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Clean and Organize Your Kitchen – Week 2
Welcome toWeek 2 of our Series… The KITCHEN (Week 2) *If you missed Week 1 you can find it HERE… How is YOUR Kitchen cleaning and organizing coming along?? I am so excited to show you my progress so far. I came up with an awesome solution for my Pots and Pans Storage!! I just can’t wait to show it to you!! But first lets start where we left off last time…. Now that we have analyzed our space and came up with some solutions it is time to get to the grunt work: Step 3. Start in one area first and Clean & Organize each section at a time.…
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Simple DIY Baby Jesus Nativity – A Christmas Decoration
The Holiday Craft I was working on last week is a cute little DIY Baby Jesus Nativity A great addition to your Christmas Decorations. I was helping out at our Church’s Super Saturday and this is the craft I was in charge of. Isn’t it so cute! I got the idea from “Crafty Sisters” adorable Baby Jesus ornament. I simply “enlarged” their version and made it a cute Christmas Decoration you can hang on the wall. Crafty Sisters have a complete tutorial on how to make their Baby Jesus Ornaments over on their blog, check it out HERE. If you want to make the wall decor version you will need: Craft basket (found in the…
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Meal Plan Monday – Week 2
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday The day of the week that I plan out our family meals for the coming week, make a grocery list, and go shopping. I like to have a monthly theme and this month our theme is: Soups/Stews/Chilies. Click photos or name to find the recipe! Weekly Meal Plan:Monday – Chicken Parmesan, Green Beans, Rolls (Dessert: Monday Nights) Chocolate Chip Cookies Tuesday – Tacos, Fruit Wednesday – Goulash, Salad, Toast Thursday – Ethiopian Cabbage Dish, Fruit, Rolls Friday – Potato Tacos Saturday – Leftovers Sunday – Quinoa Chili, Steamed Carrots, Salad Grocery List: (This is a list of items you would need to make this menu…
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Fall Kids Activity Ideas
Fall Kids Activity Ideas One of my kids most favorite thing to do in the fall is Play in the Leaves! What’s more fun than playing in LEAVES?!?! Just look at these happy kids! Caution: you may lose sight of child at times! Don’t worry, they always reappear!! It’s the leaf monster! Taking a break from the leaves. Ella locking her brother and sister up! Haha look at that sad face on Sammy! *Indoor activities are easy to come by online! So when the weather is dreary let your kids color cute holiday pics, or sort goldfish… Printable found HERE (I let my kids color theirs too!) Here are a couple…
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Cajun Jambalaya Recipe – Quick and Easy Dinner
Quick and Easy Cajun Jambalaya Recipe Ingredients: Turkey sausage links, cut up (3-4 links or more if you like) 2 cups frozen veggie bled of your choice 2 cups of rice (of your choice), cooked according to directions 2 cans diced tomatoes, 1 blended up in blender or magic bullet 2 tsp. Cajun Seasoning 1 tbsp. Olive Oil Instructions: 1. Heat up the veggies on med. high heat in the olive oil. 5-7mins. 2. Add everything else into the pot (rice should already be cooked). 3. Cook until heated through. *It’s healthy and delicious! Enjoy! To view more please visit my blog!
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Clean and Organize Your Kitchen – Week 1
Welcome to the beginning of the “Clean and Tidy” series. I look forward to sharing ideas and tips for cleaning and organizing your home in simple, easy to follow steps. Life is already so busy and complicated, it’s time to focus more on your family and spend less time cleaning house! Are you ready to begin? In this series I will be choosing 1 room a month to focus our energy on. (occasionally a room will need more or less time than that). But for now we are going to start with….. The KITCHEN (Week 1) That’s right, probably one of the most daily used rooms in the house! Which means it…
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Meal Plan Monday – Week 1
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday The day of the week that I plan out our family meals for the coming week, make a grocery list, and go shopping. I like to have a monthly theme and this month our theme is: Soups/Stews/Chilies. I will plan at least 1 meal for the week that goes along with the theme. Click photos or name to find the recipe! Weekly Meal Plan:Monday – Pita Pizzas, Veggies, (Dessert: Monday Nights) Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Tuesday – Cajun Jambalaya, Salad, Fruit Wednesday – Breakfast Burritos (sausage, eggs, potatoes, cheese), FruitThursday – LeftoversFriday – Chicken/Potatoes/Veggie Bake, Fruit salad, Rolls Saturday – Sausage Egg Cheese McMuffins, Fruit…
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Living a Balanced Life – A Spiritual Perspective
It’s Spiritual Sunday! I want to share a few uplifting thoughts with you all today. I recently came across this Interview with Dr. Lane Smith, a renowned doctor of medicine specializing in psychiatry. He shares his thoughts on what it means to live a balanced life. He is the grandson of the late President Joseph Fielding Smith. I learned so much from this interview. I hope you get a chance to take a listen, you can listen to it HERE on the Mormon Channel. Here are my thoughts… *Perspective has an impact on the daily choices we make. I believe there is an eternity after this life. That we will…
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Introducing the NEW Blog "Eat Pray Create"
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