chicken with Pea Tip Salad and Honey-Garlic Cod with Sautéed Bok Choy & Coconut Rice.

I loved that they allow you some choice in what kinds of recipes you want, depending on your diet preference. I also thought it was fun that the ingredients they sent us were for recipes that were outside our usual fare. Some of the ingredients were even for things we had never even bought or tried before!

I loved that there isn’t wasted food with the Blue Apron recipes. They send you the exact amount of everything you need to make the recipe — so you don’t end up throwing out the extra food because you don’t have another recipe that calls for that ingredient before it goes bad!

Blue Apron offers a large selection of different recipes — all that are between 500 and 800 calories each. They are always adding new recipes to their line-up and do not repeat any of the same recipes for at least a year.

Jesse does a lot of the cooking around our house and he loves trying new recipes, so he was really excited to get to make the meals from our Blue Apron box. He had fun experimenting with some of the new ingredients and thought the recipes were really easy to follow!

They say that all of the recipes can be made in 40 minutes or less. I think that’s about how long it took him, so it seems like the estimation is right on.

The Menu Plans and Prices

Blue Apron offers two types of plans: The 2-Person Plan and the Family Plan.

I loved that you can choose what day they will deliver your box of food, too. This guarantees that it will be on a day when it’s convenient for you.

Since I’m trying to give you a really honest Blue Apron review, I do want to mention that I thought the prices were pretty expensive — especially if you usually cook from scratch and make simple meals like we do.

However, if you love to buy expensive and unique ingredients or you typically go out to dinner multiple times per week, it’s very possible you could save money and eat more healthfully by using Blue Apron. Plus, it could also save you time and effort when it comes to grocery shopping and meal-planning.

completed Blue Apron meal of chicken and salad

Have you tried Blue Apron before? If so, I’d love to hear your Blue Apron review in the comments!

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My Top 10 Favorite Books on Productivity & Time Management

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 13, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Looking for the best time management books? This is a list of my top 10 favorites!

Psst! Looking for more time management tips? Be sure to check out Make Over Your Mornings — my 14-day course designed to help you set up each day for success. I also wrote two books on time management — Say Goodbye to Survival Mode and 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life.

Interested in the best time management and productivity books? These are my top 10 favorites!

Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford

As a Type A girl who struggles to slow down, this book really challenged, impacted, and motivated me. The subtitle resonated with me so me: “A guide to putting down the phone, burning the to do list, and letting go of perfection to grasp what really matters.”

If you need some encouragement to spend less time distracted by devices and busyness, I’d highly recommend this book.

The Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner

If you feel overwhelmed with life and can’t seem to find time to recharge your batteries, I wholeheartedly encourage you to get a copy of this book. I’ve long admired how Jessica manages to do so much, and yet still have time for things she loves — like hanging out with friends and family, scrapbooking, and blogging.

In The Fringe Hours, she unveils her secrets to success and gives you the tools, tips, and techniques you can use to find time in your full schedule to refresh yourself and refill your tank, too.

Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andrews

This short ebook’s wisdom has done more for my efficiency than any other book or time management product I’ve ever read or listened to. It’s well worth your time — and it works, provided you actually do what the ebook tells you to do.

The section of the book that especially was life-impacting to me was Amy’s encouragement in developing a time budget. This simple idea truly revolutionized my life!

Time Management Mama by Sarah Korhnak and Beth Anne Schwamberger

If you are a work-at-home mom or are considering becoming a work-at-home mom, this is a great book to read.

My favorite part? The actual scans of the authors’ real-life goal lists and to-do lists. It makes the book come alive and truly inspires you that the ideas they are suggesting are truly doable!

Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro

Even though Cordeiro is a pastor and much of what he shared was from the experience of leading a congregation, the principles are applicable to most anyone in a leadership position.

The author shares candidly about his own experiences with burn out and exhaustion — how the downward spiral happened, when he finally realized that he’d hit bottom, and the measures he took to recover and aim to prevent future burn out.

