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The 52 Week Money Saving Challenge

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I remember when my husband and I first got married....I was ALL about saving money and he was ALLLLLLLLLL about spending money. I can't tell you how many times I talked him off the "I'm gonna blow my money on (fill in the blank - big screen tv, iPad, Macbook, etc)" ledge. But it was a

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #41

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. This week our elf on the shelf {times two} arrived! And now I'm feeling very pressured to buy a third elf. When oh when did I decide it was a good idea for each boy to have their OWN elf on the shelf???? It seemed like an easy idea when

To Be Snowed In…

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We woke up on Friday morning around 7:00 am and all I heard was... "Bentley!!!! COME HERE!! Look at all this snow!" I secretly wanted to throw the comforter over my head, close my eyes and pretend it was all a dream. A very bad dream that I would soon wake up from. But I couldn't

Holiday Gift Giving Guide for the Ladies

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I wish I could say that I am that super-on-the-ball-mom that has all of her holiday gifts purchased before Thanksgiving. But, nope. I am not that type of mom when it comes to Christmas shopping. Insert *frantic last minute shopper*. I'm organized and completely Type A so the fact that I

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #40

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. I'm gonna go ahead and admit it. I'm lacking the Christmas spirit. Call me Scrooge. BUT I JUST CAN NOT GET IN THE MOOD TO DECORATE. I will say that after looking through so many of your Christmas projects I was a teensy bit more inspired

Forty-One Vlogs Later…

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Y'all, I am sad, but not sad to say.... THIS WILL BE MY LAST STOP & SMELL THE ROSES VLOG. No, not just for the year. Forever. I know last month I contemplated whether I would continue this link up or not for 2014 and I appreciate all of your feedback. So many of you said that this link

All I Want For Christmas is $1,000 CASH!! {GIVEAWAY}

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Sooooo..... Remember last year when we did the $1,000 Christmas cash giveaway???? Welp. We are making it an annual thang'. Oh yes, we are.  I would apologize for all the posts regarding your chance to win free stuff. Except I won't. Because it's FREE stuff. And what better than FREE CASH for the

October 2013 Income Report

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It's time for the monthly income report. Each month “The Wife” crunches the numbers on our earnings while I, “The Husband”, puts together a recap of what happened in our online business. A dangerous combo! As a reminder, this is why we do the income reports: Accountability. These will allow us

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #39

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. Happy Thanksgiving y'all! There are so many things for me to be thankful for this year... but I want to let YOU know how thankful I am for YOUR friendship. There are seriously some days when the kids are driving me crazy or my plate feels

Built-In Office Nook {Basement Project}

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It's been awhile since my basement has been finished. A LONGGGGG while actually. In true Mandy Rose fashion I am posting about it when I feel "inspired". Ha! That's my excuse for procrastination. I just haven't been inspired to share this space yet. Yea. That's what it is. Ahem. A few

Baby It’s Cold Outside: 3 Tips For Indoor Photography

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I LOVE everything about the magic of the holiday season.  That is, until January 2nd rolls around and I’m immediately ready for spring. Winter in Chicago seems to never end.  Sunset at 4:00 in the afternoon, wind so chilly that you don’t dare bring