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2023 Printable Calendar

I can’t believe 2023 will be here in a few days. The past few years have been rough for us, but also full of blessings. I know that many of you have experienced the same.

As I was reflecting on the year, I asked myself in one word how would I describe the year. I know a lot of people choose a word of the year, at the start of the year. I didn’t do that. The one word I decided to choose for the end of the year is Broken. But don’t get me wrong, that may seem harsh. But with broken things some get fixed and others don’t. I see the blessings in both and that pretty much sums up our year.

I hope 2023 proves itself to be better that the last two years for me. I need more inspiration, so I’m going to be starting my year with Daily Devotions from Psalms by Joyce Meyer. If you’d like to join me here’s the link on where you can grab your own copy. The daily devotions are short. So if you find yourself not having enough time to read, don’t worry. The daily readings are short. So no excuses. _{^{(The link above is an affiliate link. All this means is that I may earn a commission when you purchase through my link. Using my link is a way you can help support my website at no cost to you.)}}

I pray that 2023 is a great year for you! I know you’ve come here for the calendar. Without further ado, here is the link to download your 2023 printable calendar. Enjoy! May the new year be full of immeasurable blessings and joys!

Tips for printing your 2023 Calendar:

Make sure you choose fit to printable area, you can do this in your printer settings. A lot of printers are setup with different margins. Choosing to fit to printable area will save you from wasting paper.
Don’t want or like the colored tabs? Change your printer setting to print black and white.
Make sure your printer setting is set to landscape.

2022 Free Printable Calendar

It’s here! The 2022 Printable Calendar. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get it published. My procrastination actually works to your benefit. Since I didn’t get this up on the website sooner, this year it will be free!

This year has been one crazy year for me and my family. A sad year in fact. So I’m looking forward to 2022! I just want to put 2021 past me. Bring on 2022 Let’s see what you’ve got!

Here are a few tips when printing your calendar.

Make sure you choose fit to printable area, you can do this in your printer settings. A lot of printers are setup with different margins. Choosing to fit to printable area will save you from wasting paper.
Don’t want or like the color? Change your printer setting to print black and white.
Make sure your printer setting are set to landscape.

That’s it. Enjoy.

The Summer of Great Memories with Printable Summer Activities Bucket List

We are just over a week in our Summer break, we don’t have any summer travel planned and my kids are bored. I’m trying to get done all of the things I wasn’t able to tackle during the school year. It’s 110 out so needless to say the kids aren’t interested in playing outside.

My energy level on a scale of 1 to 10 to entertain my kids is a 1. So I’ve decided that I need to put forth the effort and make this a summer of great memories by creating a summer bucket list. Now the list isn’t long – (ain’t noboby got time for that) but I did want to create a list that gave us great memories.

2020 Printable Calendar

Welcome, 2020! Get organized with our free printable 2020 Calendar. Each year we get emails asking “When is your Calendar coming out?” I’m sorry that it’s taken us so long to get the 2020 calendar updated to the website. It’s available now and FREE for you to download.

Over the years, we’ve kept the format of our calendar simple. This way you don’t use a lot of colored ink when you print it. Plus we’ve kept the boxes big, so you have enough to write all your events in.

We’d also love to hear how you use your calendar. And if we were to make some changes to it, what would you like to see? Comment below and tell us!

We’re also considering adding some add ons. This way you can personalize your calendar with extras and make it more of a planner. We’re working on some for you to download. But I’d love to hear what add on’s you would love to have. Comment below on that as well.

With every calendar, you need good writing tools to go along with them. Recently a few friends and I were discussing our favorite pens. And I thought I’d share with you my favorite goto pens. (Purchasing through our affiliate links below helps support Momslifeboat.com at no cost to you. We appreciate your support.)

G2 Colored Gel Pens – I use these all the time. These are by far my favorite pens.

Faber-Castel Artist Pens – I love to journal. These are my favorite pens for all my journaling needs.

Fineliner Colored Pens – These are my favorite pens for coloring on the calendar, journals and my bible.

Finally, the link you’ve been looking for! Click the download link to download the 2020 Printable Calendar.

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Enjoy! And Best wishes for a happy and prosperous new year!

