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I am a stay at home mom with four wonderful kids. I have been married for over 10 years to my best friend. I am head over heels in love with him. He always supports my crazy "thrifty adventures". We have a lot of fun together.

I was raised on a small dairy farm. Where I learned very young, the value of hard work and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Growing up our meals were made from scratch. Only on special occasion would we get name brand cereal, chips, or any other fancy treats. Now that I am a Mom with my own budget, the basic foods always comes first. I too make most of our meals from scratch and take pride in feeding my family a well balanced healthy diet.

I enjoy seeing how far I can make our budget stretch, and when I take the time to match sales with coupons I am able to get all those "fun & fancy" items that would other wise be out of my budget. Being thrifty has always been a way of life for me, but it has also become a real joy.

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Wordless Wednesday

Who would have thought a piece of paper ripped in half, with a few boxes on it would be the trick to getting Maleeya to potty train.  I would love to have Maleeya out of diapers by the time the new baby comes, but she has not shown much interest in the potty.  One morning I decided to make a quick potty chart, and gave her a sticker every time she tried to go potty.  If she went then she got an M&M, too.  We are still not 100% but doing great and well on our way to being diaper free! She is so proud of her chart!

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9 comments to Wordless Wednesday

  • Lisa

    I see lots of stickers on that chart! Great job Maleeya!

  • I wonder if that would work for my son who is 13yr to just lift the seat LOL I used to used 99c store toys wrapped like gifts and put them in a basket and when he used the potty he would pick one. Your daughter is SO cute!

  • What a gorgeous angel your Maleeya is!! My son is 2 and is not at ALL interested yet. Oh well. :)

  • Maleeya is 2…she will be 3 in August

  • Stevie

    Aw so cute!!
    How old is she?

  • Jen

    Very cute, maybe i’ll try that!

  • Julie

    How old is Maleeya? I have a 28 month old little girl who isn’t showing a whole lot of interest in potty training but I think may be close. I’m due with #2 in August and would love to have my daughter out of diapers before the next one comes. But I’ve also heard the theory of don’t push the child or it just frustrates both of you. Just curious on your thoughts. Thanks.

  • Amber

    How cute. We potty trainded our 2 1/2 yr old girl the same way a couple months ago. after a week of doing this and the “naked & $75 method”($75 for carpet cleaning) she had only rare wet accidents. after 3 weeks she was fully potty trained even in public.
    Funny how a few stickers work. =)

  • Cidalia

    Way to go Maleeya!!