The VERY first time I spoke as an extension of this blog, a woman approached me after I was done. She wanted to talk about something to do with cleaning, something relevant to my talk. In her hand was my business card. My business card which I had carefully placed in each seat before each session. My business card which I had designed all by … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
021 Meal Plans & Freezer Cooking Podcast
In Podcast 21, I talk about meal planning and freezer cooking. Mentioned within this podcast: My version of freezer cooking (with links to recipes and how-tos for pre-cooking and freezing chicken and ground beef) My recipes Messy Kitchen Prep and How I Deal With It- (Specifically about ground beef) How to Package … [Read more...]
Things I Don’t Keep
It helps me to go ahead and make decisions about certain things so I can avoid making bad decisions in the heat of the moment. Heat of the Moment = When the carhop at Sonic (or the coffee-fixer at Starbucks) asks if I want to keep my used-up giftcard. I tell them I don't want it. No decision needed since the decision has already been … [Read more...]
Things I Don’t Miss – Plastic Cups
I share my (never-ending) decluttering adventures here, but I think it's also important to share "after the project" stories. Last fall, I decluttered my kitchen cabinet and replaced my humongous collection of plastic cups with grown up GLASS glasses. I knew I had to replace them one-for-one because I simply didn't have enough room in the … [Read more...]
White Chicken Chili Recipe
This post contains affiliate links. This is an eMeals recipe that has made it into our list of family favorites. It's now one of the ones I turn to on days when something on the menu plan doesn't sound like something we'd eat. Really, this White Chicken Chili is super easy and tastes great. It extra super-easy since I make it with shredded … [Read more...]
Books I Like (Take Two)
I accidentally hit publish on this post the other day, and even though I immediately deleted it . . . it still went out to email subscribers. Sorry about that! It's possible that you missed seeing that day's post if you didn't download the entire email. It was called "If One is Good, Then Four Is Better, Right?" I'll go ahead and tell you that the … [Read more...]
020 Weekly Cleaning Tasks Podcast
Welcome to Podcast #20!!! This week, I talked about how I fit in weekly cleaning tasks, specifically how I combat my T.P.A.D (Time Passage Awareness Disorder). Posts mentioned in this podcast: My Weekly Cleaning Tasks (With Printable Checklist) I can't talk about weekly cleaning tasks without explaining that daily tasks are more … [Read more...]
How Long Does It Actually Take to Empty the Dishwasher?
When I speak at moms' groups, I always say: "I have really bad news. Emptying the dishwasher is actually more important than running it." It is. And I'm sorry. Emptying the dishwasher first thing in the morning means I can re-fill it all day with whatever dishes get dirtied. Re-filling it all day (instead of leaving/piling random things in … [Read more...]
In Plain Sight
Sunday afternoon, as I was cleaning up the house for our church's home group, I saw this: Not the stuff in the top half. That's still invisible. I'm talking about the ice chest. It had been there since I came back from the lake over two weeks ago. Oops. I wasn't sure how I had missed it, but I had. Even though we hosted our home group … [Read more...]