Oh and one more thing… for all you overachievers out there, who don’t want to wait until December for the 2021 Calendar free version. You can purchase an advanced copy.

2021 Calendar Buy Now $1.99

6 Free Printable Encouragement Notes and Postcards

When was the last time you received a postcard in the mail? How about a handwritten note? With today’s technology, taking the time to handwrite a note or even send a postcard is few and far between. Wouldn’t you agree? Which makes receiving one today even more meaningful. Make someone’s day and send one by downloading our printable encouragement notes.

Here at Momslifeboat, we love to encourage women. There are times when you just need to uplift someone, give some positive reinforcements or just celebrate your friendship. That’s why we created these printable encouragement notes and/or postcards that you can print for free!

How to Tell if an Egg Is Good or Bad

How to tell if an egg is good or bad is pretty easy. All you need is water to check and with one simple technique you can easily tell if your egg is good or bad.

I buy a lot of eggs. Usually I’m grabbing about 5 dozen at a time or if I find a sale I’ll stock up and buy even more. We don’t always go through our eggs quick enough. Some months are quicker than others. But since we buy so many at a time I want to ensure I’m always using a good egg.

Here’s how to tell. Grab your sink, bowl, jar whatever and add water to it.

Place the egg in the water . If it sinks to the bottom it’s a good egg. If it floats to the top it’s a bad egg and shouldn’t be consumed.

That’s pretty simple huh! Now you’ll know how to tell if an egg is good or bad. No more guessing and no more wasting money throwing out good eggs!

Are you planning on making some hard boiled eggs soon? If so, be sure to check out my post on using the oven baked method.

Do you have a different method on how to tell if an egg is good or bad?

2019 Calendar Free PDF Printable

It’s here! Our 2019 Calendar is now available to download. Over the past years, Momslifeboat readers continue to request our yearly calendar.

They love it because of these 5 Reasons:

It’s FREE
Easy to print PDF
Large boxes to write in
A landscape layout,
A clean design template.

Use the download button below to get your Free 2019 Calendar

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Want early access to our 2021 Calendar

Buy Now $1.99

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Top 10 Back to School Lunch Must Haves

Looking for Back to school lunch ideas? Making a home lunch is one of the ways we save money, but with that in mind I want to make sure that the items we use can make life a little simpler.

So I’ve put together a list of the Top 10 Back to School Lunch Must Haves:

#10 – ChicoBag Recycled PET Baggies Snack and Sandwich Reusable Bags, Pack of 3

These are great to have on hand, saving you money on disposable bags. They are washable reusable bags that will work great for sandwiches, chips, fruit slices etc.

#9 Wonder Sandwich Sealer N Decruster

If your kids don’t like the crust, this is an easy tool to have on hand. Plus it’s perfect to seal your sandwich too. You can freeze your peanut butter and jelly sandwich ahead of time, throw them in your reusable bag and they’ll defrost in time for lunch.

#8 Ziploc Container, Divided Rectangle

I love these little containers! I can put together a sandwich, chips and salsa and they don’t run into each other with these 3 separate compartments they seal perfectly!

#7 Fit & Fresh Salad Shaker Container with Removable Ice Pack and Dressing Dispenser

If you love salads, this is a salad must have. An ice pack to keep your salad cool and a separate dressing container to keep your salad from getting soggy.

#6 Thermos Foogo Leak Proof Stainless Steel Food Jar, 10 Ounce

Keeping the kids lunch warm is definitely a must have. I’ve used this container to send them to school with soups, spaghetti, chicken nuggets etc. The items stay warm for hours!

#5 EasyLunchboxes “Mini-Dippers” Small Dip and Sauce Containers, Leak-Resistant, Set of 8

Having little storage containers on hand are perfect for sauces, dips, dressings, etc.

#4 Thermos Foogo Phases Leak Proof Stainless Steel Straw Bottle, 10 Ounce

Buying bottled water/drink is no longer necessary! This stainless steel thermos is perfect in keeping drinks chilled until it’s time for lunch.

#3 OXO Good Grips Water Bottle Cleaning Set

Using containers with straws have always been a nightmare in my house. I could never get the straws cleaned therefore I would stop using them. This bottle cleaning is set is definitely a must have giving you all the tools to clean the bottle, the rim and straws.

