thursday roundup

We’re still working on kicking our colds. Of the 4 who were sick, 2 are now better. I’m not one of them. I’m not so bad I can’t function but I feel rundown. So today I’m taking a break, well a virtual break anyway.

Want to read more by me? Check out these guest/staff posts I wrote on other sites:

Virtually Organized: How to Stock the Pantry

Moolanomy: How to Save Money without Thinking

Don’t forget to enter my Sun and Earth giveaway to win a bag full of awesome, green laundry products here.

Have you seen Zen Family Habits yet? If not, set aside about an hour, and go read. Love this new site. I find this post to be really inspirational. 6 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Child’s Life.

My friend in real life, Liz, wrote this excellent post called, Set a Good Example with eating habits. It’s a great post, and can really apply to other areas of life.

Frugal Dad gives us 5 reasons to dump a strict budget. He makes the analogy of a strict diet and how unsuccessful that is for most people. For years I did this! I would budget too strictly, and end up giving up. Now I have a cushion built-in to our budget, and we have a short-term savings account too.

Have 10 minutes? Emily offers you some fabulous ideas on how much you can accomplish in 10 minutes. This is great advice for a super busy mom, like me.

Are you an author or want to be? Read Don Lafferty’s tips on Marketing in a Web 2.0 world. (and I’m not just asking you to read it because he mentions me )

Have a blog post you wrote, or read something great this week, leave me a comment. I’m always looking for new things to read.

Kelly

About Kelly

Kelly Whalen is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.