Favorite Finds Of The Week

I hope you’ve all had a fabulous week and are excited about the weekend!  After a dump run this morning (tons of yard waste ) Gwynn and I will be taking the kids to my sister’s place for a BBQ and bonfire with the family. It should be a good time. To keep you busy if you’re choosing to stay indoors this weekend here are a few good reads that I’ve come across this week. I hope you enjoy!

But first, a few things to note from this week:

• We had a guest post over at Simple Mom called Family Traditions: 10 Ideas To Get You Started! So be sure to check it out if you missed it.
• I was fortunate enough to be randomly selected by Megan at Simple Kids to receive her families favorite unsung children’s book “Carry Me” by Rosemary Wells. I know our boys will love it so I’m looking forward to receiving it.
• This week Gwynn implemented a few changes I had for the site. We’re really happy with how it turned out, it’s a little more pulled together and dare I say a bit more stylish? A huge thanks to my hubby for getting it done

And now…my favorite finds of the week

50 Bad Money Habits That Will Leave You Eating ALPO For Dinner – My Super Charged Life 

How well do you handle your finances?Most of us have some bad money habits that continued could leave us eating ALPO for dinner!  If not literally, then certainly figuratively.  Dogs might love ALPO and we might survive eating it, but it won’t be pleasant.  Shape up or you could wind up broke and desperate!  Check out this list to see if you have any bad money habits that you need to break!

The friendship-details. – The Creative Mama

The topic of friendship has been on my mind a lot lately, and we’ve had some great discussion amongst readers on the subject. Day to day life can be exhausting, whether you work or stay at home. There are appointments to be made, meetings to attend, deadlines to be met. Sometimes just getting through a busy week is enough to send any of us into a tailspin!

How you ask, are we to keep up with the the smallest details?

Beating Exercise Apathy - This Improved Life 

Doing the same exercise day in day out can have a negative impact on your whole fitness regime, and in some cases can be the reason that they fail. How many times have you heard or even thought yourself ‘oh I can’t be bothered today, it is so boring just jogging along for 30 minutes’. I know I have thought this, and I have to really give myself a kick up the behind to get going again. This is when you know exercise apathy has set in. But fear not, there are some simple ways to beat it. But firstly, watch out for:-

How to Let Go and Forgive - Zen Habits

We’ve all been hurt by another person at some time or another — we were treated badly, trust was broken, hearts were hurt. And while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain lingers for too long. We relive the pain over and over, and have a hard time letting go.

This causes problems. It not only causes us to be unhappy, but can strain or ruin relationships, distract us from work and family and other important things, make us reluctant to open up to new things and people. We get trapped in a cycle of anger and hurt, and miss out on the beauty of life as it happens.

What Do I Do When My Spouse And I Aren’t On The Same Page? – Simple Mom

Before you read any further – the foundation for this post is that marriage is designed as a place to grow up. If you don’t agree with this idea, it’s probably best if you head on to the other blogs in your reader.

If you are a regular reader of blogs like Simple Mom or Zen Habits, or even Simple Marriage (sorry, shameless plug), then it’s likely you are interested in ways to simplify or improve life, family, marriage, and work.