How to Become a Work at Home Mom

Hot Picks From Haute Mamas

Time again for some great reads from other fabulous bloggers, go check them out!

The Mom Buff: 16 Weeks Progress, Erin at the Mom Buzz

Top Five LeapFrog Learning Toys, Cecelia at Cool Baby Kid

Are Zhu Zhu Pets the new Cabbage Patch Kids? at Experimental Mommy

Mommy Tantrums? Who me? by Sarah at The Ohana Mama

Watch Me On The Red Carpet At The People’s Choice Awards! by Lee at MySentimentExactLee

Hot picks from Haute Mamas

The internet is full of amazing mom blogs doing and writing about all kinds of great things. I am excited to be a part of a group called Hot Picks from Haute Mamas. Each month I will share with you a link to each of these great sites for you to check out. Here is this months edition, so what are you waiting for go check these ladies out.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Erin at The Mom Buzz

How to Green Your Swiffer Wet Jet, Marianna at Green Mamas Pad

Got Zhu Zhu? Top Ten Ways to Score a Hamster!, Bridgette at The Experimental Mommy

Expose On A Fat Girl Part 3, Lee at MySentimentExactLee

Have Kids Will Travel! Spotlight on Kid Friendly Maui Hotels from Sarah at The Ohana Mama

Hot Picks From Haute Moms

The internet is full of amazing mom blogs doing and writing about all kinds of great things. I am excited to be a part of a group called Hot Picks from Haute Mamas. Each month I will share with you a link to each of these great sites for you to check out. Here is this months edition, so what are you waiting for go check these ladies out.

New Blog Launch: From Potty Training to Weight Training Cecelia, Cool Baby Kid

Win a GE Appliance Erin, the Mom Buzz

Musings of a Work-at-home Mom: The Desitin Incident Sarah, The Ohana Mama

Hurricane Freezer Cleanout Part Deux: Red Beans and Rice Recipe Bridgette, The Experimental Mommy

Blake’s 1st Birthday Party Renee, What Mommies Need

Pictures From The Set Of Criminal Minds Lee, MySentimentExactLee

What’s For Dinner

Today’s recipe is courtesy of Mindy at Mommies with Cents!

This is a great recipe to make and take to a party!

Buffalo Chicken Dip

• 2 chicken breasts boiled and shredded or 2 large cans of chicken
• 8 oz bottle of Franks Red Hot sauce
• 8 oz bottle of Ranch Dressing
• one container of crumbled Bleu Cheese
• 8oz of shredded cheddar cheese
• 16 oz of cream cheese (2 bricks)

Mix all ingredients and bake at 325 degrees for about thirty minutes. Serve with celery and tortilla chips.

Hot Picks from Haute Mamas

The internet is full of amazing mom blogs doing and writing about all kinds of great things. I am excited to be a part of a group called Hot Picks from Haute Mamas. Each month I will share with you a link to each of these great sites for you to check out. Here is this months edition, so what are you waiting for go check these ladies out.

• You Can’t Have Rainbows Without Rain from Sarah, The Ohana Mama
• BlogHer 2009: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly from Cecelia, Cool Baby Kid
• Personally… from Bridgette, The Not-So-Blog
• Expose On A Fat Girl Part 1 from Lee, MySentimentExactLee
• The Mom Buff: 2 Weeks of Training From Erin, the Mom Buzz

Hot Picks from Haute Mamas

The internet is full of amazing mom blogs doing and writing about all kinds of great things. I am excited to be a part of a group called Hot Picks from Haute Mamas. Each month I will share with you a link to each of these great sites for you to check out.ere is this months edition, so what are you waiting for go check these ladies out ( some are giveaways too!)

• Britax Advocate CS with Side Impact Protection, Erin @ The Mom Buzz
• Give Props to Fellow Bloggers with BlogPopz, Cecilia @Cool Baby Kid
• Chicco Liteway Stroller from Lone Star Baby and Kid, Bridgette @ The Not-So-Blog
• A Challenge For Walt Disney World, Do Better!, Lee @ MySentimentExactLee
• Tips & Tricks for Dealing With Mom Bloggers,Victoria@ Life Starring the Kids & Me
• Cutting the Cord, Sarah @ The Ohana Mama
• Oreck Halo – The Must Have Vacuum, Susan @ Life In A House Of Blue

Hot Picks from Haute Mamas

The internet is full of amazing mom blogs doing and writing about all kinds of great things. I am excited to be a part of a group called Hot Picks from Haute Mamas. Each month I will share with you a link to each of these great sites for you to check out. So what are you waiting for go check these ladies out ( some are giveaways too!)

