Having a baby is an exciting time of life. Everything about pregnancy is new and exciting. Well, not everything. I can still remember looking for the closest trashcan every time I entered a room or carrying around a plastic bag for the inevitable morning sickness that never went away. But, there are many things about…
Do you sometimes wish you had an easy way to earn a little extra spending money? We’re not talking about get rich quick schemes, we’re talking about a couple extra dollars to spend on a new toy for the kids or a new book for your vacation. There are several easy ways you can pick…
When I was one year old, I received a special Christmas gift from my Grandma – a Fisher Price baby doll. There’s just something special about a little girls’ first baby doll. I have no idea where I got her name, but she became Susie. I still have her stored back carefully in my hope…
Each year, the kindergarten classes at many Kentucky schools celebrate the Kentucky Derby by running a stick horse race and letting the kids decorate their own Derby Hat. This is a chance for the students to be creative and show off their own personal style with a long standing Kentucky tradition. I searched all over…
It’s easy to applaud and appreciate the large-scale efforts of groups that go in and do a rebuild project after a natural disaster or travel to another country to take food and medicine to a needy village or community. But big efforts like that are not feasible for many of us. Instead, we need to…
Do you ever feel you miss some of the things that I post on Hobbies on a Budget? I’m always trying to find a new way to make sure you can find the hobby ideas, tips and stories so you can be inspired to pick up a new hobby or dust off an old one….
What if the earth were taken over by a total new species of souls that only knew how to love, trust and care for each other? Would the human race as we know it be able to survive? How would planet Earth be different if there were no real human emotions or conflicts of personalities?…
Don’t you just love the flowers in your yard? Many of the flowers that are beautiful in the yard are just as pretty on your table or counter. I love having fresh cut flowers in my kitchen. It just brings such a cheery feeling to any room when you see fresh flowers. So, yes! Love…