#2 Sauce Container Piggy and Square Bottle

Aren’t these little sauce containers perfect? Soy Sauce, Hot Sauce, etc are now easy to take along with you in these mini containers.

#1 Zojirushi SL-NCE09 Ms. Bento Stainless-Steel Vacuum Lunch Jar

This lunch set is awesome! Everything you need for lunch, hot and cold compartments, spork and carrying case. Though a bit on the pricey end, the containers stack up nicely not taking up a lot of space, but yet giving you enough storage.

Did your item make the list? If not, comment below and tell me what your favorite back to school lunch item is?

Smith’s ClickList Delivery – Stay in Your PJ’s, Enjoy Your Coffee and Let Smith’s Do the Work For You!

Ever have those days? Days when your entire day is jam-packed? Days where your kids are home sick? Days when you’re prepping for a party? Days of pure exhaustion? Ever have one of those days upgraded with irritation when you realize you have no groceries and you’ve got to somehow fit the grocery store into the mix?

I despised those days. We always end up spending way more money because we simply didn’t have time to go grocery shopping.

We’ll those days are long gone. Some of you already know how much of a fan I am of Smith’s Food and Drug’s ClickList Service. But I’m now even more excited because they are offering DELIVERY!

Not familiar with Clicklist? Check out my previous articles.

Moms New Best Friend ClickList

5 Ways Using ClickList Can Help You Control Your Grocery Budget

I recently teamed up with Smith’s Food and Drug to check out their delivery service.

Following the same shopping method using ClickList, the only difference is you’ll need to select the Delivery Option Instead.

There is a fee of $11.95 when using Delivery. The fee is a bit more, than the $4.95 Curbside pick up fee. But it’s worth every penny when you simple don’t have the means to make it to the store.

When you go to check out, you’ll pay for your order via credit or debit card. The full amount shown on your invoice is what is authorized. However, once your order is fulfilled, that’s when Smith’s will bill you the actual amount shown.

My Order Total. $73.44 before any substitutions, coupons, discounts, etc.

My Receipt. $65.05

The process for delivery is easy! Just like getting a pizza, but better! And the communication was impeccable.

You’ll receive an email advising your order is ready to be delivered.

Then you’ll receive a text message from the third-party agent, letting you know, they’ve picked up the order and headed to your destination.

What I love is you can actual watch their destination in real time. Such a neat feature.

Once the driver arrives, they bring all the groceries to your front door.

And that’s it! Another time-saving technique.

Here’s me. I schedule my delivery during my early morning coffee. I didn’t even get out of my PJ’s. (There’s no shame there!)

So be sure to check out Smith’s Food and Drug ClickList Delivery Service and comment below and share with me your experience!

Easy Back to School Lunch Prep Moms Will Love!

School is starting soon and getting back into a routine is hard. Therefore, I wanted to share with you my Easy Back to School Lunch Prep idea.

Let me first explain that as much as I would love to make those cute bento box lunches…. you know the ones with the cute cut out sandwiches in the shape of my kids favorite characters. However, I just don’t have time for that. Mornings and me don’t get along too well. Therefore a weekly lunch prep is a lifesaver. After I wake up the kids, I have them shower and dress. Once they are done they go downstairs, have breakfast and are responsible for getting their own lunch together.

Our lunches are simple. Most of the time it’s sandwiches. Other times I will switch it up and send a hot Thermos lunch instead. But here’s how it looks: (Hover over the picture and Pin this to your pinterest board)

This weeks lunch meal prep included:

Fruit cups
Fruit pouches
Capri Suns
Water Bottles
Rice Kripie Treats
Fruit Snacks
Cheese Sticks
Carrots Stick (Divided them into snack bags)
Sandwiches (The only thing I had to make)

I clearly explain what they can have. For example one fruit, one treat, one drink etc.. And I’ll change it every week.

I do our lunch prep on Sunday and then my job is done. I let my kids “make” their own lunch for the rest of the week.

Pretty simple eh? It only takes me about 10 minutes to get all this together and it really is an easy lunch prep and perfect for back to school!

Do you lunch prep and do something similar? Leave a comment and share your tips.

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