The Sensible Mom

Food, DIY, Chicago Mom Blogger

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First Aldi Grocery Haul Plus What I Think of Aldi

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Today, I’m sharing my first ever ALDI grocery haul! I spent right around $36 at ALDI and I think I brought home a lot of groceries for a little bit of money. Watch this video to find out what I think of ALDI compared to what I used to think of it. I hope you enjoy this video, and thanks for watching! πŸ™‚

P.S. You can find more grocery haulsΒ here.

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DoΒ you shop at Aldi? What are your favorite products?


Grocery and Beauty Haul: Trader Joe’s, Jewel-Osco, Lotion, Enzymes and More!

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Thanks to the folks that work with The Kami Pad, Oz Naturals, and Pure Synergy for the products
they sent and are featured in this video.

Today, I’m sharing a grocery and beauty haul! In this video, I share a Trader Joe’s haul and a Jewel-Osco haul. Then I share several health and beauty products from The Kami Pad, OZ Naturals, and Pure Synergy Enzymes! I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching! πŸ™‚

You can find the carnitas and green salsa recipes referenced in the video here. The delicious banana bread recipe is here.

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What are some of your favorite places to shop?


VLOG: Beautiful Princess Makeover on the Last Full Day of Our Family of 7 Florida Vacation!

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Thanks to Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa for working with me on this video and providing the complimentary princess makeover for Elisabeth. She loved it!

Today, I’m sharing another vlog in our Family of 7 Florida Vacation vlog series! This time, Elisabeth gets a beautiful Princess Makeover at the Lake Buena Village Resort Village Spa!

This is the last full day of our Florida vacation and, in it, you get to see Elisabeth’s makeover and then later, we take the kids swimming and eat pizza for a quick and easy dinner in our resort room. I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching! πŸ™‚

P.S. You can see all the videos of our Florida vacation in the playlist here.

Also, please feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel as I publish videos there before they make it on the blog. Oh, and I share a lot about food, family, and more in my Instagram Stories, so you may want to follow me there as well.

What’s your favorite vacation destination?


Family of 7 Florida Vacation: Fun, Food, and Making Memories at Give Kids the World Village!

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Hi, guys! Today’s video is another Family of 7 Florida Vacation vlog! We go back to Give Kids the World Village and have fun, eat a lot of food and make new memories! I hope you enjoy the video, and thanks for hanging out with us on our family vacation! πŸ™‚

You can read more and see more videos of David’s Story here, and you can sign up to be a bone marrow donor on BeTheMatch.org.

Also, please feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel as I publish videos there before they make it on the blog. Oh, and I share a lot about food, family, and more in my Instagram Stories, so you may want to follow me there as well.

What’s your favorite place to go on vacation?