Lets talk about a grocery app that you can actually use anywhere and it actually saves you money. This app is not a get rich app, but it does give you back money milk, eggs, off brand, and so much more. Since when can you get money back on off brand items? Never, that I have seen. I learned about Ibotta on YouTube and I thought why not lets give this a try. I looked over the items and watched the videos or answered a question while I was at home. The videos were no more than 20 seconds except one and I watched several. I wrote out my list of things that I needed and then added it to the Ibotta cart to redeem as soon as I arrived home. I picked up my purchases at Walmart and when I arrived home I scanned several that I had unlocked, then scanned my receipt, and I was done. So simply and literally takes a few minutes. I got a dollar back on off-brand milk, what coupon does that? If you would like to join please click the link below and sign up. It only takes a second and you get a dollar bonus.
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How I make an extra $40 – $50...
Many people dream about staying at home and earning a living from home. While some people claim to earn a massive amount from inbox dollars, I know that you can earn enough to pay for your coffee habit or take your family to a decent restaurant once a month or more. I make on average about $46 a month using inbox dollars. I make sure to take every survey that I qualify for and I also do a lot of the free trial offers. To not be charged for doing these free trail offers I suggest you get a calendar and write down the day that you need to cancel the account. You are wanting to make money not lose money on this. I did find a couple trails that I ended up keeping because I did like more than I thought I would. This want make you rich or probably even enough to pay off a bill, but it would be extra $4o in your budget do to with as you please. The company requires that you make $30 before you can cash out, but if you use the link below you will get a $5 bonus just for signing up with them. That gives you a head start on your first cash out. After the first cash out they will give you another $5 and then from then on they give you a $3 bonus. This is a great way to save up for that pair of shoes you been wanting or even save it all year for Christmas shopping. You can earn more than this, but you would need to spend more than 15 mins a day on it. To earn your $5 bonus please click on the link below!
http://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref20187590
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So Exciting
I just wanted to let my readers know that I had guest posted on greenteaandcotton.com and thought that everyone should head on over and check out her blog. I just spent the afternoon reading it while drowning my battery and data, but I really enjoyed reading her blog. It is so nice to find other blogging mommies who have more that one child, home school, and nurse all at the same time. I hope that you will take the time to check her out and tell her I sent you.
To the Mom Who Feels Like A Failu...
Whether you have one child or five I think at some point we all feel like we have missed the mark and failed our children. I have come to realize that as a parent we are not perfect, and we are still learning with our children everyday.
While I was pregnant with my first I thought of all the wonderful things that I would do for my little girl. How I would take care of her or how I would make sure her every need was met. For the most part when they are infants I believe that mothers meet every single need of their child. Then they grow and our babies become children and those children take lots of hard work. Being a mom is the most important job that there is! There is nothing more important, more hard, and more rewarding than being a mother. Parenting children is hard! You are teaching them on a daily basis how to be obedient, selfless, and caring children. Yes, they are children and they are going to throw tantrums, but we are the parent and it is our job to guide them.
I have three small children at home and some days are more challenging than others, but when it comes bedtime and I read them that story and tuck them in I can not believe that God would entrust these precious beings to me. They are so precious to me and I love them more than words can ever express. Children ARE a blessing, they are not burdens, or problems.Some days I just want to cry because I have spent the entire day correcting them and when I am frustrated I know that I am not being as loving as I should. I have to remind myself that even in a wrong situation I can still have a cheerful heart when correcting my girls. It isn’t easy when they have dumped all the toys out, they mashed their crackers in the floor, and the house is a total wreck. Days like these I feel like a failure because I have let things get too far out of hand and I was harsh with my words. I have to remember to stop and pray because we are going to fail daily, it does not matter who you are. Just know that at the end of the day your children have been fed, loved and taken care of by you and that is a accomplishment! You did not fail and tomorrow is a new day and you can start over.
Young Living Essential Oil
About six months ago I decided to do some research on essential oils. I had heard how great these oils can be and that you can do so much with pure oils. Let me say first that I was a skeptic. I thought all these people were crazy that believed in these essential oils. How could one oil such as lavender be a calmer, anxiety reducer, a homemade bubble bath, cure sunburn, and so much more? After lots of research I realized that essential oils was what many people used in the older days when medicine wasn’t readily available. God gave us these natural remedies to help with our sickness and our ailments. Do I believe that they can cure all things? No, but I do believe that these oils can aid in helping you to feel better, sleep better, and keep your home clean without lots of chemicals.
I recently had a friend who was fighting severe nausea from being pregnant with her fourth. She was able to combat her nausea with peppermint oil and it enabled her to do the things that needed doing in the home. You know as well as I do a homeschool mother of three can not simply lay around in the bed all day, no matter how bad we want to.
I am now a believer in these oils I have experimented and researched the past six months on each oil what they can do and what they can not do. I would like to share with you over the next several weeks my findings about different oils and how to properly use them. I will include cleaning recipes, homemade muscle rubs, bubble bath, sleep aids, and so much more.
