tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92138107483751967852024-03-18T22:22:12.906-05:00 Up North Mama Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-88526500096616594152016-08-18T21:38:00.001-05:002016-08-18T21:38:45.180-05:00
One of the
things I absolutely love about getting my monthly Stitch Fix are the
sweet notes I get from my stylist. Tiffany is my current stylist. The
first two fixes were 0 for 2. I knew the best way to receive better
fixes was to update my Pinterest Boards. I spent some time updating my
boards and the next two fixes were fabulous! While I really liked this
fix, I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-4593322165885993852016-08-02T10:00:00.000-05:002016-08-08T23:20:12.091-05:00Exploring: Afton, MN
One of my favorite small towns to visit is Afton, MN. Just across the river (and a little ways down the road) from Hudson is another great little river town!
Most of my day trips are spent doing one of two things, eating or shopping. My trip to Afton is no different. What started as an innocent afternoon outing earlier this Spring, has turnedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-35772862350731677412016-08-01T21:39:00.000-05:002016-08-09T01:17:17.709-05:00August GoalsI always admire other bloggers who post their "goals" for the month. I did the ONCE. Yes. one time and it was like 2 years ago - and who knows if I even remotely came close to accomplishing them. Let's just go with probably not. I've been really trying to push myself with writing so why not set some goals, right?
My goals.. For August...
This is the dirt pile in our front Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-56070551377556015332016-07-31T20:45:00.004-05:002016-08-09T01:17:47.335-05:006 Educents Must-Haves Cheaper than Amazon
I'd love to be able to shop around for the best price always, but sometimes there isn't enough time in the day!
I received a list of items that are cheaper on Educents, (one of my favorite online stores for educational resources) than on Amazon. I was shocked to find some items were $100 cheaper on Educents than Amazon. So, of course I wanted to share this time-and-money-saving list Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-47048280947924503232016-07-21T10:00:00.000-05:002016-08-09T01:18:09.497-05:00Staples: Back to School Supplies! Under $10!It's that time of year again! Wait... it's only July. Yes! It's time to start thinking about Back-To-School already! School supplies are on crazy discounts right now at many of the major retailers. Although I don't have school age kids, I am a teacher at heart and can't resist a fresh pack of new markers...crayons..notebooks... you get the idea :) (I'm also SUPER thrifty and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-35428940495086627732016-07-20T09:20:00.002-05:002016-08-08T23:21:29.835-05:00Exploring: Willow River State Park - Hudson, WIWe are blessed with one of the most amazing parks in St Croix County, WI. Resting just outside of Hudson sits a stunning State Park with endless options of things to do. This park has been in my back yard my entire lift (literally, I grew up less than a mile away) and I never took advantage of all the great things it had to offer until the last 5 years.
"With nearly 3,000 acres ofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-89766452629210999332016-07-13T17:00:00.000-05:002016-08-08T23:22:23.727-05:00Exploring: Downtown Hastings, MNI had so much fun with last week's post about Hudson, WI that I thought i would try to make this a weekly series where I explore a small town and share some of the great adventures I have along the way.
Last Thanksgiving my friend Vicki asked me to run the Thanksgiving Gobble Gait 8K with her in Hastings. I had never spent much time there and just figured it would be like any run. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-64167565235490622392016-07-10T18:00:00.000-05:002016-07-10T18:00:02.833-05:00Stitch Fix: Fix #31One of the questions I get asked most often by people who used to read my blog (before my long hiatus) is if I still do Stitch Fix. The answer is yes. I've only taken one break from Stitch Fix and it was when I was pregnant with George. What's wonderful about Stitch Fix is that they offer maternity clothes as well. I have heard from a few friends who have tried the maternity Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-68025362443751079052016-07-05T13:58:00.000-05:002016-07-21T10:53:27.285-05:00Exploring: Downtown Hudson, WII have always loved where I grew up and am proud to call Hudson, Wisconsin my hometown. Although we now live twenty minutes away (in Woodville, WI), I am still completely enamored with Hudson. (And I'm not the only one! Hudson was just named #1 out of the 7 best places to live in Wisconsin - here)
What is it about Hudson that makes it so special? For me, there was nothingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-74620117026820205282016-07-01T09:00:00.000-05:002016-07-01T09:00:19.124-05:00Meal Planner and Grocery List PrintableA helpful printable I created a few years ago to help with meal planning and grocery shopping. Plan your meals, scan your cupboards and make your list to take to the store. I removed the customization from the top of the document but ours has "Adam, Kristen & George" and then I date the week as well. Since I'm new to printables, I thought I would share this one first Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-38498937128010455192016-06-29T20:47:00.003-05:002016-08-09T01:18:41.717-05:00How We Cut the Cord ...and Still Watch Our Shows!When we moved into our new house we went through a lot of changes and learned to adapt (umm... we do NOT have air conditioning or a furnace.. HUGE adjustment). So when we found out that our internet plus cable was going to be close to $200 we had to make a decision whether or not it was truly worth it to have cable.
I started researching online, polled friends and family, and had a lot Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-66862260041002762512016-06-29T13:45:00.001-05:002016-08-09T01:19:22.901-05:00Building Blocks - Building Fun!Thinking back when I was growing up I absolutely loved to build with Legos, wooden blocks (remember those great blocks with the little letters on them?), and lincoln logs. Now that George is getting old, we absolutely have so much fun building. He LOVES building big towers and all sorts of other things (sometimes I think we have more fun building!). (Disclaimer: This post contains sponsored Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-69033166161778891232016-06-20T17:09:00.001-05:002016-08-09T11:44:18.237-05:00Bulletin Board MakeoverBefore we moved to the new house our bulletin board (similar here)was the center of everything. We kept family photos, important dates, invitations as well as any other important paper we could tack up on it. Then last July we moved and our HUGE bulletin board simply didn't really "fit" anywhere.
