Life Care Package Ideas For Your Kids (Guest Post) Ronda Bowen, October 12, 2021October 6, 2021 Today’s guest post comes from Makenzie Pohl at Siege Media. When your kids are leaving the nest, whether they’re camping or going off to college, it can be both exciting and heartbreaking. This can be a big adjustment, especially if it’s your kid’s first time being far away from home. … Continue Reading
Life My Family’s Covid Nightmare Ronda Bowen, October 5, 2021August 24, 2023 A big part of why I hadn’t posted on here in a little while was because my family has dealt with a nightmare. It all started when my oldest son caught the novel coronavirus while picking food up. It was April 2020, and it was supposed to be a curbside… Continue Reading
Life Lesson Learned: Less Is Often More Ronda Bowen, October 1, 2021August 24, 2023 When it comes to life, we often want to overcomplicate things. It turns out that less is often more. Kids tend to be happier with fewer things, adults tend to enjoy having fewer things to do, and you set yourself up for success when you remember to simplify. In fact,… Continue Reading
Life What I Like to Do for Fun Ronda Bowen, October 1, 2021August 24, 2023 With five kids, a husband, a house, and a business, it’s important to take some time to have fun. A lot of the fun things I do were turning into work, so I decided to stop with the handmade business so that sewing and making jewelry were once again “just… Continue Reading
Life The Best Back-to-School Deals Ronda Bowen, August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 By: Shannon Dwyer from The Real Deal This year, back-to-school prep feels a bit different than previous years. Many school districts are opening up with safety precautions in place, which means that it’s time to get ready for returning to classrooms. Even if your kids are still learning online, families… Continue Reading
Life Things That Inspire Me Ronda Bowen, August 9, 2021December 14, 2021 I already mentioned that I like the outdoors. Taking time for downtime always leads to inspiration for me. Rather though than write an essay, I’m just going to make a bullet list of things that inspire me. Perhaps some of these things also inspire you. The smell of rain Playing… Continue Reading
Health & Fitness Just Add the Outdoors Ronda Bowen, August 7, 2021December 14, 2021 As a kid, I spent hours in my backyard. We were lucky enough to grow up with a huge yard that backed up to a hill. I was only a Brownie Girl Scout for a year and while I bridged to Juniors, I didn’t get to participate that full year…. Continue Reading
Life A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Shit Together Ronda Bowen, August 5, 2021December 14, 2021 Don’t we all need this after the year and a half we’ve had? I know I feel like I do. I created a set of pages in Notion called “Project Get My Shit Together.” For this very task. I feel a little messy even sharing this with you, but if it helps one… Continue Reading
Life What I’ve Been Doing Ronda Bowen, July 1, 2021December 14, 2021 This is Post 1 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. It’s been a bit since I’ve updated this blog, much less this site – and the site update is definitely on my to-do list as a lot has changed in the past couple of years. The… Continue Reading
Life Check Out Some of the Best Fourth of July Food Deals Happening in 2021 Ronda Bowen, July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 By Sara Skirboll, Shopping and Trends Expert at RetailMeNot 7-Eleven 7Rewards loyalty app members get a coupon to redeem for a free medium Slurpee any day in July. Abuelo’s From July 1 to July 5, get the famous red, white and blue American Flag Margarita for only $8.95. Plus, get… Continue Reading