What are you making for dinner tonight? Need a few suggestions? Even though I try to plan our meals in advance, there are always nights when I’m not sure what to make. I have my favorite meals that I make regularly {maybe too regularly} but sometimes, I just want something different. However, it needs to …
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My Time Budget
I’ve always thought it was/is really important to create a financial budget and implement limits for yourself as to what you will and will not spend money on. However, over the last few years, I’ve also realized how important it is to decide what you will and will not spend your time on — so I created …
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And You Thought Your House Was Messy!
This post is for those of you who are sitting at home, wishing your house was cleaner, more organized and/or less cluttered. If you think your house is messy, let me assure you… Mine is messier! . Yup, that’s a toilet in our master bedroom. And all those blurry, white circles in the picture are drywall dust. …
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D.I.Y. Junk Mail Removal
According to 41pounds.org, the average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail every year! Can you believe that? My first thought was that 41 pounds seems like an awful lot of junk mail…but after collecting all our junk mail for the past several weeks, I would now say I completely agree! We have gotten SO much …
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How Donation Centers Use Your Cast-Offs
How many times have you stopped by your local donation center to drop off a bag {or 12} of your unneeded items? Probably more times than you can remember, right? Each time you declutter, you have to bring your unwanted stuff somewhere…so where do you bring it? I hear a lot of negative talk about …
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My Daily Routine + Free Printables!
It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE my weekly planner! I carry it with me everywhere I go and reference it at least 27 times each day — seriously, I do. And even though my daily planner is super helpful for remembering and tracking my weekly, monthly, and other long-term appointments and activities; I was still …
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Multi-tasking and My Kitchen Island
Yesterday I read a great blog post over at ohamanda.com. Amanda talked about “bringing the awesome” to everything we do and encouraged us to focus on doing ONE task really well instead of doing everything half-heartedly. Good advice, huh? For example, when I’m working, I should just focus on “bringing the awesome” to my work. …
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Garbage Disposal 101
The kitchen in our new house is quite out-dated — it IS 120 years old! However, one nice thing about our kitchen is we now have a garbage disposal {yup, we’re easy to please!} We didn’t have a garbage disposal in our first house and even though I had one growing up, it’s been about 8 …
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Vegetable Chowder
It’s seriously FREEZING right now in West Michigan, and lately, all I want to cook and eat are steamy hot bowls of soups, stews, and chowders. I’ve made several big batches of different soups for us to enjoy now, and to stock our freezer for later — when I don’t feel like cooking! And one …
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Six Months In – A Look Back & A Look Ahead
When I started this blog back in August, I had NO idea what to expect. I didn’t even have a “launch party” because I had no one to launch my website too! I simply announced it to my Facebook friends and hoped they would visit. I wondered if I could come up with valuable information to …
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My Organized Files
Ever since I posted a picture of my organized files, I’ve been bombarded with questions asking for more information about the specific categories and sub-categories I use {yes, I have sub-categories!}. I figured I would get this questions, and I’ll be honest, the main reason I hesitate to show you OUR categories is because they are OUR categories. …
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Just Ask — Simple Ways To Save More
If you are anything like me, you are ALWAYS looking for ways to save a buck or two! Now days, it seem there are hundreds of resources out there to help you save money with coupons, rebates, and in-store deals…all of which are great ways to save. However, there are a bunch of other ways you …
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10 Things to Declutter in the New Year
OK, so I know it’s not exactly the “New Year” anymore, but considering we’re only 1 month in, I figured you might still be looking for a few simple ways to declutter your home and life! Am I right? I’m always big on de-cluttering and purging, but since one of my 2011 New Year’s goals …
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Don’t Shop! The Simple Secret to Saving Money
A Month After Our Big Move!
It’s officially been one month since we moved to our dream house…and while it definitely does NOT look like our dream house just yet, I can sure say that I’ve learned alot through our very first moving experience. I’ve received many emails asking how things are going so I figured it was time for a “moving update”. Things …
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Corn Chowder
The following is a guest post from Leslie Bilyeu over at One Day Before Yesterday. Life is busy… In my opinion, there’s nothing like a quick hearty dinner after a busy day of hockey, ballet, meetings, work, or whatever! And it’s even better if that quick hearty dinner can be on the table in 30 minutes or less, …
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Creative Jewelry Organizing Ideas
I don’t consider myself a big jewelry person, but somehow, I ended up with a pretty good collection! I guess it’s just one of those things that easily accumulates over time. And since one of my New Year’s goals was to purge something every month…I thought my jewelry would be a simple project to start with. I …
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One Thing At A Time — the secret to getting more done.
If you’re a living, breathing, human being, I guarantee that at some point in your life you’ve felt too busy. Maybe you’re feeling too busy right now, maybe you felt too busy this morning, or maybe you’ll feel too busy later today. We’ve all been there before — even me, and I preach “time management”!! And because …
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