For those of us who cook most of our family meals at home, menu planning can help save money, time, and frustration, but sometimes it is hard to find the time or initiative to get a meal plan going. In the past, I have used weekly or even monthly menu plans, but as our family [...]
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A new approach to menu planning….
Posted in cooking, dinner, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, organizing, recipes on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Progress!
Posted in cleaning, Clutter, Green Living, hobbies, organizing, recycling on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s difficult but the destashing/decluttering continues and progress is being made. Yesterday, after waffling a bit about the handspun yarn I had, I emailed the middle school art teacher to find out if she wanted it. She was thrilled to have it so I grabbed the box that was stacked behind my chair and went [...]
I’ve got the Food Storage Blues….
Posted in cleaning, cooking, coupons, Frugal Living, Household Chores, organizing on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve got the food storage blues this weekend. We have a narrow storage area in our basement that we have filled with shelving. I use about 30% of the shelving for longer term storage of non-perishables and things like cereal, crackers, noodles, etc. I think of it as my own personal store. Wednesday I was [...]
Keep digging – one day I will be able to see the garage floor!
Posted in Clutter, Household Chores, organizing, tagged cleaning, Clutter, decluttering on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have to apologize – I started back to work last week after a summer off and found that putting up a daily blog post was getting to be harder than I thought. Sometimes I can get to one during my lunch hour, but otherwise I end up posting when I get home from work [...]
Pantry Tip #5 – Keep a List!
Posted in Kitchen Tips, organizing, tagged organizing, pantry tips on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This tip may seem a bit self-evident, but I think it bears repeating. The best way to make sure you don’t run out of things and have what you need is to keep a running list and check it before you go to the store. If you keep things on your fridge with magnets, put [...]
Pantry Tip #4 – How much food should you “stockpile?”
Posted in cooking, coupons, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, organizing, tagged cooking, frugal, organizing, pantry tips, saving money on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Pantry Tip #1 – Use a Sharpie and put dates on those pantry items!
Posted in Kitchen Tips, organizing, tagged organizing, pantry tips on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week, from Monday to Friday, I am going to post a tip a day on helping get your pantry organized and working for you. The start of school is rapidly approaching, for both me and my kids, but I don’t want to discontinue posting to my blog. My idea is to set weekly themes [...]
Garage Cleanup Update
Posted in Clutter, Household Chores, organizing, recycling, tagged cleaning, Clutter, Clutter busting, decluttering, recycling on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are a regular reader, you know that I have set a goal to clear out the clutter in our garage enough to pull a car in before the first frost. Progress has been slow, but we keep chipping at it. Yesterday, though it was quite hot, I spent about an hour out there [...]
My Pantry Must Have Items
Posted in cooking, organizing, pantry meals, tagged cooking, pantry cooking on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s list contains items that I consider to be essentially non-perishable. Most won’t keep indefinitely but they won’t spoil in a week either. There are many sites on the internet that will give specific shelf life information. On another day, I will post a list of my refrigerator and freezer staples. Baking (as well as [...]
It’s a Decluttering Day
Posted in cleaning, Clutter, Household Chores, Kids, organizing, tagged cleaning, Clutter, Clutter busting, Kids on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been working on my pantry lists and will post those soon. But today I want to comment about how our home decluttering is going. Last week, my daughter finally got around to cleaning her room – something we’ve been asking her to do for a while. She is a bit of an odd [...]
