Happy Friday, friends! It’s a happy Friday, indeed, for this girl as I am preparing for an overnight with my two best friends from my church camp days in Chicago. I get to travel a lot for work, but a trip just for me is a rarity and I’m so excited. I’m also happy that our bathroom renovations are finally done! This week has been a mad scramble to get back on track with my work since my kiddos were on Spring Break. I am sure, just like every other mom, you understand the juggle struggle that happens as the school year comes to a close. Every day my mantra is, “I think I can, I think I can.”
Today we have Ashley from A Little Something Wonderful sharing a few things that are making her happy this week! Ashley is a frequent commenter on here and also a 3 things enthusiast. How lucky am I to get to share her list today? VERY lucky!
If you are interested in being a guest poster on the 3 little things, send over a list of your 3 favorites and why to amy@momadvice.com and I will share them in the upcoming weeks!
Let’s peek at Ashley’s favorites today!
My husband and I recently took Dave Ramsey’s course, Financial Peace University. In addition to doing a monthly budget, we now also follow his recommendation for paying cash for many purchases. While paying for cash has really transformed our budget and allowed us to save money and pay off debt every month, I was not a fan of the envelopes. There was no place to keep change and they were flimsy. Enter my favorite new wallet from Melissa’s etsy shop, A Time for Everything. This wallet has amazing tabs to help divide and organize your cash into categories of spending (groceries, gas, etc.). There is a separate zipper pocket for change, and pockets for cards, a driver’s license, and receipts.
I have a serious phobia of the dentist that causes me to take fanatical care of my oral health. I recently found this amazing mouthwash that I have been loving lately.
Essential Oxygen Brushing Rinse is described as part mouthwash, part toothpaste. It works to repair and prevent a whole host of oral issues including gum pockets and receding gums, tooth sensitivity, bad breath, tartar, canker sores and toxic morning mouth. It does all of this while also naturally whitening your teeth. Free of harmful chemicals this brushing rinse also contains essential oils (which I love!). This mouthwash is not overpowering and does not leave a weird aftertaste in your mouth. After using it, your mouth just feels clean.
My husband loves pancakes on the weekends. I was always so grouchy about making them because it meant mixing up a gluten free flour mix and creating pancakes from scratch. I wouldn’t mind this except the pancakes often weren’t very good–either a weird flavor or a strange consistency–the joys of gluten free baking! Last weekend while shopping at Whole Foods we saw this new to us product on the shelves and decided to give it a try–all you do is add water and cook up your flap jacks. These were so delicious that I actually went back to double check the bag to confirm that they were in fact gluten free. I can not recommend this mix enough!!!
How fun was that list this week? I am so excited to share more great ideas from you all in the weeks to come! Thank you, Ashley, for generously sharing the happy today!
In my world… Capsule Wardrobe Ideas (current capsule HERE). The April switch is one sweater out and silky floral pants in for the month. I think all sweaters are officially out of the wardrobe now. Did you get the memo, Indiana? Are you following me on Instagram? I post 4 outfits each week!
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Now it’s your turn! What’s making you happy this week?