Getting organized

11 Ways to Teach Your Children to Be Diligent Workers

October 25, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
About a year ago, I was exhausted by the amount of work I [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 5 (And 7 Ways to Use Those Leftovers)

October 24, 2011

Can you believe we've been consistently meal planning together for over an entire month now?
I don't know about you, but after a summer of inconsistency, in both my planning and in the meals I was serving, it feels good. Really good. We're eating better, saving money, and there are certainly less panicked dinner hours because [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 4 (And What to Do If You Mess Up Your Meal Plan)

October 17, 2011

The other night, I went to make dinner after a very busy afternoon out, and realized that most dreaded of mistakes. The meal plan on the fridge said "Roast beef".
The large roast was sitting downstairs. In the freezer. Frozen solid. Did I mention it was 5pm?
Despite my best intentions (like planning for meal prep and [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (And Recipe for Okonomiyaki)

October 10, 2011

Welcome to the 3rd week of the Plan It- Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge!
How are your meal plans coming along? Is it getting easier to put them together? Do you find that you are saving money? Time? Dinnertime sanity? I'd love to hear how the challenge is going for you!
Our Favorite Japanese Recipe: Okonomiyaki [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (Plus Grocery Budget Tips)

October 3, 2011

Welcome to the 2nd week of the Plan It- Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge!
I was so excited to see so many of you participating actively in the challenge, whether by sharing a link to your own meal plan or simply posting your meal plan up on the Facebook page. I personally love the accountability of [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic: The Official Start of the Meal Planning Challenge

September 26, 2011

Welcome to the "official" (see last week) start of the Plan It- Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge!
This challenge will be running for the next 6 weeks (Sept.26- Nov.7). Every Monday I will be posting both my own menu plan for the week, some tips on aspects of meal planning OR some recipes I want to [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic: Week 1 of the Meal Planning Challenge

September 19, 2011

Welcome to Week 1 of the Plan It- Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge!
What? You're not ready? You thought it started next Monday, the 26th of September? Oh, you mean the date on the pretty graphic I had made?
Ahem... you know you've got pregnancy brain when you plan a challenge to start on the 26th, [...]

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Resources and Recipes to Make Your Meal Planning Successful

September 15, 2011

With the Plan It- Don't Panic meal planning challenge beginning this Monday morning, now seemed like the perfect time to share some really helpful resources to help you succeed with your menus.
Learn more about how to make meal planning work (and some different methods for doing it), find tons of my favorite online recipes and [...]

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So, Mornings… How Are They Going for You?

August 29, 2011

Have you met my friend, Kat? Allow me to introduce you...

She makes a ball cap look great.
She loves Tex-Mex food (me, too- except I live in Canada. Drat.)
She actually has a chin-up bar in one of the doorways in her home, and every time she walks by, she does a chin-up.
She is one of the coolest [...]

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Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home

August 5, 2011

A peaceful home is something many of us long for. A place where relationships are healthy and spirits are happy, where we can rest our weary bones and just be ourselves.
There's no denying that creating a peaceful home takes work. The road to peace is not smooth or easy, but it's worthy!
I have found the [...]

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