Hands Free Life by Rachel Macy Stafford

This book was one of my Top 10 Reads for 2015, and it spoke to me at a deep, heart level. It challenged me to stop hurrying through life, quit worrying about what other people think, and start savoring the ordinary, everyday moments.

I smiled through parts, cried through other sections, and came away from the book with fresh resolve to make each day count — not in more efficient productivity but in more meaningful relationships with others.

Breaking Busy by Alli Worthington

This was also one of my favorite top 10 reads of 2015.

It challenged me to analyze which activities I say “yes” to, make more time to rest and fill up my soul, and create a “stop doing” list for myself.

168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam

This book is based upon the premise that if we were to step back and look at our week as a whole, we have more time than we realize and we’re probably squandering more time than we think.

It gives real-life, practical examples for becoming a better manager of your time. It profiles a number of different individuals in different situations and shows how they are using their time well or specific ways they could improve their time usage.

The 5 AM Miracle By Jeff Sanders

I will admit, I was quite a bit skeptical about the The 5 AM Miracle book. Because Jeff Sanders isn’t a mom with young kids, I wondered if his methods would be applicable to my life. I was pleasantly surprised to find so many helpful tips and insights in it.

If you want some encouragement to start your days well, definitely check out this book.

The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst

Over the past few years, I’ve been simplifying my life. Paring down and cutting out the non-essentials. Saying “no” to the mediocre or even the good in an effort to say “yes” to the best.

If you struggle with knowing how to “make wise decisions in the midst of endless demands”, The Best Yes would be a great read!

A few more time management books I currently want to read:

Spark Joy
A Year of Yes
Design Your Day
New Slow City
Twelve By Twelve
Cleaning House
Teaching From Rest (I’ve read this before but want to re-read it again!)
10% Happier
Margin
Better Than Before
I Know How She Does It
Sleep Smarter

Have you read any of these? Which one would you recommend that I read first?

What are some of the best time management books you would add to my list? Tell me in the comments.

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Why I Started Wearing the Color Purple Again

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 12, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

As a teenager, purple used to be my favorite color. And I wore it all. the. time.

But then, someone made a comment to me, “You ALWAYS wear purple. Do you ever wear ANY other color?”

The comment stung. And I slowly stopped wearing purple because I figured maybe everyone was tired of me wearing it.

As I’ve alluded to here a little bit, I’ve been on life-impacting journey this year of re-discovering parts of me that I’ve shoved down deep for many years. I’m allowing myself the space and permission to be ME… That girl I silenced and shamed for a long time in favor of being who I thought I’m supposed to be or who I thought other people expected me to be.

And so, in this spirit, recently I bought two purple shirts and got a purple manicure. These bright purple shirts make me so happy and remind me to not live my life according to other people’s comments or what I think I’m supposed to be in order to make people happy or pleased or impressed.

I’m embracing these pops of color… And I’m re-discovering joy and peace and happiness in unexpected places — like in looking through the latest issue HGTV magazine.

(Yes, for real! Minimalist me adores the HGTV magazine!! I didn’t think I would, but someone sent me a subscription awhile back and I’m thoroughly surprising myself with how much I love each issue. I might not ever actually do any of the projects, but the pages inspire me to cultivate beauty in our home and lives. By the way, I posted a great deal on a subscription today if you’re interested.)

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What I Learned About Money from a Velveeta Cheese Box

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 12, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Guest post by Kathleen of Yankee Homestead

The irony is not lost on me.

While my real-food adult self wouldn’t touch Velveeta cheese with a ten-foot pole, I’m thankful for what I learned about money from the Velveeta cheese box as a child.

My Velveeta Cheese Bank

Velveeta cheese was a normal part of my family’s diet. So it was natural for my mother to turn an empty Velveeta box into a simple bank for me.

She taped two dividers to the inside of the box to create three separate spaces. On the outside, she painted the cardboard with bright colors and added the words: Church, Saving, Spending.

Voilá! A bank!

