by Simple Life and Home | Sep 15, 2012 | DIY Health & Beauty, Life & Home, Money Savers
Have you ever come across a post and thought, “That’s a great idea! I’ll have to remember to try that sometime,” and then needed it sooner than you thought? That’s what happened to me last weekend. I had just read this post on One Good Thing, where Jill featured the...
by Simple Life and Home | Sep 11, 2012 | Celebrating
Just like everyone reading this post, I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news that a plane had flown through the first tower of the World Trade Center. I was driving to work, just ten days before our first child was due to enter this world. I remember...
by Simple Life and Home | Sep 10, 2012 | Menu Planning, Organizing
You may have noticed a conspicuous lack of posts here lately. Unfortunately, I had a temporary lapse of sanity back in March and told my kids that they could do three or four 4-H projects…EACH! (“Of course, honey, you can make a scrapbook.”...
by Simple Life and Home | Sep 4, 2012 | Menu Planning, Organizing
If you’re like me, you sometimes find yourself in a meal-planning rut, fixing the same menu items over and over. In an effort to mix things up a little bit, I’m adding a new feature to my blog: a weekly menu plan. Hopefully, my family’s weekly menu plan will give you...
by Simple Life and Home | Aug 20, 2012 | Clutter Busters, Organizing
In honor of all those kids returning to school this week (or for those who have already started), I’d like to share some of my tips for making the back-to-school morning routine a little easier for everyone–whether you’ve chosen to educate your kids...
by Simple Life and Home | Aug 11, 2012 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
It’s been a busy time at our house lately. The garden is ripe with harvest, which means, of course, that we need to deal with all those fruits and vegetables. Time to bring out the canning equipment and save that harvest! New to canning? Check out this home canning...
