Instead of the Dishes » Homemaking
Favorite Guacamole
Since I don’t think I’ve ever posted a recipe on Instead of the Dishes, it’s so fun to share posts from my foodie blogger friends. Today, Brittany from Ramblings of a Little Wife is going to let you in on a little secret – her Favorite Guacamole recipe. I’m going to let you in an ANOTHER secret – Brittany is giving away a Petit Jean Meats ham on her blog this week! (Go enter, then … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Blogger, Homemaking
A Day in the Life of a Professional Organizer
Today, Pro Organizer Holly Shacklett is taking us behind the scenes with her in her career as a professional organizer. I’m both thankful for the great tips and also a little jealous – I love to purge stuff – especially other people’s stuff! As a small business owner so many of my days are spent on the business side of things. Typically, I have a very big work order, and I spend most of my time … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Go Green, Guest Blogger, Homemaking, Mommyhood
Relish! Meal Planning Gifts and a giveaway
With the chaos of this summer’s move and everything that has gone on since, I had gotten out of the meal planning groove. But, I’m happy to say, over the past few months I’ve jumped back in and am wondering why I ever stopped doing it in the first place. Meal planning isn’t hard. In fact, it makes life easier. And at the bottom of this post, I’m giving away something that will make it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Product Reviews, Spending Less
Beat Black Friday with ListPlanIt
Happy Thanksgiving all! I am Thankful for everyone who stops by my blog, so I thought I’d help you out with the Giving part. You know how much I love ListPlanIt – it’s a great resource for home management, small business management, and kid management. Just as the name implies, ListPlanIt has every list and ePlanner you could ever want. Today only (Thankgiving Day) ListPlanIt is offering a Buy One Get One Deal! So, you can buy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Spending Less
Football Party Food: Pull a Quarterback Sneak
There’s a reason I don’t blog about recipes or meals that I’ve put together very often. I’m not particularly good at cooking. Sure, give me a recipe or a meal plan, and I’m perfectly competent in following instructions, but you’re not likely to see much originality coming out of my kitchen. So, when we decided to invite some of the new families that we’ve met since moving to Ozark over for a Sunday afternoon of hob-nobbing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Homemaking, Not the Dishes
Back to School: Calendar Keeping
I was up way too late last night. It was day three of back to school, and I thought I better get a handle on things before they got out of hand. Things being Calendars. Between the snack calendar, lunch menu, two different soccer schedules, a weekly calendar, the school holiday calendar, Cal’s daily preschool schedule, a special classes schedule, and ongoing, incoming special events, there are suddenly a lot of schedules to keep track … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Homemaking, Mommyhood
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