This year my husband and I have decided to do nearly all of our shopping online. We have three very good reasons for this: 1. We don’t have childcare in the evenings and so can’t go shopping together. 2. It’s just so darn convenient. 3. We can be a tad lazy sometimes and wait untilRead More
6 Best Experiences to Give as Gifts
There are nights where I wake up nearly screaming from a bad dream. Maybe you’ve had it, too. It’s the dream where I’m drowning in all of the toys and clutter in my children’s rooms! A few years ago I realized that my kids didn’t need more toys every Christmas or birthday. So IRead More
5 Ways We Saved in November
I love reading blogs like Frugally Blonde and Medium Sized Family which share practical ways that their family has saved money. A few months ago I decided to write my own post each month on how we save, and it has quickly become one of the most popular features here on The Orthodox Mama. Here areRead More
Daring to Dream Big: Weekly Goals for December 7
Late last December I sat down to make my goals for 2015, just like I had for the past three years. I wrote a few similar to ones I had in years past: have one date night each month, go on a family outing each month, and watch 12 movies from the AFI Top 100.Read More
What I’m Reading This Week #35
Each week I share books I’m reading for my Read 100 Challenge, as well as podcasts I’m listening to and links I love from around the blogosphere. I love to get recommendations, so please let me know what you are reading! As I was writing the title for this post, I just couldn’t getRead More