I was about five years old then, and my parents trained me to divide my weekly allowance (and other amounts of money I received) into three portions: Give, Save, Spend.

My First Budget

When I turned 13, my dad took my financial training a step further. He instructed me to make a list of all the clothing I would need in one year. Next, I listed the estimated price of each item. This gave us the approximate amount of money required to clothe me for one year.

Then my dad divided that amount by 12 to arrive at a monthly clothing allowance. My first budget was born! It was my job to manage that monthly allowance in order to fund a year’s worth of wardrobe purchases.

I’m pretty sure this is what started my love affair with thrifting and bargain-hunting! It was completely unfathomable to buy a piece of clothing at brand-new retail prices, when I could find perfectly suitable items on clearance racks or at thrift stores!

All Grown Up

This financial training followed me into life as a young adult. I didn’t make a ton of money as a public school teacher, but I knew what to do with the money I earned: give, save, spend.

When I got married three years after graduating from college, the only debt I carried was about $9K from an interest-free tuition loan from my dad. I didn’t live in a posh apartment and my car wasn’t very fancy, but I paid for everything with cash.

In contrast, my husband-to-be owed over $70K in credit card bills, student loans, and a car payment on a brand new truck. It’s interesting to note that while he had received somewhat similar budget training as a child, that training had been less intentional and was not modeled consistently.

Together we worked out a plan to pay off all the debt, and with God’s provision, we did so in three years — just in time to welcome our first son to the world!

Training the Next Generation

Today our family includes three sons ages 9, 6, and 2. Recently, we started the two older boys on a weekly allowance. Each boy has a box-bank with three sections: God, Save, Spend.

Our six-year-old received his box as a gift — it bears our last name and matches the colors of the boys’ shared bedroom.
Our nine-year-old picked out his box on a mommy-and-me date — he’s a proud Texan (like his daddy) and was excited to find a box with the Lonestar flag.

The boys’ boxes are a bit of an upgrade from my old Velveeta cheese box, but the cardboard dividers do remind me of my first “bank”.

My husband and I are not perfect money-managers by any means, but we pray our boys will learn the habits of giving, saving and spending from the training they receive in our home.

We pray they will carry those habits into adulthood and then pass them on to their own children… just like my parents did for me decades ago, with a humble Velveeta cheese box.

Are you training your children to give, save, and spend? Which methods work best at your house?

Kathleen Henderson lives on a few acres in Northern Virginia, where she keeps up with Mr. Native Texan, three busy boys, an assortment of chickens and an organic garden. She blogs about healthy living at Yankee Homestead, providing time-saving resources for naturally-minded mamas.

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Why We Stopped Making Family Dinners a Priority (and what we’re doing instead)

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 11, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

For years, I was under the impression that, “Good families eat dinner together almost every single night.”

I’m not sure where it came from, but I certainly believed it. And every week that went by where we missed multiple nights of eating together, I would feel guilt.

I would feel guilt that I didn’t seem to have my act together enough to make family dinners a priority. I had guilt over the fact that we had made commitments in the evenings (even though they were good commitments and things that we loved and that were adding to our family in a positive way).

We’d sometimes have weeks where we were really good about having family dinners, but then there’d be other seasons where it felt like most nights we weren’t eating around the table together because life happened.

I would beat myself up about it. I’d come up with unrealistic plans to make it more of a priority. I’d consider that maybe we should just stop all evening commitments altogether.

Most of all, I just felt angst over it and I couldn’t seem to come up with a realistic fix. But I also couldn’t allow myself to just let it go and convince myself that it was okay for us to just not have regular family dinners.

Finally, after a lot of thought and talking with my husband, we came up with a unique and outside-the-box plan. We’ve followed this since the beginning of 2016 and it’s been one of the best changes ever in our family.

What We’re Doing Instead of Family Dinners

At the beginning of 2016, my husband and I sat down and reviewed our goals for the year and talked about areas we wanted to improve in. As we thought over the past year and discussed our hopes, dreams, and goals for2016, one goal both of us realized we wanted to make a big priority for 2016 was having breakfast together around the table as a family every morning.

