We have about a week and a half before payday, and the grocery budget is almost gone. There's enough for fresh veggies and milk and lunch stuff, but it's time to get careful. And creative. (Three family birthdays and a mother-in-law in ICU 45 minutes away kind of does that to a budget.) Anyway, there's no reason to worry. Thankfully, I'm a … [Read more...]
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Four Crazy-Easy, Super-Quick Dinners
Last week was Show Week. My two boys were in a play and I was directing. A busy (somewhat-stressed) mom plus limited time to get dinner on the table makes it hard to resist the allure of a drive thru window . . . but I succeeded! (Monday through Thursday. I had no intention of cooking on the weekend!) Each night, I used my pre-cooked and … [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...]
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...]
Beef Noodle Stir Fry Recipe
This post contains affiliate links. This beef and noodle stir fry has become a family favorite. My twelve year old often asks, "Hey, when are you going to make that, y'know, noodle stuff I really like." This is an eMeals recipe that really did take me out of my comfort zone. In a good way. I tend to stick with chicken breasts and ground … [Read more...]
Putting It to Good Use
There is a certain blanket that I tried to declutter many, many times. I called it my Bambi Blanket. I loved that blanket. It was always fluffy and cool and was the best for creating a warm cocoon on winter nights as a child. I didn't take it to college, but it somehow ended up in my own home soon after I had children. I envisioned it as a … [Read more...]
Homework Time Decluttering
Last week, while I still had delusions about writing a Normal Day post, I took this picture: This is my daughter, doing her homework, with one of my most consistent clutter collecting spots in the background. Right. I've shown after pictures of this exact spot in previous posts. I even have a webisode of me decluttering it. But … [Read more...]
Podcast 005 – Calling Myself a Slob and My Second (Of ONLY Two) Decluttering Questions
Podcast #5 is a little late, but is now up! In this podcast, I share Part 5 of my Slob Story, which includes the decision to call this blog A Slob Comes Clean, even though I had never called myself a slob before that. I also tell about my not-normal week last week. Other things mentioned: My Two Decluttering Questions Cleaning … [Read more...]
A Huge Moment for this Slob Mama
I have two boys who are ten and eleven. They totally crack me up. Lately, they've been choreographing detailed "wrestling" matches and performing them for the rest of the family. Sunday, as they put on their scheduled pay-per-view (a penny per person) match during half-time of the Cowboys game, I used my fancy new camera to video … [Read more...]