What I read: This week I am reading The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King. This novel was the follow up to The Language of Bees that I read last week. I have never read a book that seemed more like a "Part Two" to the previous book before. The author cleverly made… Continue reading Weekly Recap (March 13, 2020)
Author: Clinging to the Little Way
I am a Catholic mother trying to stay on the Path to Holiness and inspire others to come along on the journey.
Goal Updates for Week 10
**I dropped the Home Improvement goal from my list and replaced it with a $5 Weekly Charity Challenge goal. A few years ago I did a challenge where I tried to get the most amount of food I could get for $5 and then gave it to charity. Recently I have seen more and more… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 10
Ten things I have learned during my 38th year on Earth
To celebrate my birthday, I thought I would share a few things that I have learned this past year. Some are silly and some are more serious, but “silly and serious” basically sums me up perfectly:) 1. That volunteering is addictive and healthy As my kids have gotten older, I have started volunteering more and… Continue reading Ten things I have learned during my 38th year on Earth
Weekly Recap (March 6, 2020)
What I read: This week I am reading The Language of Bees by Laurie King. I have enjoyed this book so much. The interesting thing about this series is that each book seems totally different. Some of the books I have loved and others I have skimmed through or just quit reading all together. A… Continue reading Weekly Recap (March 6, 2020)
Goal Updates for Week 9
1. Walk at least 500 miles this year (78 miles down and 422 to go) I completed ten miles this week by doing Bodyfit by Amy videos on YouTube, walking, and doing the elliptical at the gym. 2. Eat at least five fruits/vegetables every day I did this for 6 days. 3. Learn Spanish this… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 9
Frugal February Week 4
Money spent on groceries Walmart: $70 Total spent for the month: $367 Money left: $33 Fun money spent Whitt's bbq: $2 Total spent: $57 Money left: $15 **Since we had leftover money from the grocery budget and the fun money categories, we decided to use it for another date night to celebrate my birthday early.… Continue reading Frugal February Week 4
Weekly Recap (2/28/2020)
What I read: This week I am reading The Game by Laurie R. King. Luckily my library has almost all of the books in this series, so I will be reading Ms. King's work for awhile. Emma (15 years old) finished The Light Between Oceans (and came sobbing into my room after she read it....this… Continue reading Weekly Recap (2/28/2020)
Goal Updates for Week 8
1. Walk at least 500 miles this year (68 miles down and 432 to go) I completed eight miles this week by doing Bodyfit by Amy videos on YouTube, walking, and doing the elliptical at the gym. 2. Eat at least five fruits/vegetables every day I did this for 6 days. 3. Learn Spanish this… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 8
Frugal February Week 3 Update
This was another rather easy week in my opinion. We were out of town for the weekend so that helped with the food budget quite a bit. I purposely put an exclusion into my Frugal February rules that said we did not have to count any eating out costs we incurred when traveling out of… Continue reading Frugal February Week 3 Update
Weekly Recap (2/21/2020)
What I read: This week I read The Wednesday Wars, Ready Player One (I really tried to like this book, but it was just so boring to me), and I am currently reading The Murder of Mary Russell (which I am loving!) The Wednesday Wars is a YA fiction book. It is set during… Continue reading Weekly Recap (2/21/2020)
Clinging to the Little Way 