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Delicious and Budget-Friendly Dinner Recipes For Your Family
Do you find yourself struggling to find dinner ideas that are delicious and budget-friendly to feed your family? Yeah, you’re not alone. My family complains that I cook the same dinners over and over. My thought…hey! I’m cooking. They are right though. I cook the same thing over and over. Anyone else with me? A few of my famous excuses I’ve used: I’m a simple cook I don’t have time to cook an elaborate meal They waste my food and any other excuse that I can come up with I won’t lie, I had to reevaluate these excuses. What the heck did I mean that I didn’t have time to…
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Great Books to Listen to on Audible
Are you an avid reader? No.? Me neither. As a matter of fact, I tend to fall asleep on a book. Yep, No matter how good the book is, within 15 minutes of sitting down and reading, I’m knocked out! Snoring and drooling. BUT…I do enjoy listening to a good book from time to time. I think I am enjoying it because I can listen while I do household chores, work, and listen as we travel. I will add to my list of great books to listen to on audible throughout the year, so be sure to bookmark this article and visit it often. Audible Is Fabulous I started listening…
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Don’t Go Broke This Cyber Monday-Earn As You SHOP
Let the MADNESS begin! It’s time to hit the stores and the lovely web to start shopping for Christmas gifts. If you’re like my family, the kids give you a long list of items or just two that cost you an arm and a leg. That’s what happens as they get older. Fewer requests, bigger price tag. But, hey! No worries, I got you covered. I prefer the scramble of Cyber Monday over the long lines of Black Friday. A few years ago I was introduced to a new way of shopping for Cyber Monday and earn some cash at the same time! WHHAAATTTT???!!!! “I can get the Cyber Monday…
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Tasty Holiday Recipes the Entire Family Will Love
Are you new to the holiday cooking arena? Yeah, cooking a holiday dinner is a bit different than your regular nightly cooking. Figuring out the timing of everything to keep the flow in the kitchen moving and the food to be warm when it’s time to eat is important. But knowing how to cook that delicious menu is the most important thing. I’m going to help you out. Yep! I’m going to share my saving grace for holiday recipes with you. The First Holiday Dinner I Ever Cooked I still remember the first holiday dinner I cooked. It was 2003. DadJonz and I were married just a little over a…
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Getting My Food Prep and Vacuum Sealing On
Look, folks, I’m not even going to pretend that I do right. I stink when it comes to food planning, food prepping and food saving. HORRIBLE! Spell it with me… H O R R I B L E. It’s ok though, I’m going to do better. Who else is with me in this struggle? Don’t sit there and lie. It’s ok. We can’t see you. Just go ahead and admit that we’re running a close race. But yo, let’s get our life together. Cause look, the kids will be home on summer break soon, and these jokers want to eat all darn day. Knowing good and well, they eat once…
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No, I’m Not Paying You To Clean Your Room
So, we’ve determined my answer to the question “should kids get an allowance?” Be sure to go over and read that article. Now let’s talk about why we do not associate payment with chores. You read that right. Our kids receive an allowance every month, no strings attached. But, there is a lesson behind it. So, be sure to click the link and read what I said about kids getting an allowance. Anywho….why do we not associate an allowance with chores for our kids? We have one reason! Chores are part of life. If we do not do basic things around the home, then we tread into some pretty dangerous…
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Cook More and Save On Your Grocery Bill – Get Your Life Together
Look, folks. It’s time to take a long hard look in the mirror and accept the areas in your life that are just messed up from the floor up. And yo, two of those areas for me is cooking and laundry. I HATE doing laundry. That’s why I taught the kids how to do laundry at a young age. Don’t judge, take note on that tidbit and thank me later. Yes, they each do their own laundry. And when they say, “I don’t have anything to wear.” My response is, “Not my problem. You better get your life together!” (that’s my response to everything). To tackle the cooking issue I…
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12 Ways to Make your Winter PCS as Painless as Possible
For many families, PCS season has come and gone, but for those preparing for a winter change of station, PCS season hasn’t even begun. With the potential for snow, ice, and frigid temperatures, a winter PCS can seem more daunting than mere mention of the words “polar vortex”. Don’t panic—while there are disadvantages to moving long distance during the winter months, there are also some advantages you can look forward to:
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The Fifteen Minute Zone Cleaning For After School Chores
Kids are back in school. You seem to be busier now, than during summer break. That whole plan of getting the house back in order, declutter, tossing the random mess you have either didn’t get started or came to a halt. Instead of tackling these projects you find yourself running around doing errands all day or picking up behind the kiddos who left a mess as they made the mad dash out the door to get to school on time. Well, let’s chat. Let’s chat about how your kids can continue to help around the house even during the school year. That’s right, after-school chores for the kids.
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Water Your Lawn With An Orbit
We are super excited as the time quickly approaches for us to see our new home. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know we just recently moved from Hawaii and heading to our new duty station. Yes, we are buying a home and did so sight unseen. We put all trust in our realtors. The one thing DadJonz and I was most concerned about was the yard. We wanted something big enough for Carlos, but not too big cause we aren’t the greatest when it comes to yard work. Yes, we will kill any vegetation around. The biggest problem for us is watering. Watering the lawn will start a straight…
