My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! I shop the grocery sales each week. Then I plan my menu based on the foods I have already at home (at a great price). I balance more expensive meals with less expensive ones. Because we cook multiples of each dish, we spend less time cleaning, cooking, and meal planning! {Read More}
April 2013 Simple Homemaking Plan
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week. These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan March 2013
March 25, 2013 by
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Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week. These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan February 2013
February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week. These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan January 2013
January 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week. These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 51-52 of 2012
December 24, 2012 by
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As I sit down to write the menu for the week, I’m writing out my 4 weekly “to do” lists (personal tasks, blogging tasks, cleaning chores, less common maintenance cleaning tasks). It’s helping me to accomplish things that easily get pushed aside otherwise, even if I don’t get them all checked off! I’m almost finished with deep cleaning the kitchen! I may take a couple weeks off, but not sure yet This week’s maintenance chores in addition to daily {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 50 of 2012
December 11, 2012 by
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As I sit down to write the menu for the week, I’m writing out my 4 weekly “to do” lists (personal tasks, blogging tasks, cleaning chores, less common maintenance cleaning tasks). It’s helping me to accomplish things that easily get pushed aside otherwise, even if I don’t get them all checked off! I’m almost finished with deep cleaning the kitchen! I may take a couple weeks off, but not sure yet This week’s maintenance chores in addition to daily {Read More}