This was one of those things that we’d always planned to do. In fact, we would often commit to it and do it for a few days, but we always fizzled out. Life happened, mornings would be hectic, and that time together talking and being together as a family would fall by the wayside.

We both committed to make 2016 the year that we actually made family breakfasts together not only a priority, but a habit… something we did without contemplating whether or not we had time, or whether or not we should do it. We wanted it to become as much a part of our mornings as getting out of bed and getting dressed.

How It Works For Us

We get the kids up around 7 a.m. and they get dressed, make their beds, clean up their room, and do their morning chores. I’ve usually gotten up before the kids and already had my time in God’s Word, so while the kids are getting ready for the day, I usually check in online — checking on emails, posts, talking with my team, and taking care of anything that needs to be taken care of before I log off to spend the morning with my family. Around 7:30 a.m., I head upstairs to take a shower, make our bed, and get dressed and ready for the day.

During this time, Jesse usually spends time in God’s Word and a little time online, and then heads to the kitchen to make a hot breakfast breakfast. Our goal is to have a hot breakfast every single morning. I’m spoiled in the fact that Jesse makes breakfast for us every morning. (Yes, for real!)

When we say “hot breakfast”, though, that term is a little loose. 🙂 We stick to simple and quick breakfast ideas — and we usually just rotate between a few. We either have bacon & eggs, oatmeal, or Cream of Wheat. This makes prep, planning, and clean up very simple. And we all really like almost all three things (I’m not much of an oatmeal person, but everyone else loves it!)

We usually sit down at the table together around 8 a.m. and we pray and eat breakfast and then Jesse reads to us from The Fighter Verses study and we have a discussion about it.

While he reads, I usually hand-letter and/or color and the kids color in their Fighter Verses coloring books. We often get involved in pretty deep discussions as a result of what we’re talking about. Jesse’s really good at asking questions that make the kids (and me!) think and that lead to great conversation.

Sometimes, we get way off track and end up sharing funny stories or tidbits from our childhood or elsewhere, but it’s always a time that we love and look forward to.

Family Breakfasts have become our “Family Dinner”… as in, it’s when we gather around the table, hang out, talk, and share our hearts. Sometimes we have disagreements. Sometimes, we have to deal with bad attitudes. But we treasure this time.

And even if we don’t end up having dinner together around the table that evening because of other commitments, we’ve already spent time around the table together. So it’s become such a perfect solution for us at this season of our lives.

Resources We Are Using:

The Fighter Verses study — This is a 52-week study that we are going through as a family. It focuses on one verse from Scripture each week. There are coloring books with one coloring page per week to go along with the study that our kids really love.
My Favorite Hand-lettering Resources: Handlettering for Everyone, My Favorite Brush Markers,
My Favorite Coloring Books: Creative Coloring Inspirations, Beauty in the Bible, Color Your Blessings, Simple Blessings: Coloring Designs, Garden Blessings: Scripture & Inspirations to Color Your World.
My Favorite Colored Pencils: Prismacolor Pencils

Do you have tips for how to make meals as a family more of a priority? I’d love hear — tell us in the comments!

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The Real Secret to Financial Success

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 11, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Guest Post from Kalyn of Creative Savings Blog

It’s awfully easy to look at your income and argue that life would be a lot simpler if you made just a little bit more. I have to admit, it would be nice, no thrilling, to have money for that unexpected repair, or enough wiggle room to replace a few pieces of furniture in our own home!

But honestly? That thrill would last for a single moment.

Don’t get me wrong — more money isn’t a bad thing. If you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, it can help you get ahead of the curve. And if you’re drowning in debt, it provides additional resources to help chip away at that massive balance. But it’s not the magic potion that will suddenly fix ALL your problems.

I know… not what you probably wanted to hear, but it’s true! Even well-known millionaires have proved this principle over and over again.

It’s estimated that 80% of retired NFL players go broke within the first three years — men who averaged a salary of 2 million or more per year! Even multi-billionaire Donald Trump has filed for bankruptcy four different times. I think it’s safe to say that more money is not the key to financial success.

