Motherhood is a marathon. Enjoy the run.
Have you heard of Clever Container yet? They have some pretty cool home organization tools for just about any room in the house. From laundry to kitchen, to bedroom and bath, and even your car, Clever Container has gadgets to help you get your life more organized. Click here to view their 2012 catalog. Tracy at Clever Container Company is sponsoring a $50 product giveaway … [Read more...]
Is the thought of deep-cleaning a joke to you because surface cleaning overwhelms you? My friend Dana from A Slob Comes Clean has written a wonderful e-book called 28 Days to Hope for Your Home. In this well-written, funny, AND practical guide, Dana, also known as "Nony the Slob", shows us how to transform our home from "don't-answer-the-door-just-pretend-we're-not-home" to a more orderly home … [Read more...]
If you missed this week's Lilla Rose giveaway provided by Bambi from Nursery of the Nation, don't worry, there will be more in the future! Please feel free to stop by and let Bambi know if you're interested in her sponsoring another one soon! Congratulations to Adria Cain! You're the winner!!! Bambi will be getting in touch with you via email to get your Lilla Rose flex-clip to … [Read more...]
I'm so excited about this giveaway! I've been wanting to share Stacy's book, that is packed full of amazing recipes for simple body scrubs, for a long time. And the time has come. The time is now. Stacy, from A Delightful Home, has so very generously offered to give away not one, but THREE copies of her e-book, Simple Scrubs to Make and Give! In this fantastic book, you'll … [Read more...]
Thank you, everyone, for participating in this exciting giveaway. If you missed this one, be sure and stay tuned for future DoTERRA giveaways, and others each weekend here at The Marathon Mom! Please click here to let Aubrey know if you'd like her to host another DoTERRA giveaway soon. And now for the winner....... Congratulations, Emily (boyz3 email address)! You're the winner of … [Read more...]
**This giveaway is no longer open to enter. Winner was announced here.** I recently received my very first Lilla Rose clip and I really do love it! It's so pretty and so easy to use. And can I just tell you that with all the boys and all this testosterone around here that I am wanting to be more feminine than ever!?! Bambi, who blogs over at Nursery of the Nation, is hosting a giveaway … [Read more...]
**This giveaway is no longer open to enter. Winner was announced here.** A few weeks ago, Aubrey posted here about a few basics of essential oils. Today I want to share a few of my favorite ways to use them AND I want to give one of my dear readers a chance to try them out, too! Lavender My most favorite bath of all is simply hot water plus 20 drops lavender essential oil. Relaxing, … [Read more...]
By Guest Writer Rhonda from Abide at Home Hi, I’m Rhonda, and I am so excited to get to guest post for Brandy while she prepares for her new little blessing! What a woman – a husband, soon to be eight children AND an active blogger! Wow!! Valentine’s Day is upon us – (or at least upon the store shelves!) and it conjures up images of red and pink hearts, candy and romantic movies! I … [Read more...]
I had to go in and create a new category called Blogging and insert it somewhere into the menu of this blog before I wrote this. I did this for two reasons. One, I'm just Type A like that sometimes. And two, I don't normally blog about blogging. But I'm part of this really cool group called The High Five Moms and this week, we're all sharing on the very specific topic of letting God lead … [Read more...]
This is the easiest playdough recipe I've ever made! It's the basic recipe below, with no food coloring (obviously), and a small container of iridescent sparkly glitter. I just love the word sparkly. And the word glitter. And I love making playdough for the boys who spend hours and hours at our kitchen table with it. … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Brandy, and I'm so glad you're here! I hope you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while!
As a homeschooling mom of eight boys, I find lots to talk about, including the challenges and beauty of this amazing season of motherhood. It is indeed a marathon. Thanks for joining me!
