Loving Progress Not Perfection
“Sonya, just start putting together a plan. It will give you some goals and pull you out of that feeling of being overwhelmed.”

“Sonya, just start putting together a plan. It will give you some goals and pull you out of that feeling of being overwhelmed.”
My husband’s work place is having a summer party this Saturday so naturally, I turn to Amazon online shopping because I don’t really have anything to wear! Honestly, I have something that I could wear (smile), and yet I would really like something that is a little dressier and that keeps me from glistening. Okay,…
With a newborn, it seemed like all my time management skills went out the window. But there was one thing that helped me feel hopeful—Laundry Day Monday. Monday would come and I would somehow get some laundry done. I didn’t say ALL the laundry, but some. This simple habit helped me to persevere, but I…
The best new year resolution is actually something that nobody’s talking about. The New Year symbolizes a time of reflection and a fresh start. It’s understood that what you do is make resolutions and add things to your bucket list. Then you start doing them on January 1. We do it that way, because it’s…
I was sitting in the drive thru line at McDonalds. No “healthy fall smoothies” there! It happens to the best of us, you know. You. Me. We just end up there when life is busy and we’re starting to get hangry (hungry + angry)! I had just finished shopping at our local grocery store. It…
When talking about meal planning for beginners, generally most people describe it as a simple 3 step process. Start with lists of days—Sunday through Saturday. Write down your meal planning ideas—breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks. Make a grocery list then go shopping. And magically after a few weeks of pulling together ALL the meal planning…
Typically when you search for ideas on how to buy groceries on a budget, you’ll get similar answers. Most often the suggestions range from a very extreme “Dave Ramsey Style” pay off debt quickly, which means beans and rice, and ramen noodles. Others suggest making all sorts of things like bread from scratch, casseroles and…