In my new journal I have things set up for me. I have my future log and calendex (all the months of the year) set up to track any and all holidays, birthdays, appointments, important dates. The next thing I have for me is books I've read. This way I can keep track of what I read and I will write the title of the book on the image of books on a book case. I have a weight loss tracker that I plan on starting next year to keep track of the weight I want to lose and make it to where I can visually see it, not just feel it. Then there are my goals for 2019. I have mine broken up as Financial, Health, Personal, Relations (such relationships), and Self-Care. I have a small reminder of MIT goals (Most Important Task) and SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, Time Bound)....a way to remind myself to set obtainable goals even Rome wasn't built in a day!

I have a section and this is where the Happy Planner couldn't quite help me out. As you see in the middle picture I have things broken down in Zones. I'll post a link to Flylady so if your interested you can read up on that and tweak it to fit you and your needs. I used my Zebra Midliners to color coordinate what I need to do and when. I was all over the place with Happy Planner and my zones didn't quite work for me the way I needed them to.

I also do a monthly layout that lets me know what goal I am working towards to for the month, important dates, tasks that need to be done such as i.e Christmas cards addressed then when to mail them out by to get to everyone before the post office stops running for the Christmas holiday.

I then do weekly layouts to keep track of what is going on for the whole week. It lets me know what zones to clean in, what things need to get move to another day of the week, appointments, reminders and etc. I have mine set for me and I do theme's. Next month I'm doing nightmare before Christmas because honestly I don't overly care for massive amounts of snowmen, Santa clauses and more.  I'm a bit of a minimalist but I do decorate my tree with lots of ornaments and stuff like that but not outside or windows.

So I will be posting mad links on how to start a bullet journal, places to get free guides if you are needing templates and more. Just remember don't get discouraged about all the thousands of creative bullet journals you see. They too had to start some where and that is what works for them. Do what works for you!

Bullet Journal The Original OG
The lazy genius collective on bullet journal
Bullet Journal 101

Ok Now for the guides/templates

Petite Planner has found 30 free bullet journal printables
Mommyoverwork has Tons of stuff.
Free Bullet Journal Printables from Life is Messy
Life by Whitney < I use this one ALOT! She has free downloads with measurements/notes/ and her version....so worth the look and download!
Married to the Earth lots of goodies here!

Ok now on to the flylady. I think I have mentioned her site before but here we go again if I did!

Flylady Getting Started

So let me know what you all think...and thanks for stopping by!

There are tons of gifts in jar that you can make that doesn't require her or him to cook (even if that is their thing). Look at the things they are into. You can make simple but meaningful gifts based on what they are into. Do they like spas? Make a spa in jar. Do they like crafts then make them a craft-tastic basket with supplies they have been wishing and crushing on. There are so many things you can do with a basket and a mason jar.

Here are some links and yup there are some with printables as well to help you on your way to create a one of a kind valentine's day present they are sure to love.


49 valentines gift in a jar ideas
16 sweet heart gifts in a jar
Gifts in a jar for him
Theme based gift in a jar ideas
Cleans Up Well Gifts in the Jar for Him
23 perfect mason jar gifts for everyone on your list
Themed Basket gifts roundup
DIY Gift basket ideas

No one said that valentine's day had to be expensive, just thoughtful. Show me what you have done or feel free to share with others these wonderful ideas!

Going along with the last post about saving money...I know that the biggest part of a budge that hits is food. Why? Your paying all these big corporations to make things that you can make at home. Your also paying for the convenience of pre-packaged meats and then lets not even get into all the factory recalls of meat for what e coli and listeria. 

I love pinterest because it's helped me in so many ways on carving my own meats and making pantry staples and more. I am trying to cut cost where and how I can. I use menus for meal planing and noticed that many of the recipes I make use the same cuts of meat and  from there I started hunting on other things that I can make at home to control the amount of salt and chemicals I consume. 

With this I have noticed when I did this before I was slowly losing and keeping it off. Every little thing helps and if your willing to deal with a  slight mess (cos let's be honest cutting your own meats can be messy) it's worth it.

butcher whole pork loin (I got 6 meals out of this)
cutting chicken (I got a 2 pack of whole chicken from Walmart for 9$)
tenderloin for two

Now for the dry good part of this post....cos every little bit helps!

Snacks to make
Things to stop buying and start making
Save money on groceries and make your own week-8
Diy convenience foods
Make your own groceries 35 recipes to make at home and save
Homemade solutions make your own
Make your own homemade mixes week 6
Foods to make and not buy
Easy to make condiments


Let me know if you have found something that would work here or how did any of these recipes help to off set your food budget.

This is your one stop shop for all the DIY projects you can think of. They have printables, stuff for kitchens,homes and more! Want to make homemade aprons they have the links with patterns, want to make reusable totes they have the same thing links and patterns.

I love this site! It helps with being frugal and relying on yourself to get things done. They have household tips and references and resources and so much more!!!

I will adding there site to my list of links I like. I am always looking for something on that site and so far it hasn't let me down.