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I bet many of you do this, too… I “cook ahead”.
Sundays are the days that I “cook-ahead” for the week, the day I usually go to the grocery store (using my Publix deals from http://www.southernsavers.com/). Yesterday, I prepared 4 dishes for the week and afterwards I realized that I should have taken pictures to share [...]
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I’ve been missing you!
This past week — inspired by the blog Zen Habits and the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley — I tried a “semi- media fast.” I want my entire family to go on a media fast, so I thought I would try it myself first.
Before going whole-hog (I’m from the south) [...]
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Summer is winding down, and that means back to school and new routines. While you are getting your children back into their routines, I want to share a new routine for you to try. Below you will find what I call the “Dailies.” These things should be done every day, and I think you will [...]
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Today I gave all I had; what I’ve kept, I’ve lost forever. -anonymous
I heard and memorized this quote when I was a teenager, and it has stuck with me all these years. I embroidered a pillow with these words on it for my sister when we were in college. I’ve hung the quote in every classroom [...]
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Friday’s here, and it’s the end of the month… we’re right at the edge of a new beginning, another payday, new school year, and ending a summer season. Let’s welcome in the changes with learning new ways of doing the old!
Friday posts will be devoted to blogs and websites worth checking out, money-saving ideas, book [...]
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I’m always looking for ways to do things better, more efficiently, and/or frugally. I hope to share what I find with you here, and I hope you’ll share your ideas, too!
Since summer is here, I don’t like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, especially cleaning it. With two kids, sometimes it seems [...]
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As a mom, sometimes (most times) it seems like there is not enough time in the day! I have a great quote that I always think of when I feel like there’s not enough time, and it goes like this:
“There are 24 hours in a day. I don’t care what you do with yours; I’m [...]
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