Here’s why…

If you can’t manage what you have now well, you won’t be able to manage more later. You’ll fall right into the same trap you were caught in before, except this time, with bigger numbers.

A Life-Changing Principle

There’s actually a term for this phenomenon, called Parkinson’s Law. In technical terms, this principle says work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

Let me give you an example of this in more basic terms:

If you have a project you think will be finished in three months, it’s going to take the entire three months to finish. But if you give yourself a week, it’s only going to take a week. This is Parkinson’s Law — time spent is equal to what you have.

When we apply Parkinson’s Law in a financial sense, we see that higher income often leads to higher expenses. Not because we intentionally set out to spend more, instead the extra money in our pocket gives us that false sense of security and more of a reason not to care. Because why hold back when you have enough to afford it anyway?

I’ll let you in on a secret — most of us don’t.

The Real Secret to Financial Success

So if “more money” isn’t the end game, then what really defines financial success? And more importantly, how do we get there? The answer is two-fold:

By changing our mindset. Instead of chasing MORE, you develop an attitude of contentment for what you have. Simple to say, much harder to practice! A gratitude journal like Crystal’s is perfect for this, and I’m always amazed at how thankful I am when I take time to write down my daily blessings.
By changing our habits. If you don’t follow up your new mindset with action, you’ll never make any real financial progress. This means a commitment to that b-word — “budget” — as well as a system to track everything you spend. Sometimes this requires a massive spending overhaul; other times, a more targeted focus on one or two expenses.

Ultimately, I want you to have the freedom to spend more where it really matters, but in order to do that, you have to spend less on the things you need.

Remember, more money isn’t the answer…and it never will be. The real secret to financial success is in learning how to manage what you already have, even better. And once you find it, you’ll quickly realize you have more control over your finances than more money could ever provide.

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Have you found financial success? What is your best tip to maintain it?

Kalyn Brooke is the founder of the popular frugal lifestyle blog, CreativeSavingsBlog.com, where she empowers women to make their money work smarter, so they can create the life they really want. Originally from Upstate NY, Kalyn now resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband, Joseph, and one terribly spoiled rabbit, named Cody.

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Anxiety, control… and learning to let go of “perfect”

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 10, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

In the last few months, as I’ve had space in my life to breathe (thanks to The Year of Rest), I’ve come face to face with how much anxiety I’ve struggled with since the time I was a young girl.

I’m discovering that a lot of this anxiety is related to my intense and unhealthy desire to be in control of all the things in my life.

I want to have all my ducks in a row, I want to always have a really good plan in place, I don’t want there to be unknowns, and I don’t like to feel like things aren’t orderly and neat and well prepared.

In an effort to break free from some of these lifelong control issues, I’ve not only been doing a lot of praying and soul-searching, but I’ve also been challenging myself to stop trying to live life in such a safe, controlled, orderly, and risk-free manner.

One area I’m doing this is with my handlettering. I’m working on trying new handlettering styles and not obsessing over getting things perfect.

My nature is to want to re-do things over and over again until I get it exactly how I want it, but I’m challenging myself to just write it out once and be okay with it not being anywhere near “perfect.”

Going forward, I want to live all of my life in the freedom and joy that comes from knowing that, ultimately, I’m not in control of anything. Instead of trying to micromanage my life and stressing out that it’s not working, I want to rest in the God of the Universe… the One Who knows the end from the beginning, Who loves me with an everlasting love, and Whose plans for my life are far better than any I could ever dream up or imagine.

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5 Things I’m Loving This Week

Published: by Crystal Paine on April 9, 2016 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

1. A Great Deal on Hair Bands

When you are down to one hair band and it’s yellow (a color you never wear!), it’s possible you may do a happy dance in the aisle at Kroger when you see this!!

Love me some clearance tags — especially when they are on something I was already planning to buy!!

