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14 (ok, just 7) Days of Food

I plan our meals out for two weeks at a time (dinners only) for a few reasons. First, my husband gets paid biweekly and I like to make sure our house is full of groceries before spending money on anything extra. Therefore, I like to go grocery shopping right after he gets paid. Second, . . . → Read More: 14 (ok, just 7) Days of Food

I Love You, Blogs and Coffee

I do. I really do. I also love Jen of Made By Girl, the creator of these perfect prints.     I am sitting here now, clicking through blogs while drinking coffee. One of these prints should really be hanging over my head right now. There really is something for everyone in the shop . . . → Read More: I Love You, Blogs and Coffee

Household Tips

I just love to hear tips about how to get certain stains out, keep produce fresh, and really anything around the house that I may not know.

My favorite tips that I have practiced for years:

Save your used dryer sheets to rub deodorant spots off your clothing. I found a bunch of other . . . → Read More: Household Tips

Red and aqua goodness

I love retro kitchen stuff and my dishes are red and turquoise. Even though we’re currently in a transitional housing situation, I dream of a turquoise and red kitchen once we’re settled. Something similar to this…

source: the kitchn

However, my husband really prefers . . . → Read More: Red and aqua goodness

Wilton Heart-shaped cookie cutters

I am proud to introduce the first item in my OpenSky shop… these great heart-shaped cookie cutters.  I love cookie cutters and have a slight addiction to buying them.  I don’t just use them for cookies, but also for shaping playdoh, pancakes, and cutting shapes into the kids’ sandwiches.  My 4-year-old really loves heart-shaped . . . → Read More: Wilton Heart-shaped cookie cutters

Cookbook

I find most of my new recipes from allrecipes.com, and though I have an account there to save all my recipes, I still like to print them, so that I can access them without logging on.  Usually once I make something a couple of times, I don’t use the recipe, but once . . . → Read More: Cookbook

Let’s Cook Dinner! (Or, Nothing Ever Goes As Planned)

Even though I plan our meals out and grocery shop for two weeks at a time, I have to be flexible, because sometimes things just don’t work out.  Sometimes I don’t buy enough chicken.  Sometimes I forget that we have dinner plans with friends.  Sometimes I get sick and just don’t feel like cooking.  . . . → Read More: Let’s Cook Dinner! (Or, Nothing Ever Goes As Planned)

Tuesday Ten

1. Tomorrow, my stepson will be here for a week, and I am not mentally ready for another preschooler to be under my care!  That’s today’s mission… get prepared!

2. First thing in the mornings, before I can open both eyes, before I’ve had coffee or coke, before I know where I am, who . . . → Read More: Tuesday Ten

Blog Love: Smitten Kitchen

Smitten Kitchen is basically a cooking blog (as you probably guessed from the title).  What makes this one so special is that it takes meals that are usually very simple to make and makes them seem so… special.  The photography is beautiful and it makes me . . . → Read More: Blog Love: Smitten Kitchen

Can Not Weight!

Since having my oldest son in 2006, I have been battling the bulge.  Actually, let’s not blame it on the kid, because I have been struggling with my weight for probably nine years (hi, Freshman Fifteen).  Everyone knows that the older you get and the more kids you have, the harder it is to . . . → Read More: Can Not Weight!

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