Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
Measuring Messy Ingredients One of my favorite kitchen tools, an adjustable measuring cup, makes accurately adding sticky ingredients such as honey, mayo, peanut butter, and sour cream a breeze. Simply slide the 2 pieces apart to adjust it to the measurement you want and fill. Hold over the bowl and push to release the contents. [...]
Turn that time you spend waiting …and waiting …and waiting into productive moments. How much time do you spend at these places? Waiting rooms Car line Sporting/Music Events – the time before they start Airports/Bus Use the extra time to: Catch up on some reading Keep reading material (books, magazines, newspaper) handy in the car [...]
Cooking in bulk saves money and time Stock up your freezer by cooking twice as much of your favorite meals, and freeze half for another night. Dishes that freeze well include: pasta casseroles such as homemade macaroni and cheese, baked spaghetti casserole, or lasagna enchiladas desserts such as coffee cake, cookies, and pies soups vegetable [...]
Get in and out of the grocery store in record time I hate grocery shopping! My kids know I am avoiding it when I serve breakfast for dinner in an attempt to delay the inevitable. The secret to speedy shopping Write your grocery store list in the order of the store. The shopping will take [...]
What’s for dinner tonight? Credit for these quick and easy dinners goes to my good friend Melissa, a busy mom of 5 kids who also owns a photography business. She certainly knows how to serve up a delicious dinner in a matter of minutes. Check out her gorgeous photography at: www.contemporarycaptures.com/blog Stuffed Pasta Shells with [...]
Organize with a RSS reader High tech moms and dads use RSS readers to organize and manage tips from the wonderful assortment of blogs and websites available today. Not high-tech yet? Well I’m about to change that. Then you can brag to your kids about how technically savvy you are. New to RSS? Give it [...]
Run…Jump…Splash!!! It’s pool time! Warmer weather is here, and it’s time to take a trip to the pool for relaxation, sun and fun. Are you running around the house looking for everyone’s goggles and some sunscreen? No. You simply grab your pool bag and a towel, and you are out the door at a moment’s [...]
It’s 6:00 pm and you, tired and hungry, are just walking in the door. Whether you have had a stressful day at the office, just finished a chaotic taxi shift to various activities with the kids, or simply forgot to defrost the meat for dinner, you want something easy and fast. The kids are revolting [...]
There is a conspiracy going on in my house that can be described with one word: Laundry. It is my personal goal to one day have all the laundry in the house both clean and put away. I realize this is an unrealistic goal for a mother of three, but a mom can dream, can’t [...]
There…I said it. I admit it! When it comes to folding clothes, I am the world’s worst. I just don’t have the time, patience, or talent to fold shirts. With 2-3 loads to do per day, I don’t mess around when it comes to laundry. For example, the other day my girls got a kick [...]
