Category: <span>Entertainment on a Budget</span>

The Government Grinch, or Creative, Re-thought Provision?

A well-meaning conservative politician that I follow across the country from me, finished off her latest mini-rant by asking if Trudeau will be ruining my Christmas. My immediate thought was, “No!”. Christmas in our house isn’t tight because of government idiocy, but instead because of lost jobs earlier in the …

Large Eggless Skillet Cookie (10 or 12 in pan)

As some of my readers may know, I am allergic to most store-bought chicken eggs.  Over the years I have learned this is less to do with the egg itself, and more to do what the chickens are fed, as I am unable to eat chicken or turkey either, unless …

Be a Rebel and Enjoy the Holidays! Ways to Have Fun and Stay Healthy This Season!

“Hundreds of medications are either running low or out of stock completely, with some store shelves depleted of children’s allergy medication, adult cough and cold syrup, eye drops and even some oral antibiotics, industry experts say.” https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/drug-shortages-worsen-across-canada-extend-beyond-kids-pain-and-fever-meds-1.6154117 Yet more criminal behaviour from the string pullers as they seek to feed …

Taming the Cupboard During the Holidays: It CAN Be Done! Examples Inside

As a single mom with kids in school, it is important to feed your family well without breaking the bank. Right now during the holiday season between halloween and New Years, we as single moms can inadvertently make life more difficult for ourselves by thinking we have to have what …

Becoming the Entertainment Rebel

#Thrive Thursday is here again, and this week’s subject is all about being a rebel around the idea of entertainment! For most people I talk to, the idea that entertainment is a testbed and breeding ground for agenda-driven ways of thinking and perceiving the world around us, is preposterous at …

Summer Fun on a Happy Budget!

#Thrive Thursday: This week as we Tame the Coin over the summer, we will talk a bit about a sizable wedge in the family budget known as the Grocery Bill! Particularly in summertime, this particular bill can grow almost as high if not higher than what we spend at Christmastime! …

Focus, Fun, and Fidget Busting

It’s #Thrive Thursday today! At least as of 7:38pm PST it’s still #Thrive Thursday. If you are homeschooling your kids, tomorrow could be a very “interesting” day trying to get them to finish their homework ahead of the long weekend. This assumes you are keeping them to a schedule and …

Forced Staycation? Spring Break? Here’s some ideas for you

Scheduling among working mothers has become a sudden issue with the COVID-19 situation causing governments and health authorities to declare gatherings below various thresholds to no longer take place. This has churches moving online, schools shutting down, and parents scrambling to figure out what to do with their kids so …

The One-Hour Walk Adventure

“What are we going to do today?” “I’m bored!” “But I read that book yesterday!” Uh oh, sounds like it’s time for another Mom-style adventure.  The fact that Spring Break is just around the corner here in Canada, brings back memories when my kids were still in elementary school.  We …