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Speedy Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping list

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 [...]

5 quick and easy dinners

flank steak

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 [...]

Got Blogs? Organize with a RSS Reader.

Blog

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 [...]

6 must-have items for your pool bag

Pool bag

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 [...]

Dinner in fifteen minutes

Tired cook

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 [...]

The laundry conspiracy

Sorting laundry

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 [...]

I refuse to fold shirts!

I hate folding clothes

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 [...]

Cord identification

Cord lost and found box

Having trouble finding the cord you need? What you are looking at is my cord “lost and found” box.  It contains chargers, adapters, and other miscellaneous cords that I have no idea what device they go to, but I am too afraid to throw away.  Funny? Maybe. Sad? Definitely!  The problem prompted an easy solution to prevent any other cords from [...]