Budget and the Bees

Do You Need a Paper Planner Anymore?

by Caton October 1, 2014 ~ 12 Comments

If there’s one thing Natalie has taught me in the time I’ve known her, it’s that I have to kick my paper planner to the curb. It’s kind of like the death of a friend, though. I always looked forward to buying paper planners at the beginning of every school year. I took great pleasure […]

4 Lunch Recipes to Save Money and Valuable Time

by Caton September 29, 2014 ~ 17 Comments

Who else out there is not a morning person? I’m making an effort to change that, but I have my doubts about the success of this endeavor. Some traits are just ingrained into the very fiber of a person’s being. (Ha! See that’s funny because I’m talking about food today.) I’ll use every last second […]

The Buzz Around the Web #5

by Caton September 26, 2014 ~ 10 Comments

Happy Fall! Thanks for your awesome feedback on my post this past Wednesday. It’s good to know I’m not the only one who is looking for ways to say no to work and yes to a more balanced life. I have a feeling I’m going to be searching for balance until the end of time, […]

Learning When To Say No

by Caton September 24, 2014 ~ 30 Comments

I’m craving some serious beauty and relaxation, preferably at a place that looks like the picture above. I just returned from a whirlwind of a blogging conference. It was an absolutely amazing time, but it was busy, busy, busy. Luckily I left feeling inspired and determined to make a few changes in my business. One […]

Closet Organization Even Roy G. Biv Would Envy

by Caton September 22, 2014 ~ 18 Comments

You say potato. I say po-tah-toe. You call it excessive. I call it organized. We can agree to disagree, right? Or maybe I can convince you that we don’t need to disagree at all. See, I’ve been laughed at by many a friend who has seen my closet. They weren’t chuckles of disbelief at a […]

The Buzz Around the Web #4

by Caton September 19, 2014 ~ 2 Comments

I’ve never been much of a TV junkie, but living outside the country without one made me feel like I was missing out a little. After a while I actually started to miss commercials. I was completely out of the loop on pop culture things that a twenty-something ought to know about. I’ve since seen […]

How to Work Out When You Really Don’t Want To

by Caton September 17, 2014 ~ 21 Comments

Ah working out. It’s something we all know we’re supposed to do but rarely have time to do it. Then, when that little glimmer of free time comes available, we’re typically so exhausted we let the opportunity pass us by. So what’s the secret? How can we work out when we really don’t want to? […]

The Buzz Around the Web #3

by Caton September 12, 2014 ~ 4 Comments

Hi everyone! Welcome to another edition of buzz around the web. 🙂 I am getting ready go to a blog conference next week. It’s in my hometown of New Orleans so I’m really excited about it. I am going to meet a ton of people that I work with regularly and write for, and I’m […]

How to Set Up a Family Binder

by Caton September 10, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

When I lived in Grenada, I relied on my family binder for everything. Because we were living out of the country, we needed to keep all of our important information in a safe, secure spot. We kept things like our lease, receipts for our monthly rent payments since everything was in cash (!), and customs and health […]

Limit Your Packing and Moving Stress with 5 Tips

by Caton September 8, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

So you’re moving- now what? It went from, “Yay! We’re moving!” to you looking around the house at your possessions thinking, “Ugh. We’re moving.” I went through that about a month and a half ago. As my husband progressed to the next phase of his medical education we learned we’d be moving to Brooklyn… in […]