• Putayamo Kids: Our Family’s Favorite for Dance Parties from Cecilia at Cool Baby Kid
• Ricaro Signo Carseat with Side Impact Protection from Erin at The Mom Buzz
• Keurig Platinum Review and Giveaway from Bridgette at The Not-So-Blog
• It’s Not Easy Being Green from Lee at MySentimentExactLee
• Skivvies… You Giggle, But You Need Them from June at Posh Little Blog

Guest Post by Organize With Sandy

Today’s guest post is from Sandy of Organize with Sandy. From now on I will feature a blogger with a guest post on Saturday’s. If you would like to be featured email me.

So you have decided to follow Thrifty & Chic Mom’s advice and use coupons to save your family valuable money. I have also decided to do so. But there is a process that you need to under go in order to make it work for you.

According to what Thrifty Chic Mom told me, you need to buy the great sale items when they are on a great sale. Even if you do not need them at that moment. So you have to “stock pile” some items. You have to understand that from a professional organizers point of view this is just the opposite of what we try to accomplish. We don’t like to hear the word “stock pile” or “back ups”. But guess what? There are always exceptions to the rule. Our economy is in trouble, people are losing jobs and money is tight for all of us. So necessity is at hand here. So the question is now, where do you put it, the extra food.

First things first, you need to clean out the cupboards in order to make some extra room.
Take one cupboard at a time and set a timer for 15 minutes. Go quickly through it and ask yourself if you have used that empty jelly jar that you lost the lid to, or that plastic cup that got melted in the dishwasher? If you have not used something in the last year…get rid of it. If it is something that someone else can use, put it in a box or a white trash bag. If it is trash, put it in a black trash bag (so you don’t throw away donate items accidentally). Empty the cupboards (one at a time) and then clean them off. Do not forget that you can adjust most kitchen cupboard shelves. Make them work for you not against you.

You will find that you will end up with some extra storage room that you may be able to use for food. You can use door hangers inside pantry doors for cans, hanging additions to shelves and many other items made to increase your space. You can find such items at Target, The Container Store and Online Organizing (and scrolling down to Maximizing Cabinet and Pantry Space), along with many other stores. Don’t forget that you can make some of your own space savers for free (an old shoebox instead of a basket etc..) be creative..you don’t have to buy new. Adjusting the shelves can be all you need.Use a shelf in the basement or garage if you need more space. Be sure if you store items in these places that they are either bug proof items (cans or glass jars) or that you have them safe in plastic tubs or storage containers. I prefer if it is something that you need to purchase, you get clear. Target is always running good deals on these.

Also go through your food, if it is something that is expired (and you will find some) throw it out. If it is something that is still good, but you know you will never use it, donate it.
Just going through your cupboards and pantry and organizing them, you will realize you have more space than you realize.

Guest Post: Waste Less

Julie at Living on Less has a great series called Waste Less Wednesday. Today she has kindly summarized her ideas in a guest post, enjoy and be sure to check out her series every Wednesday.

Waste Less Wednesday in Review

Each week I take one common household item and find a way to reuse it. Part of the reason I began doing this was to be more green, but part was to be more frugal. I believe both can easily go hand in hand. Here are a few categories where you can reuse items in order to waste less:

Food: Take leftover pizza sauce and mix it with pasta and your favorite pizza toppings for pizza pasta. You can also toast stale bread to make bread crumbs or croutons. Freeze bananas to use in smoothies, banana bread, or your favorite banana recipe.

Crafts: Use junk mail and used paper for coloring on instead of coloring books. My son loves to color on blank paper so I save paper from my office and let him use it when he wants to color. Another great craft is to take toilet paper tubes, put a little trinket inside, wrap several times with colored tissue paper, and tie the ends. This makes a great party favor or gift. Are broken crayons taking over your house? Take the paper off and melt them in muffin tins for cupcake crayons.

Household items: Plastic grocery sacks seem to take over my house but many flea markets are happy to have them. They also make a great cover for the paint pan when painting. Clean up is a breeze, simply take off the bag and throw it away. Paper towel tubes make great spy gear (think scopes) and two paper towel tubes glued or taped together make for a fun pair of binoculars.

Take a look around your house and see what you can reuse in order to waste less, help our environment, and save a little money. The possibilities are endless!