Transition of MzzA

Well with my children on a vacation to visit my great-aunt I decided I would try not to miss them too much by staying busy.   My husband and I took photos of just the two of us that were much needed for our bedroom and had a mini date night.   It was definitely an interesting beginning since I missed the kids so much I wanted to just lay in bed and talk to them on the phone.   Can’t wait for them to come home but I’ve definitely been productive preparing for back-to-school; I’ve gotten most of my school shopping done (including supplies), the MommyMobile (aka Honda Odyssey) cleaned inside and out, progressing through my house deep cleaning one or two rooms per day and lastly diving head first into learning to begin extreme couponing.     The MommyMobile was my first assignment that I figured I could tackle on my lunch break boyyyy what was I thinking.   I was successful in cleaning everything very good excluding the two front door panel pockets and...

  The moment we receive a financial ‘Bonus’ it is time to pay that bill that would usually have to wait until your next pay date, get that item that you would generally not be able to afford, or maybe even prepay for an item or service that you would generally pay on installments.   Whichever option is the best for your situation it all comes down to a ‘Bonus’ being a great increase or what I like to call a true BLESSING.   It tends to have a wonderful effect on your mood and purse/wallet.   I like to wonder why we don’t allow ‘Bonuses’ that come in other forms have the same effect on us. There is a very negative stamina that has been placed upon step parenting and I’ve always disliked it because it can truly become a myth if we as a society choose for it to.   In many instances it is lack of knowledge, insecurities as well as selfishness that causes this negativity to run rapid in your personal situation.   I was provided with a great example o...