Morning Makeup TIme Saver

If you're like me, mornings are a bit crazy.  Anything I can do to cut even a second out of my schedule helps.

I found a great tip for putting on foundation that not only saves time but actually works better!  Instead of putting on moisturizer and then foundation, I put a drop of foundation in my palm and mix it with my moisturizer.  I then apply my home-made "tinted moisturizer".

Makeup goes on smoother, looks more natural, and I have saved a step.

Back to School Lunch Ideas - Thermos Hot Dogs!

I read this idea on a website at the end of the summer and thought ... hmmmm ... I wonder if this would really work.  So during the second week of school I gave it a try.  Now my oldest is a picky eater.  Even the menus designed for picky eaters don't work on her.  She's so picky she critiques the foods she likes!  So I had my doubts.  But they loved it and have asked that I send these thermos hot dogs every week!

Enough already you say ... what are thermos hot dogs?  So simple I can't believe I never thought of it myself.  When you get up in the morning fill a soup thermos with boiling water.  This will prep the thermos and get it hot.  Right before they leave for school, dump that water out, put a hot dog in, and fill it again with boiling water.  That's it.  The hot dog cooks during their morning classes and is ready for lunch!

Send a bun in their lunch boxes and voila ... hot dogs for lunch!  And mommy is the hero.  Yea mom!