When you love gingham like I do, you’re always looking for ways to incorporate it into a room. Our bathroom re-do was no different and even the flooring is in a gingham pattern but the squares are so big, I don’t think anyone really noticed. One of the final components to finishing the bathroom was… Continue reading Gingham Drawer Liners
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Weekly Meal Plan
This week’s meal plan went according to plan, mostly. Well, I forgot we had dinner group on Friday and our kids ate at home without us. My son had signed up to make dinner on Friday but I don’t like to assign a dinner for someone else to cook if I’m not going to be… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Weekly Meal Plan
Another week, another week of meal planning and making dinners. The freshest meal this week was Monday’s dinner. The eggs were from our backyard chickens who are finally back into their routine of laying and the mustard greens were fresh from the garden. The greens had grown all winter (meaning they hadn’t died over the… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
National Match-Up Day
Welcome to “National Match-Up Day” where drawers and cupboards that hold all of our plastic and glass food storage containers get cleaned out and organized. This (soon to be…) nationally recognized holiday will take place the first Monday of October, henceforth. Why October? This is typically the time when my food storage container drawer is… Continue reading National Match-Up Day
Camp Cooking Supplies
With camping season upon us, I thought I’d share with you how my camp cooking supplies are organized. My goal while camping is the same in my kitchen – healthy food that tastes good, minimal packaging, and keeping waste to a minimum. In this case, waste not only with food but also keeping the amount… Continue reading Camp Cooking Supplies
Meal Planning Made Simple
Meal planning is the biggest saver in the kitchen. You can save money, time, and resources by meal planning. Money is saved by purchasing only what you need. Time is saved by not running to the grocery store everyday. Resources are saved because you know what you need for the week so food won’t be… Continue reading Meal Planning Made Simple
The Library Book Return Basket
Having systems and routines in a household make everything run more smoothly. Keeping clutter to a minimum is another household running trick that helps. This is especially true in the entryway of a home. Order upon entering and exiting a home is much more pleasant than chaos. We don’t need to be reminded of all… Continue reading The Library Book Return Basket
Catalog Choice: To Receive or Not To Receive
Receiving catalogs in the mail used to cost us money. Even though I wasn’t actually purchasing anything from the catalogs, just looking at the non-tattered, cord-free, cleaned-up pictures made me think about how our gently used, well loved furnishings were showing a little wear and tear. When looking at catalogs, everything is so shiny and… Continue reading Catalog Choice: To Receive or Not To Receive
Password Organization
Just like organizing my recipe binders, my passwords needed some organizing attention as well. Experts say not to use the same password for your different on-line accounts. This is good advice but what to do with all of those pesky little numbers and letters?! Who can keep all of those straight in their head? Dig… Continue reading Password Organization
Organizing Recipes
Do you clip recipes out of newspapers? Magazines? Print them from websites? Then do you ask yourself…what am I going to do with these? If you’re like me, you’re always finding a new recipe to try. After years of recipe chaos (seriously, this was a mess), I decided it was time to take control and… Continue reading Organizing Recipes
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