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27+ Budget-Friendly Meal Train Ideas

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low cost meal train recipes - 4 example meals

  Meal Trains are such a wonderful way to lend a helping hand to friends or family members having a difficult time. But what do you do when you want to help but feel limited by budget restraints?  I reached out to some of my blogging friends and gathered 27 budget-friendly meal train ideas. Whether you are dropping off a home-cooked meal for a sick person, new parents, or a friend or family member having a tough time, these meal train recipes are a great way to say, "I'm thinking about you."  These ideas caught my attention as the best meals for a meal train Keep Reading

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10+ Easy & Impressive Cash Gift Ideas for Teenagers

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    Anyone who knows me, knows that I am always trying to come up with creative ways to give the best gifts for the least amount of effort!  You could say I'm a lazy gifter with the need to be seen as a good gifter. HA One of my favorite things to give the older kids in my life (teens, college students, etc) is COLD HARD CASH. They love it! It's lazy for me because it's SO easy to do, but it's their favorite thing so they LOVE getting it!  That's what I call a win-win. :)  I don't know a single young person from 13 years old to 22 years old in Keep Reading

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13+ Best Keepsake Baby Gifts

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A cute plush teddy bear adorned with a bow tie sits among baby blankets and a wrapped gift. The image features text saying "Keepsake Baby Gifts" in glittery gold, blue, and pink letters. Background includes soft teddy bear illustrations.

  One thing I have found to be so true throughout motherhood has been --> Mothers of newborns need keepsake gifts!  The new parents may not realize it in the moment as they are learning and navigating life with their first baby or the even more challenging adaptation of going from one to two children, but you need to cherish these moments! You always think “oh I will remember that forever” and then you find yourself asking your spouse “what was it that child #1 said that one time that was so cute?”      When shopping for keepsakes for your own Keep Reading

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How to Make Your Bathroom Smell Good All the Time {the 5 Best Ways!}

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A person cleaning a toilet bowl inside a white frame. Text over the image reads, "best ways to make your BATHROOM SMELL fresh" in bold and cursive fonts. A small logo on the bottom left reads, "What Mommy Does.

  I'm not one to keep my bathrooms shiny and spotless because I HATE cleaning bathrooms with a passion! I will happily wash an unlimited amount of dishes, wash mountains of laundry, and mop all the floors.....but bathrooms??!! YUCK!! The reason I don't like getting intimate with my bathrooms (the smell) is precisely the reason I want them to smell fresh all the time. LOL what a dilemma!  I don't know if I'm smart or lazy (maybe a little bit of both?), but at any rate, I've figured out some little tricks over the years to keep my bathroom smelling really good without having to Keep Reading

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