It's that time of year again! School is back in session! What does this mean for parents? It means we have to scramble to get the coolest fashion trends for our kids so that they're not embarrassed or mocked at school! What's this mean for a mom on a budget without cares for this type of peer pressure and a 10 year old going to the 6th grade? Nothingggggg LOL  ! I'm typically not the person who pays for name brand clothes AT ALL! But in the spirit of my daughter now going to middle school, I was Googling away trying to find a solution to name brand clothing desires at inexpensive prices. And guess what? I did it (wit’ my ol’ cheap self)! (Ok… My conspiracy-theorist mindset coming into play here but…) I was doing some serious Googling for hoodies and joggers and all that stuff (because when I asked Jayda what she needed to be a cool middle-schooler, her response was a hoodie (just one  , name brand of course), a pair of tennis shoes/sneakers (name brand) an

Hey Loves, I've uploaded my second podcast so take a listen! In this episode I speak about the importance of knowing our value as women and you'll hear my in-the-moment self-reflection of when I allowed devaluation to creep into my life 😮! I'd never before asked this question of myself, but when I began to evaluate... whew, did I have an eye opener 🤦! If you haven't already, I encourage you to pause and take a moment to assess your value; as a SINGLE individual, WIFE and/or mother, or in LIFE in general! Do you know that you are valuable??? Do others around you know your value? How do you gage the answer to either of these questions? And if you're not as valued as you'd like to be, what do you need to shift to reach that point? My Why: I've got two Rugrats who are looking to me to give them value! And they need to see an image of mommy; a valuable mommy! They're stuck with me whether they want to be or not 🤣! Even when I drag them to the offi