Today only (March 27, 2015), Amazon is offering 50% off Ladies’ Denim. If you typically buy more expensive jeans, I’d recommend taking a look as many of the prices are quite good for these quality brands.
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a big struggle for me to find jeans that fit me. I’m right between petite and regular and am small with kind of weird proportions. Multiple friends have suggested I should pay for a tailor, but I’ve never actually worked up the guts to try that or fork out the money for that. 
However, at this point, my very best success in my quest to find jeans that actually fit has been through Stitch Fix. I earned a few hundred dollars’ worth of credit from them when I posted this pretty much downright awful review. (I know, I was shocked that anyone actually tried out the service after I shared such an honest review!)
Because I had a little credit, I decided to try a few more fixes and I ended up using my credit to cover three pairs of jeans — all that I love, that fit me so well, and that I wear pretty much all. the. time.
After being so frustrated for so long over not being able to find pants and jeans that were the right length and right fit in-store, I’m thrilled that I actually have found a few pairs that fit! Other short and weirdly proportioned people like me can probably relate to how you can get almost giddy over finding something that actually fits!
I’ve have only kept a few other items from the fixes I’ve gotten from Stitch Fix and haven’t spent any money out of pocket, but the fact that I found three pairs of jeans that fit and used my credit to pay for them has made me fall in love with Stitch Fix. Which has totally surprised me given what my initial experience was!
(In full disclosure, I think Stitch Fix clothes are very much on the pricey side, so if you don’t have a bit of credit built up, I can’t say that it would be worth paying for the items.)
Tip: I’d also recommend checking out Thred Up and Like Twice for deals on name brand jeans and other Ladies’ Clothing. I’ve had good experiences with both sites.
By the way, inspired by Amy from MomAdvice, I’ve been laying out my clothes for each day the night before. I’ve surprised myself by how much I enjoy this and am really digging coming up with new outfit combinations with what I already have in my closet!
The best benefit is that it makes my mornings so much smoother. Is there hope for me to maybe develop into a wee bit of a fashionista?!? Miracles still happen, ya know! 
The Tulle Box is an Etsy shop that offers handmade home goods designed to make life more enjoyable. They create with both beauty and function in mind.
They have over 1000 different prints and patterns available for their products — something to suit just about every taste and style!
They sent us some of their cute White Board Magnets and I love them. They immediately went straight up on our fridge!
They are big but stylish — the perfect way to add a splash of color to the refrigerator. Plus, you can write reminders or quotes on them, too!
One of their most popular items is their Dishwasher Magnets. These are even being featured in the April 15 issue of Better Homes and Gardens! This is a fun — and practical! — way to let your family know whether the dishes in the dishwasher are dirty or clean.
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I don’t write a lot about homeschooling here. Not because it’s not a big part of my life (it is!), but mostly because I know it tends to be a bit of a hot-button subject and I don’t feel like it’s my place or calling to tell you how you should choose to educate your kids. Every family and every child and every situation is different.
For our family so far, homeschooling has been a great fit. It requires a lot of effort and work, but it’s something that my husband and are very committed to and have rearranged a lot of how we do life in order to make it a priority. Our children love it (well, most days they do!) and they are currently really thriving in this environment.
Many of you have written in time and time again and asked (even begged!) for me to write more about homeschooling. While I don’t plan to make that a regular part of the post line-up here, I do want to occasionally touch on the topic when I’m inspired to do so. And today is one such day!
After attending the homeschool conference last week and sitting in on Jamerrill’s session on creative ways to homeschool on a budget, I was inspired to write a post on my top 10 favorite sites to find free homeschool resources.
Even if you don’t homeschool, if you have kids, teach kids, or care for kids, I think you’ll find some helpful resources and freebies on these sites:
Jamerrill’s site is the queen of all free homeschool resources, in my opinion. She curates the best freebies and deals every day — including printables, resources, free ebooks, and more! — and shares them on her blog. If you only visit one site regularly for free homeschool resources, I’d recommend making it Free Homeschool Deals.
This site is sort of the Google of Free Homeschool Resources and it’s been around for years. It’s a great site to visit if you’re studying a certain subject and looking for online resources or printables to go along with it. You just search for any topic in the search box and it will pull up all resources they have that are applicable to that topic. This works especially when if you’re doing unit studies or themed studies.
This site, run by my friend, Jolanthe, is a goldmine of free homeschool printables for a variety of ages. Jolanthe is very organized, so how she structures her days and runs her home always inspires me. If you need ideas for how to organize your homeschool day or plan lessons or set up your homeschool area, I highly recommend checking out HomeschoolCreations!
Confessions of a Homeschooler has a fantastic Letter of the Week Curriculum that has lots of printable worksheets that we used to supplement the letter we were studying each week when I did My Father's World Kindergarten with Kathrynne. The curriculum is only $10 and an exceptional buy for all the amazing downloads and helpful resources which come with it. If you can't afford to buy the curriculum or would like to check out some of the printables before purchasing, there is a huge list of incredible free printables available here.
I’ve known Carissa for a number of years and been so blessed by her. Her site has a mother lode of free printable Tot School Packs that I loved using when my kids were little. If you have little ones, you’ll want to not only check out her free printable packs, but also her completely free homeschool curriculum, too!
I have been so blessed, encouraged, and inspired to invest more time into reading good books aloud to my kids from this podcast. Not only that, but Sarah Mackenzie has just plain given me the extra shot in my arm I needed as a homeschool mom this past year. Her enthusiasm for mothering, learning, reading, investing in herself so she can pour into her family, and finding ways to flourish as a wife and mom has given fresh wind to my sails.
Starfall is an educational website has lots of free interactive games and teaching tools for preschoolers and kindergartners. Our girls used this site when they were little and learned a lot of their letter sounds by playing the games and doing the activities on it.
No list of free homeschool resources would be complete without a hearty shout-out to your local library. Here are 7 ways to save by using the library that are beyond just checking out free books.
This site has been around for a long time and offers one select homeschool or educational freebie every day. Some are ones that require a newsletter sign-up and are one-day only. Others don’t require a newsletter sign-up and are available for more than 24 hours. I’ve downloaded some cool freebies from this site over the years.
This is different than the rest of the sites I posted, but it’s one that our family has enjoyed so much that I just had to include it on this list. You can listen online to the complete Chronicles of Narnia Audiobooks for free from Ancient Faith Radio. We’ve listened through this entire series and loved it.
Other Sites to Check Out:
Also, check out my post on our 15 Favorite Preschool and Kindergarten Resources. You can also find many free homeschool printables available here.
What are YOUR favorite sites to find free educational resources? I’d love to hear!
