Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting!***This post was originally published in 2010. It has been updated to include additional information.*** Each month of the […] Read more…
Bare Minerals 101 – Face: The Basics {Beauty for Busy Moms}
I decided to start with makeup rather than clothing because its easier & cheaper to make a change. If a woman is in the process of a weight change, makeup is easier than a lot of money on transitional clothes. In fact, I started for that reason. I was between regular clothes & the third […] Read more…
Zootles Vs. Ranger Rick Jr.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate/referral links. Thanks for your support! We love kids magazines and my girls especially love the science magazines. When our Ranger Rick Jr. subscription ran out, I couldn’t find a good deal, so we bought Zootles instead. Here are our thoughts on which we like better. Zootles About […] Read more…
Under A Blackberry Moon {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher In exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I requested a copy of Under a Blackberry Moon for review mostly because it is set in Michigan. As much as […] Read more…
C is for Consistency…Sorta ;) {Weekly Wrap Up}
This week has been an exercise in consistency. For me. As much as I work at it, you’d think I’d be closer by now! We managed to do school most days this week, but I didn’t get my “C” extras out and just did the activities leftover from my 5 year old from LOTW. She […] Read more…
{CLOSED} NOVICA $25 Jewelry Giveaway {Beauty for Busy Moms}
Disclaimer: I received a gift card in exchange for this post. In addition, Novica also provided a gift code to give away. No other compensation was received. I’m so excited to share this opportunity to win a $25 gift code for Novica. Novica works with National Geographic to curate goods handmade by artisans from around […] Read more…
Building Family Culture with Halloween Costume Themes
*** This article originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. *** We are pretty big on building a family culture and so having a family Halloween costume theme is a habit that I am going to try to foster for as long as I […] Read more…
Stranded {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! I’ve waxed poetic on Christian suspense novels before, so when the opportunity to review Stranded by Dani Pettrey came up, I leapt at it! […] Read more…
Pirate School Resources: Tots – First Grade
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate/referral links. Thanks for your support! Our family LOVES pirates. The first time my husband & I heard about International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19) on the radio, we were smitten! When we had kids, my daughter became obsessed with pirates thanks to Peter Pan. We decided to make […] Read more…
My $15 CVS Trip Today!
Almay eye makeup remover @ $5.79 – $3 ECB = $2.79 Cover Girl 2 lipsticks smoochies @ $5.79 1 flip stick lip color @ $9.49 1 lip perfection jumbo balm @ $8.49 – BOGO discount $7.15 – (4) $2/1 coupons – $5 ECB = $9.41 for 4 lipsticks **could have been less but I wanted […] Read more…