Also, what is up with hair bands constantly disappearing?? I feel like we buy a new package once a year and then within 8 months, I am down to one or two!

2. A Beautiful Quote

I loved this quote that my friend Erin emailed to me this week that she had posted on her Facebook Page.

I’d wager to guess that very few of us are living the life we dreamed we would be years ago.
There have probably been some hard knocks, some deep wounds, and some unexpected setbacks for all of us along the way.

It’s good to acknowledge and grieve those losses, but let’s also not forget to embrace right where we’re at, too.

Let’s celebrate what we do have and look for the happy and beautiful in the life right in front of us. It’s there — if you’re willing to look for it!

3. My Morning Quiet Times

The best part of the day for me. Taking time to fuel my body and my soul and plan for the day.
I aim for this to happen first thing when I wake up, but if life happens and it can’t happen as soon as I get up, I just aim for it to happen as soon as it can during the morning.

I’m all about grace not guilt. There’s no “right” way to do Quiet Time. There’s no one “right” time to have a Quiet Time. And it doesn’t even need to be quiet.

What matters is that I’m making it a priority to take time feed my soul. Because if I’m just pouring and pouring and pouring and never replenishing my supply, I’m going to live life completely drained and exhausted. And then I’ll be no good to anyone.

4. Words of Affirmation From My Kids

When your hubby sends you to go have a morning out with a good friend and then takes the kids to breakfast and sends you this… There are just no words for how much this man means to me — especially because he knows my love language is words of affirmation and that this kind of stuff is like shouting love from the rooftops for me!

5. Getting Back to Working Out Again

I had given myself about 6 months “off” of doing anything hardcore when it came to exercise… mostly because I was tired, worn-out, and felt like I needed to take a break from pushing myself.

But after giving myself lots of time to rest and only doing really low impact exercise for a number of months, I got the itch to start working out in earnest again.

So recently, I asked Jesse (my resident fitness guru) if he could put together a more intense workout plan for me and then work out with me every day.

Jesse is never one to do anything halfheartedly, so I now have a complete workout plan all designed specifically for my size and strength and it’s all outlined in a snazzy app where I track all my weights and reps and sets each day. It tells me what to do, how much time I have between each set, and the lets me know when I break personal records and more. I feel all sophisticated! 🙂

But not only that, while the workouts are kicking my tail and I may have had a bad attitude through the first few workouts, I’m now at the stage where I’m all, “Bring it on!” Why? Because I have SO much more energy, feel so much better, and am already seeing some real, legit muscles in places where I’ve never seen them before.

The best part is that my husband absolutely LOVES that I’ve become his workout partner. Our hour in our garage “gym” each day has become one of our very favorite parts of the day!

Marriage enrichment + muscle development at the same time? I’m so down with that!!

What are YOU loving this week?

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1. Make a meal plan.

2. Shop at big box stores.

3. Buy groceries online.

4. Make a thrifty home gym.

5. Take advantage of the outdoors.

6. Make money with your big-purchase items.

How have you managed to save money on your weight loss journey?

1. My Big Family

2. This Girl Who Inspires Me to Be More Creative

3. Slowing Down & Savoring Life

4. A Fun Surprise at the Chicago Airport

5. My New Exercise/Eating Plan & Feeling SO Great!

What are YOU loving this week? Tell us in the comments!

Maybe you can relate?

1. Stop comparing yourself to other people.

2. Remember your WHY.

3. Change your mindset.

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Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Lunches

Dinners

Receiving the Blue Apron Box

Making the Recipe

The Menu Plans and Prices

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My Velveeta Cheese Bank

My First Budget

All Grown Up

Training the Next Generation

What We’re Doing Instead of Family Dinners

How It Works For Us

Resources We Are Using:

A Life-Changing Principle

The Real Secret to Financial Success

Have you found financial success? What is your best tip to maintain it?

1. A Great Deal on Hair Bands

2. A Beautiful Quote

3. My Morning Quiet Times

4. Words of Affirmation From My Kids

5. Getting Back to Working Out Again

What are YOU loving this week?

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