I always start the new year with good intentions. This will be the year that I remember everyone's birthday ahead of time. This will be the year that I mail gifts out at least a week in advance. This will be the year that I buy my husband an anniversary gift and don't have to thank God that we still have Amazon Prime, because otherwise it wouldn't get here in two days. Maybe you're like me? But this year, I have a plan. This year, I'm going to get birthday cards, anniversary … [Read more...]
Kitchen Zero
Every night before I turn the lights off in the kitchen, I get back to kitchen zero. For me, this is just a fancy way of saying that I put everything back in its place, make sure everything is clean, and do any prep work for the next day. I get back to kitchen zero every night for a few reasons. First, it might be nice to just get out of the kitchen right away after dinner, but waking up to a counter and sink full of dirty dishes, papers to put away, and no room at all for … [Read more...]
Ingredient Freezer Cooking (Plus A Free Meal Plan!)
We all have those busy weeks. The weeks where we are constantly running around to activities, where we have family get-togethers and church functions and piano lessons and basketball games and you-name-it. Weeks where we'd love to have quick and easy meals ready to go, but we just don't have time. These are the weeks we need ingredient freezer cooking. You've probably heard of freezer cooking before: make up a bunch of different meals, from casseroles and lasagnas to ziploc bags full … [Read more...]
Finding The Perfect Planner
Did you know it's planner season? Yes, that's a real thing. I joined the launch team for these Brilliant Life Planners because A) I love what Beth Anne does on her site Brilliant Business Moms. Not only are the stories of successful mompreneurs inspiring, but they're also full of really helpful business tips! and B) they're super girly and pretty. And then I ended up deciding not to purchase one of the planners because they have TOO MUCH stuff in them. I use my planners for daily … [Read more...]
How I Balance Cooking Real Food And Homeschooling
We've been on a slow-paced journey to cooking real food for the past several years. For us, that looks like making a lot of things from scratch, and trying to make smart purchases when we don't. We've started growing our own food, and I'm hoping to learn some preserving techniques later this summer as well. But real food takes a lot of extra time and extra work. Homeschooling takes extra time and extra work too. It can be tricky to balance those things (along with all of the other … [Read more...]