If you are interested in learning more about Young Living essential oils please contact me by email or leave a comment and I will do my best to answer any questions.
**disclaimer** I am no doctor and these oils are not meant to be used in place of your current medication. I can not diagnose you nor can these oils cure you of serious illness.
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Pregnancy & Birth Story
Welcome to the world Juliann Irene ♥♥
On January 24, of this year I gave birth to our third little girl, Juliann. I was so excited and relived that she was finally here. My pregnancy with her was extremely rough. I had a tear in my placenta as well as placenta previa, so bed rest it was for nearly 4 months. I was scared that I would lose her almost everyday. I begged God constantly to let me carry her because I couldn’t bear the thought of losing another baby. Children are such a joy and I couldn’t wait until I could hold her and know that she was in safe in my arms versus my body. I kept telling myself just make it to 26 weeks and maybe the nicu could take care of her better than I could. I have always been a heathy person and never had any major problems. I felt like my own body was turning against our precious little girl.
I had never heard of placenta previa up until about a month before I got pregnant. I was reading a book about a lady that had gotten pregnant when her third baby was only a month old and she ended up being hospitalized for placenta previa. She laid flat on her back for months and I believe that they had to give her blood regularly because of how much she was losing. I do not remember if placenta previa was the sole cause of her blood loss.
I started bleeding when I was 9 weeks pregnant. I had went to church on a Wednesday night and before the service could start, I left and went straight to ER. I knew that that was too much blood to be losing. They checked me over and assured me many times that they believed the baby was fine, but they could not find where the blood was coming from. They sent me home and told me to see my doctor as soon as possible. I went in the next day still bleeding and had been all night. As soon as I saw my doctor she sent me straight to the ultrasound tech’s office. As soon as she swished it over my belly she found the heartbeat. I was so thankful that my baby was ok. My doctor came back in to see me and decided that light duty was best. I mostly stayed on the sofa, or sat in a chair outside so the girls could play. Everything seemed to be going great until I hit 11 weeks. I got up one morning and I knew as soon as I stood up what was going on. I called the doctor and went back in. They completed another ultrasound to check on baby and to find the source of bleeding. They finally found a spot that looked like blood, but they couldn’t really find the exact cause of the bleeding. I was put on bedrest for another two weeks and I was scheduled to come in weekly, but I was actually coming in almost daily. I was bleeding everyday and all the time. Every time I would stand up I would get a gush and back to the doctor I would go. I’m sure your thinking why do I keep going back, but I had to know that the baby was ok. I finally purchased a Doppler so that I could reassure myself.
This continued until week 26 or 27 and the bleeding just stopped. The doctor had said my placenta had finally moved to the right place and the bleeding was gone. We never did exactly figure out what caused all the bleeding. I was finally told that some women just bleed when they are pregnant and as scary as that is, there is nothing that you can do.
My older girls had been staying with my mom or my husbands mom the whole time I was on bedrest. They would come stay a day or two, but then go back. I was so glad to finally have my girls back home with me. I felt like my self again. I was doing light cleaning, cooking meals which I had missed and just really, really enjoyed being with the girls.
I had a few scares after I hit 30 weeks, but nothing serious. The day I had Julie I had been scrubbing the house top to bottom. I started contracting irregularly around 1 pm and by 8 that night they were pretty regular. Finally around 1 am I told my husband we needed to head to the hospital. Everything was going slow once I arrived and they suggested I walk some. I was hurting pretty good after an hour walk and they wanted to give me a pain shot to see if y contractions went away. I slept for about 30 minutes and they came back in to check on me. They formally admitted me and sent me to my room. After my epidural I slept on and off until 3:30 when they called my doctor down. I had a sweet 7lb. 5oz baby girl at 4:01 pm.
I couldn’t be more pleased that our little Juliann (Jewel) is here. She is certainly a precious gift from God and a jewel from Him above. We must never forget to praise Him for all he does for us. All to Him I owe!
Family Time
Lately I have just realized how important spending time with your family is. My husband and I are learning everyday how important it is to cherish these little moments with our girls. It has always been a high priority, but lately it seems that we are always so busy that I forget to take the extra time to cuddle. My oldest is a snuggler and I am having to learn to be ok with that. I love my children more than anything, but I am not a cuddle person. A hug, a kiss, and I am usually done, but I have come to realize that children need those extra snuggles everyday and you know something I do too! I love sitting with my girls and reading to them. I love those morning snuggles and pajama days were we do nothing except maybe walk to the mail box. It is an amazing blessing to be able to be home with my children everyday. I wasn’t always able to do this and when I was away from them it broke my heart. My heart goes out to you moms that work on a regular basis it is rough. I homeschool my children and as Megan (5) finished up kindergarten this year, I was overjoyed and heartbroken. Were did the time go? It was just yesterday that I was rocking her, watching her crawl, and now my little princess graduated kindergarten.
I thank God everyday for all three of my little blessings and my husband! Our family is in God’s hands and I