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Second Steps

Back To School – The Paper Stacks

This week has been crazy! The Little Guy has now finished his first week of real school. He did very well and really enjoys it. Yay! ! This has been a BIG transition for both of us. Honestly, I think he has taken it in stride better than I have. There were a lot of Continue reading →

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School Room Update

Is anyone curious about the progress in my little school room? I’ll give you an update today on the clean up then we will get to the fun stuff! The next articles will be all about the projects that I am putting together to organize the room for learning for him, year long manageability for Continue reading →

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Make A Launch Pad

Okay. I know you have heard this one before, but I can not NOT mention it. Especially when we are talking about kids and getting back to school. Every home needs a launch pad. It is just a simple place where you put everything so it is ready to go out the door as you Continue reading →

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Goulash Recipes – per Request

When making up your meal plans, try to come up with many meals that will give you a two for one. You can make extra of some ingredients the first night specifically to utilize the leftovers to concoct dinner a second night. I will give you a few examples, but anyone can look at the ingredients of the meals they already typically make to come up with recipes that will reduce cooking time on a second meal.

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Menu Planning Part 3 – Cooking Big

Large family gatherings are big around this part of the country. It is very common for brothers, sisters, cousins, moms and dads, aunts and uncles, PLUS additional friends to all gather once a week at Granny’s. Especially on Sunday afternoons. In addition, when I was growing up, our house was where all of the kids Continue reading →

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Menu Planning Part 2

I came up with a way to eliminate the long store trip while working my grocery shopping into the ridiculous hurry up and wait 10 minutes here and there schedule I was bound. It may not work for everyone, but it may be a big help to anyone working full time doing their shopping on the way home, or to anyone else always on the run with errands. I will write a list at the end of the article for many individual things anyone could try to shave a little time or stress from their grocery shopping.

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How Much Is Your Time Worth?

There are many types of services available to lend a helping hand to individuals as well as to businesses. Even if only on occasion. Most of us will not need services like these on a regular basis, but being able to call on them occasionally could be very worthwhile. Taking the time to find out which ones are available with the approximate fees charged will give you another option for those times when life gets more crazy than normal. You may be as surprised as I was at the price ranges.

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Kitchen Organization – Second Steps

I have given a few examples of some second step solutions that everyone can implement in the Kitchen Quick Tips, but I will give you another unusual kitchen example with the reasoning behind it that may help you find a solution that works for you.

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Quick Tip – Utensil Crock

Keeping the kitchen utensils you use most within convenient reach makes it easier to prepare meals in your kitchen. I am right handed. Just to the right of my stove top I keep a crock that holds the utensils I seem to use most when cooking. It holds wooden spoons, slotted spoons, spatulas, and a Continue reading →

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Quick Tip – Soap Dispensers

Because of all of our DIY projects, we are one of those families that wash our hands a lot in the kitchen using the liquid dish soap. I always hated the way the bottle looked sitting on the counter. But no matter how many times I would put it in the sink cabinet someone (including Continue reading →

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Quick Tip – Canisters and Cookie Jars

Do you have canisters on your kitchen counter? I have three good size clear durable plastic ones that I use for all purpose flour, sugar, and cornmeal. They are well labeled to keep me from tossing flour into my morning coffee. But I also have some that I use for alternative purposes and some alternative Continue reading →

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