In our kitchen the previous owners had a large TV that they simply painted around. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-17330133500531666942016-06-15T21:43:00.000-05:002016-08-09T01:19:54.904-05:00Bedroom DIY - Part 2This post has been in the making for quite.some.time! Our room is not 100% finished (it's lacking curtains) but I HAD to share the rest of our progress we've made. (Part 1 - here)
One of the ways I gain inspiration for each of the rooms we complete is through reading blogs, websites, and watching home restoration shows (This Old House and Fixer Upper are my Favorites!). I found thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-59192710328888477362016-01-11T13:02:00.001-06:002016-06-30T10:40:56.449-05:00Bedroom DIY - Part 1Hello friends!
Where the heck have I been? Well, most of you know that we moved back in July. While we hoped buying this house would be less DIY and more R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N, we were seriously wrong! Each room we've done so far has presented different challenges, including a bathroom which once we painted, re-trimmed and cleaned up, turned out to have a serious leak and created a rainstormAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-78516176832209513622015-04-22T09:11:00.003-05:002015-04-23T09:29:19.809-05:00#HealthyEating for a #HealthyFamilyHere are some of the foods we ate and recipes we used while I was in bootcamp. We loved some of the changes we made with food so will continue to eat these even though we aren't intentionally losing weight - just maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I don't have all the calorie counts for the foods I made, I usually used My Fitness Pal to help calculate what I was eating.
Garlic Parmesan Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-26736849157746055002015-04-06T10:18:00.001-05:002016-08-09T11:45:44.821-05:00A New Way of Living. #HealthyMama #HealthyFamily #HealthyKidI gained 31lbs of baby weight that somehow didn't miraculously fall off when I left the hospital, so last year I started running. I ran 5Ks, 10Ks, and finished with a half marathon.. and even after that I kept running. But the weight still didn't fall off with all that running. The reason? Because I wasn't EATING properly. I have learned that 80% of weight loss Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-74960114998757305662015-03-29T20:54:00.001-05:002016-08-09T11:51:11.258-05:00Stitch Fix #10 - My Fix ReviewedI've had a few people ask me if I quit doing Stitch Fix... And the answer is no! I actually took a break from receiving a fix for a while because I was on this AWESOME weight loss journey. I wanted to celebrate my loss by getting a fix towards the end of my boot camp. (Which will be another post when it's officially over this week!) What is Stitch Fix?
Stitch Fix is a monthly or as you requestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-3127462019187920382015-03-22T07:54:00.000-05:002015-03-22T07:57:36.152-05:00Spring Cleaning In my last post I mentioned that I recently decided fell into becoming a consultant with Norwex.. How does that happen? Well Norwex is having this really awesome deal right now where you can sign up to become a consultant for FREE (ish)! Yes. Free. No obligations, no required sales, straight up free. You get a smaller starter kit (see below) but all the stuff is free Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-69335587449384228442015-03-19T17:21:00.000-05:002015-03-19T17:22:37.770-05:00An Influenster Review - Dessange Oleo MiracleOne thing I absolutely love doing is surveys. It's silly I know, but I always wonder who votes for products or thinks that commercials are hitting the target market (I often question what they are actually advertising and to who)? So I signed up for Influenster to do product reviews on things I already use and to receive full size products in exchange for my reviews.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-14480035177687435502015-03-18T21:10:00.001-05:002015-03-18T21:10:36.930-05:00A Brief Hiatus!Friends... I have been laying L-O-W from this blogging thing lately! I was fully ramped up and ready to go with super blogging and then BAM! Christmas came...and went... and I just stopped. Completely stopped. So where have I been? What have I been up to?
Back in January I joined this fabulous group - Losing it with Lisa. It's hosted by Lisa Rambo, a former Biggest Loser Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-42686047221127363132014-12-15T08:55:00.000-06:002016-08-09T11:52:24.006-05:00Weekend in Review - Busy Mama!We had a very busy weekend! After being out of town last week (and being crazy busy while I was gone!) I returned home to a full weekend of George. I was so happy to be back and my sweet boy was still awake when I arrived home on Thursday. I worked on Friday but since I work from home (most of the time) I was able to keep him home with me. Which by the way, I was approved Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-76222969373083750132014-12-10T05:00:00.001-06:002014-12-10T06:22:59.844-06:00Christmas Cheer Box RevealRachel over at Floral and Fudge co-hosted a Christmas Cheer Box Linkup and I decided to get in on all of the fun! The goal was to send a box to a fellow blogger (whose name you were sent) and to spend less than $10. It was suggested the items be "Christmas Themed" and sent by December 1st.
Kaitlin over at Little Goodies (who by the way has 2 of the cutestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-24503560495568655252014-12-10T05:00:00.000-06:002014-12-10T06:22:51.566-06:00Christmas Cheer Box - The One I Sent
My first year of blogging has certainly been an interesting one! I have followed many different bloggers and am learning my own style and ways as I go. One of my current charges is to be more active and involved in the blogging world. Rachel over at Floral and Fudge is co-hosting a Christmas Cheer Box Linkup with other bloggers.
One of the "rules" of the cheer Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213810748375196785.post-31718839822251292742014-12-09T07:07:00.000-06:002014-12-09T07:07:29.444-06:00Stitch Fix #9 - My Fix ReviewedI kind of forgot that I was getting a Stitch Fix this week! I was so excited when I came home to the box on my front step! How did I forget? Well it's been so hectic with Christmas shopping, working, planning a weekend trip out of town followed by a work trip out of town that I simply forgot this was coming! I had briefly looked at my shipping notice to see what I was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576437111253651227noreply@blogger.com0