Mommapproved: White Noise App

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Today's Mommapproved Item is a White Noise App

Jessica says the White Noise App found on itunes made by TMSOFT is seriously a fantastic tool for newborns.  There's a trial version too.  When my son Isaac was born, he'd sleep fine on his own during the day, but would only sleep on us at night.  I finally realized the difference was I'd open the windows during the day, and there'd be all sorts of commotion, whereas night time was silent.  We downloaded this app and Isaac suddenly was able to sleep on his own at any time of the day!

Thanks for this suggestion Jessica!  Whenever I take pictures of newborns I always have white noise playing.  It really does make a difference.  It looks like there is a trial version that is free, a normal version that is $1.99 and a pro version that is more expensive.

Stylin' Mommies Guest Post

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Jamie at Stylin' Mommies has a darling blog about fashion for mommies and I thought she'd be great to do a guest post for us because I'm always looking for ways to revamp my outfits to look a little more stylish and I'm sure you are too!  Thanks Jamie for taking the time to put this together!

Hi everyone, I'm Jamie from Stylin' Mommies and I was asked today to do a post for you guys about how to revamp your closet and mom clothes into something a little more stylin' but easy and budget friendly. I have taken 2 photos of me and have showed you how easy it really is to go from a simple white shirt and jeans to something you feel a little more special in.:) I chose a white shirt and jeans and flip flops because I figure everyone has this in their closet and I know before I started on this journey of (taking care of mommy= a happy mommy) this was my typical attire. I wore flip flops because they are fast and easy. A cute pair of flats are just as east to put on. I added a cute scarf, a sweater or cardigan and some hoop earring, a belt and pulled my hair into a messy bun and your done. It does not take a lot of time or money to look good and feel good about yourself. Thank you so much Mommy Minutes for asking me to do this and I hope this inspires you to take care of mommy too. :)
*Sorry about the pics....it was a windy day!:)

Before I added the accessories. 

After adding a few accessories....scarf, belt, cute flats, earrings, and a sweater. Oh and putting my hair in a messy bun.:)

Wish I'd Known: Saving Time & Money on Ground Beef

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This is my own tip for you moms.  

Cook one package of ground beef and divide it into three meals.

I personally don't love a ton of ground beef in my meals.  When a recipe calls for 1 lb, I usually only do half of that.  I don't know why, but it's just not my fave.  Which is really strange since hamburgers are pretty much my favorite food.  Anyways....a way I stretch the buck, is to cook 1 package of hamburger (usually like 1.3 pounds) and break it into 3 meals.  I will use one third for something like spaghetti, then another for taco salads and the last one for stroganoff or something like that.  It also makes the second and third meal super easy and fast.  This obviously wouldn't work for a large family, but it works for our small family.  My husband never complains that there isn't enough meat in our meals, so I don't think he even notices.

Wooden Spoon Trick

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I can't tell you how many times I've put water on the stove to start boiling, walk away and totally forget about it.  Several minutes later, I hear the unfortunate sound of water spilling all over the stove.  A while ago I heard that if you put a wooden spoon over your pot, the water won't boil over.  I really wanted to test this out, but to my dismay, I didn't have a wooden spoon.  I finally ended up getting some wooden spoons back in March and lo and behold it totally works!  So cool!  Sometimes a little water will drip down from the condensation that builds up on the spoon, but other than that you're mess free. Genius!