Have you ever had one of those days when you can’t decide what to have for dinner, you don’t feel like cooking, and nothing sounds good? Oh, you have those days often? Me too! So I’ve gotten really good at planning ahead and stock-piling my freezer so when one of those days comes along, I …
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The Ultimate List of Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for All Ages
How to Host a Fun and Frugal Pantry Shower
One of my favorite wedding showers was a “Pantry Shower” where everyone brought a recipe and a few of the non-perishable ingredients for that recipe. This shower was a fantastic way to quickly fill up our empty pantry and kitchen cabinets with a huge variety of foods.
If you’re looking for fun, frugal, practical, easy-to-put-together shower ideas for almost any new couple (or new homeowner) THIS is it!
A Few of My Favorite Things (May 2021)
50+ Freezable Foods That Will Save You Time and Money
How I Practice Self-Care Every Single Day
For a very long time, I had the underlying impression that “self-care” was a LUXURY or an EXTRAVAGANT INDULGENCE… definitely not something the average person could achieve on any sort of regular basis.
Now, many years later, my thoughts and perceptions have changed, and I practice self-care on a daily basis…. I’m sharing SO much more on this in today’s post!
A Few Of My Favorite Things {August 2018}
2 Indirect Benefits of Being Organized
A Love-Hate Relationship With Routines
As many of you know, our family is very “routine oriented” — it seems to suit us all quite well. We all have various morning, nightly, daily, and weekly routines that help to simplify, streamline, and de-stress our lives.
These routines work wonderfully… until they don’t! Today I’m sharing a few instances where our routines have stopped working, and I’d love to know how YOU handle situations when your routines stop working.
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Daily Maintenance is Key: Lessons From My Maternity Leave
Since I took about 5 weeks off from blogging (and life) to take it easy after Simon’s birth, I knew that I’d need to use Dave’s Spring Break week to catch up and plan ahead.
I was really looking forward to feeling like my normal productive self again… however, I didn’t expect it would be so difficult to find my productivity groove again!
5 Tips for Giving the Gift of Food
Over the past 5 weeks since Simon’s birth, Dave and I have been blessed with numerous meals and other food gifts.
And since I’ve shared my love of giving and receiving food gifts before, I thought I’d do another post about little tips and tricks you might consider the next time you’re giving the gift of food — because I just don’t know anyone who wouldn’t appreciate the gift of food.
My “To Do Before Baby” List
Now that my brain has finally registered that 2014 is here (and after noticing that the expiration date on my yogurt was only 2 weeks before my due date) I decided that it was time to make my “To-Do Before Baby” list.
And since several of you have asked what my “must do” items are before this baby arrives, I figured that sharing the list would not only answer those questions, but also hold me more accountable!
Three Extra Days… and a Whole New Perspective
As Christmas break came to a close, Dave and I sat down to go over our crazy-busy January schedule — after which I had a mini melt-down; panicking that I would never be able to do everything I needed to do with Dave gone so much this month.
But then the snow started… and it didn’t stop for 3 days! I was gifted 3 extra days at home with Dave helping — and it totally changed my perspective.
How I’m Staying Busy Until This Baby Comes
Waiting is NOT my favorite activity… and patience is still a virtue I’m working on! So these last 2 weeks have not been particularly easy for me… and yes, I’m STILL waiting {not so patiently though} for this baby to arrive!
So I feel like I can justify the list of the little projects I gave myself last week… to help me stay busy until this baby comes! I’ve been having a great time “getting stuff done” while I wait… and wait… and wait!
Little Ways I Save Time
I’m a very busy person. However, I choose my “busyness” because I LOVE busyness! I love trying to fit everything into my already tight schedule. I love getting involved with lots of different groups, trying new things, and growing my abilities. I love being productive and crossing off my to-do list. I even love the exhaustion …
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