giving is right around the corner

"the value of a man resides in what he gives, and not what he is capable of receiving"
              ~kahlil gibran


hey! just wanted to remind you to check back EVERYDAY starting the month of november!!!

when is the last time you did something nice for someone? if you don't know,let me help you out...  in just a couple of days i will be posting one thing a day that we all can do to SIMPLY GIVE to someone else! i am going to try to pick things that pertain to everyone,but if it doesn't pertain to you,i encourage you to  do a little something of your own

lets make this next month all about giving! so many people don't give ,but if they do its with strings attatched, certain conditions or because the think they can get something out of it!! just do these things to be a blessing and not thinking about yourself! (but i do have to say most times when you do give, you will be blessed back! that's just an awesome plus! )



the "30 day live to give challenge" starts in 2 days!!! get excited to SIMPLY GIVE to others everyday!

the cheerful giver

"you make a living by what you get. you make a life by what you give"  ~winston churchill


 i stumbled across this quote tonight and thought it was awesome! i asked myself what the last part meant when he said "you make a life by what you give" ...did he mean your/my own life or others people's life that you give to? i came to the conclusion that it means both!(well,it does to me anyway) if you make a life full of giving to others,how could that not make your life happier knowing that you are blessing people! and if you have been on the recieving end of a blessing,you know that just one little blessing from someone can make (or change) your life life! with the "30 day live to give challenge" (i so need to come up with a different name than challenge...it sounds so corney) only days away i just wanted to encourage you to get excited about giving!!  SIMPLY GIVE  with a cheerful heart!

gimme a break.....

gimme a break,gimme a break, break me off a piece of that kit-kat bar! that song is stuck in my head tonight!!! haha this is for all you busy mommas about there...wether you work inside the home or out,we all need a break! the other day the only time i had to myself was sneaking upstairs for 2 mintues to eat a kit-kat bar!!! seriously! (i think thats why the song is stuck in my head,plus kit-kats are my fave!!!) i was just thinking today about the moms role...we give give give all day,everyday and sometimes you  need to give yourself a break!!! and from what i hear as the kids grow up,we are giving even more!! i cant imagine when my boys get older, taking them to baseball practice,to games,to school,packing lunches,running forgotten back packs places,being a room mom, having birthday parties,and so on! i think im crazy busy now,but it's going to get even crazier:)

i talk to so many moms about feeling guilty about going to the store without a kid on her hip,getting their hair done, going out with the girls to get coffee or being away from thier kids! i just wanted to encourage you to  take time for yourself bc we are better moms if we can do that!! plus,we deserve it!!!! ;) SIMPLY GIVE yourself a break (and dont feel guilty about it)!!!!

sometimes its hard to leave these 2 little cute faces :)

love my guys!!!

happy mother's day hot momma's!!!

now, go book yourself a mani pedi!

live to give

ok,so....i have been thinking about what i can call this 30 days giving thing and as corney as it sounds i am going to be calling it the " 30 day live to give challenge",im not crazy about the word challenge but as a busy momma, i dont have time to be looking up all the different names i could call it!:)

 is there something that someone has done for you that really blessed you? if so, i would like to know about it! big or small...if its something i think a lot of people could do, i may include it in my "live to give challenge"! for example, as little as this may sound....one day of the challenge is going to be ,when you go thru starbucks,dunkin donuts or anywhere to get your morning cup of coffee, to purchase the persons behind you! its just something little but wouldnt it be fun to go through the drive thru and the cashier say "the person in front of you bought your coffee and said to have a good day!" just little things like that can brighten someones day and then the next day they might do that same thing for someone else!!!its all about simply giving a little thought in the day about someone else! either facebook me or comment below suggestions!

 i want to start posting if you know of a family in need,someone needs a job,or really anything that would help someone out! i hope to get enough people to read this that if someone is in need, that we can help them! 

p.s also if you could start posting this or getting other people to follow once our "30 day live to give challenge" starts,that would be awesome! just more people to be a blessing and to SIMPLY GIVE  to others!!!!

simply give...its that easy

i have been wanting to start a blog for awhile now and thought i would just write about my daily life as a stay at home mom....but how many stories can you hear about a crazy little two year old getting into EVERYTHING in the house and some days driving me a little coo coo. or how my precious little (almost 9 month old) baby boy is starting to eat table food and what im doing to soothe his little teeth coming through! haha it would prob be the same old thing everyday....although with my 2 year old i could probably keep you entertained for a good month or so with the crazy things he does! for example not too long ago while i was cooking dinner he snuck upstairs and was "cooking" a little dinner of his own by stirring the toilet water with my favorite wooden spoon from the kitchen (which i did throw away) or the time i was getting ready for  the day and heard hunter in the next room saying "ouch mommy,ouch" to find him with his diaper off with a maxi pad stuck to his little man parts!!ouch is right haha! while those stories might bring a smile to your face ,i wondered what i could do to bring a smile to more than just the people that read my silly stories...or really what YOU could do! so thATS why i have started the blog.....SIMPLY GIVE!  if we all spent even a minute to SIMPLY GIVE a smile to someone, wave hello and thought more about people this world would be a different place! i know we have all seen those corney "pass it on" commercials ,but i dont thik there is a greater feeling to know that just a simple gesture just made someones day! with the holidays coming up i thought this would be a perfect time to start ....so starting NOVEMBER 1ST im going to put daily things on here that we all can do to make someday's day! (kinda like a 30 days of giving thing)so check back DAILY to see what little things you can do!!!  im really excited about this and really hope you enjoy!!! from now till november 1st...lets all just start by being more friendly to people,smile more and always be thinking of what you can do to SIMPLY GIVE alittle bit of yourself!  *disclaimer- if anything was mispelled during this blog...is bc my baby is crawling all over the place and my 2 year old just brought me a cucumber from the fridge! :)