Ten Tips For Making Your Life Easier and More Efficient on the Go

Busy Moms are always on the go!  What do you do to make your life easier? 

1. Plan meals ahead:  Making a meal plan for the week is one of the best time savers!  I check the local grocery store ad, think about what I have on hand, and use those to come up with meal plans for the week.  It takes very little time, and saves so much time and effort!  As an added bonus, you’re less likely to waste money by going out to eat at the last minute if you have a plan.
2. Use the internet to shop:  We buy a lot of things that you can’t really get locally through the internet.  It’s so easy to place an order and have it shipped right to your door!  It requires a little planning ahead, but in the long run saves so much time!  We hardly ever have to go to “big box” stores these days. 

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Social Media - How on Earth did we get along without it?

Thank you to BING Social Search for sponsoring my post about social media. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

How has social media changed my life? I think the better question is how hasn’t it!

Without social media I wouldn’t have this blog – which for me is way more than just a blog! I love being able to share my ideas with others and to get their feedback. When someone leaves a comment on my facebook page or my blog saying that I’ve helped them in some way it really makes my day!  Without social media I would never have had the opportunity to try so many amazing products and share them with my readers.  

It has connected me with lots of other Moms who have the same ideals as me. I remember when I was considering cloth diapering. No one I knew here did it, and at the time I didn’t know that much about it. Thanks to social media I was able to research and find out about a lot of different options, as well as connect with a lot of other parents who were going through the same journey as me! There is nothing like a little support to keep you on the right track!


From diapers to homemade household cleaners, it allows me to research things much more easily. I remember growing up having to spend hours at the library if I wanted to research a topic. With a toddler, this is impossible of course, so having the internet at my fingertips lets me find new recipe ideas, parenting tips, and more. A quick shout-out on facebook or twitter always generates some great advice!


We also love the restaurant recommendations you can get online now! When we’re going on vacation, it’s easy to see what other people thought of all of the local places to eat in that town. It makes it so much easier to try new places when you can see what other people’s opinions!

How do you use social media?  

Mars Needs Moms!

Being a Mom is hard work.  Some days Little Miss adores me, but there are other days when she is not very happy with me.  When I’m trying to get her to eat something she doesn’t want, or take a bath when she is not ready, or especially when it’s time to go to bed!  Of course, there are more times when she adores me than not, so it all works out! 

In honor of the March 11th release of "Mars Needs Moms," SocialMoms is bringing us an entertaining new blogging program that asks us what are the top ten things you think your kids would miss most about you if you were abducted by aliens/Martians?  So here is my ten!

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