Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. But a mid-transit chat pales in comparison to the distraction of driving with one (or two!) children wailing in the backseat. Nothing increases adrenaline and quick recall of four-letter words quite like crying kids. As parents, we can mentally cope with crying kids to and from […]
My Favorite Cookbooks
I have so many cookbooks, seriously! I have never counted, but I have gobs and gobs. With that said, there are only a few that I turn to on a regular basis. Back when I was posting my recipes and cooking tips on 3 Boys and a Dog regularly, I was asked numerous times about what […]
How to Organize a Master To Do List Using a Brain Dump
I have had this post sitting in my draft folder for a very long time. Today, I received an email that pushed me to actually complete my Brain Dump (aka: Master To Do List), get it all organized, and complete my post. A couple weeks ago, I bought Christy Love’s Gold Package on her Simple […]
Week Three: Cooking in the Kitchen (part 1)
So far we have set up a system to start collecting dirty dishes and laundry from around the house and now we have tackled our bathrooms. How do you feel? How is the house coming along? Well, over the next two weeks we will be cooking in the kitchen! LOL! Really, we will be starting […]
Week One: A Starting Point with a Printable! (Homemaker Handbook)
It is a new year and that means it is time to get ourselves organized again (or for the first time ever). Upon going through my blog statistics, I find that to do sheets, master to do lists, organization, and homemaking are very popular topics on my site. So, I am working on starting a […]
How Many Food Storage Containers Does a Woman Actually Need?
I once had a huge collection of food storage containers. I loved the ideas behind those beautiful plastic bowls with their matching lids. Oh, the possibilities! The dream of carefully planned leftovers. The hope of an easy meal on a crazy night because food would stay perfectly fresh in those gorgeous pieces of burpable plastic. […]
My Favorite Cooking Websites
I could seriously go on for like 3,000 websites. LOL! But, There are only a couple that I actually subscribe to. As I have said a million times, I like easy meals. So, I tend to go to websites that have easy recipes. Those tend to be the obvious places: Taste of Home Kraft Pillsbury […]
GIVEAWAY: Huddle to Fight Hunger Tailgate Party #KraftFightHunger
Kraft Foods recognizes hunger is a pressing issue in America today. In fact, in 2010, 17.2 million households (one in seven) were living in hunger. Our “Huddle To Fight Hunger,” campaign kicked off in 2010 and raised 21 million meals through the support of passionate football fans and community members such as yourself. This year, […]
RECIPE: Vibrant Veggie Stir Fry (Mrs. Dash Review)
My boys are not big stir fry kids, but if I add in some yummies like Mrs. Dash, they are perfectly happy to eat crunchy veggies. You should seriously see my cabinet of spices. Half of it is taken up with Mrs. Dash. I love being able to offer strong flavors to my kids without […]
National Cleaning Week: Bathrooms
If your house is like mine (full of nasty little boys) then today is going to be your worst day of the entire National Cleaning Week. Today, we are going to tackle the bathrooms – remember, this is not your daily cleaning session, but deep cleaning to get the places that sometimes get missed! Steps […]
Holiday Gift Guide: Men Stocking Stuffers (under 10 dollars)
It is another Friday!! One week until the biggest shopping day of the year and less than one week until my Holiday Gift Guide event is over. Although the reviews on them haven’t been as personal as my typical reviews, I have really enjoyed them. But, I am ready to start planning my next event. […]