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    2015 Fitness Goals Printable

    January 3, 2015 - By 

      Happy New Year! When the clock strikes 12:01 on January 1st you inevitably hear all the great promises to lose weight and get fit. It’s pretty much the standard New Year’s resolution. Get fit, and lose weight. But sometimes it’s not sustainable. Sometimes despite the best intentions life happens and fitness falls by the wayside. I know this to be true. My own fitness goals were great in 2014 but then September hit and they unravelled entirely. I am hopeful this year will be better for me that way. I have a few tools keeping me on track. The…

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    How to Set a Budget For The New Year

    January 3, 2015 - By 

    Budget for the New Year The New Year is coming up quickly and you might be wanting to start a budget as your New Year’s resolution! There are many others, like you, who want to set a budget for the New Year but don’t know where to get started. If you’re struggling to start your budget and you need some tips to help you get it started, look no further! These tips are sure to help you set a successful budget for the New Year – a budget you can stick to. Look back at how much you made last…

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    Food Makeover Free Printable

    January 2, 2015 - By 

    I am not a fan of the word diet. I rarely use it in the context that means weight loss and this post is not about that. This blog and this post is about considering what you need to be your healthiest version of you. Sometimes the New Year provides the perfect window to ask yourself what don’t I like about what I am doing right now? What do I need to change? Sometimes the answer is I need a better fitness routine and I need a diet makeover. This past year, in the month of September I added high…

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    5 New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas

    December 30, 2014 - By 

     New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas Just like Christmas, New Year’s Eve is a great time to think about setting traditions for your friends and family to participate in! There are so many different types of traditions you can set anywhere, from activities to games to competitions. Family party? Or adults only? Party in or party out? New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas are endless. We have typically involved our kids in the creation of our family New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas. Some years we skate and watch fireworks in the park. Some years we also do number five on this list.…

  • Children's New Years Resolutions Printable
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    Children’s New Year’s Resolutions Printable

    December 29, 2014 - By 

    myresolution ps This time of year, when snow days seem inevitable and school lets out for holidays, there are bound to be moments when you might want to tear your hair out. Kids get bored easily in my experience and they seem to need a lot of things to do. So where to start? You might consider googling snow day activities or free printables. There are so many brilliant and fun printables or coloring pages available on blogs like thrifty momma’s tips. As New Year’s Eve approaches, it can be a totally fun opportunity to get the kids in on the…

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    Paddington Movie Color Me Mine Giveaway

    December 29, 2014 - By 

    By now you must have heard of Paddington Movie soon to be released at theatres. It’s sure to a massive hit with families everywhere. Lucky for my US readers, I have a great little giveaway live today for them to enter. To celebrate the launch of the popular Paddington Movie, Color Me Mine is also hosting an event of its own. It’s a Paddington themed Kids Night Out special event at Color Me Mine! Wear your PJs & Bring Your Teddy Bear! Kids can have fun making friends, playing games and painting! Sorry, no parents allowed! This is a special time for…

  • 25 best New Year's Eve Recipes
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    25 Best New Year’s Eve Recipes

    December 28, 2014 - By 

    New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and whether you are a naturally gifted entertainer or not (yes there is such a thing) there’s a recipe for pretty much everyone here in this list of 25 best New Year’s Eve recipes. The key, I think, is to have a variety of options and not to stress out over entertaining. The food may be one of the biggest parts of your evening and your entertaining, but don’t forget guests are really there to visit with you. Years from now they will remember spending the night enjoying the company of good…

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    Happy New Year Coloring Page Free Printable

    December 27, 2014 - By 

      Can it really be almost 2015? I have no idea where the year went. Any ideas? Anyways, I wanted to be the first to wish you all Happy New Years. This Christmas season I started adding printables and coloring pages here on thrifty momma’s tips so that you can make a little bit of fun at home without needing to spend any money at all. This Happy New Year coloring page is free and you can print it out yourself easily right from the page. Obviously this is intended for the kids in your life. Will your kids be part…

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    Easy DIY Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes for Giving

    December 26, 2014 - By 

    Looking for a personal, easy and cost effective gift to give someone who needs and deserves to be pampered? Then you need to see this easy to make DIY Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes recipe. These are fun to make, especially if you have kids who enjoy helping and love to give handmade gifts.   Easy to Make These brown sugar scrub cubes involve just a few simple ingredients and frankly most of them are probably already either in your pantry or in your medicine cabinet. Teens and tweens will enjoy this hands on craft.   Luxurious DIY Brown Sugar Scrub…

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    IVF Funding: What’s Happening in 2015? #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    December 25, 2014 - By 

    Usually the holidays roll around and the season itself is cause for sadness among those who are trying to conceive, struggling with infertility. That may be the case still for some people, because infertility is emotionally, physically and financially draining, but this coming year there is good reason to hope and be optimistic and thankful too. So as we close 2014 I thought it was important to take a moment and reflect on what we have accomplished in Ontario and remind people of what’s happening with IVF funding in 2015. So here’s what we know about Ontario’s IVF funding program in…