Archive for April, 2008

Clothesline

As I hung laundry on the line today, I was thinking about how much I enjoy hanging laundry outside to dry. I’m blessed to live in a rural area without neighborhood covenants. We get plenty of wind blowing across the open fields so things dry quickly and without very many wrinkles.
It seems like during the […]

Menu Plan Monday-April 21-27

We got 170+ lbs of beef last week so thank goodness we can eat something other than chicken!
Monday: leftover
Italian Pasta Bake from yesterday. My family usually eats the entire pan in one meal but I guess no one was very hungry yesterday. There is about half left.
Tuesday: ribeye steaks on the grill
Wednesday: marinated […]

Motivated Moms part 2

Lori asked in response to the previous post
How is this better enough than FlyLady to pay actual money for it?
I like a checklist. I get a lot of satisfaction seeing the check marks on my MM list. For instance today I feel like I’m really behind in the week. We’re still cleaning up after the […]

Menu Plan Monday-April 7-12

Here we are again! I stuck to the menu plan for the most part. Saturday and Sunday were the only days we got off track. We were really busy working on the bathroom remodel this weekend. We ate out twice and the rest of the meals were eaten whenever someone got hungry.
Here’s how our week […]

Motivated Moms

A couple weeks ago,
Julie had a post about the checklist system from
MotivatedMoms.com
I love checklists! I love lists! I even like being told what to do (it means I don’t have to think)! At a mere $8 for the download, I knew I must have this product. A few minutes later my printer was […]

Living through a remodel

While I love the final results of a home improvement project, I hate the mess. Even when doing a simple project like painting, I’m anxious to get everything cleaned up and moved back into place.
I told myself at the start of our master bath update that I wouldn’t let the mess get to me. Afterall […]