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. We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each main dish {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 38 of 2012
September 17, 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! Boy if I thought 2 weeks ago was busy I was kidding myself. Last week flew past me practically before I could blink. I managed to get {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 37 of 2012
September 10, 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! Last week was busy busy busy! But it was a good week. The windows have been “de-kidded”, the exterior doors and light switch plates cleaned. I’ve found {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 36 of 2012
September 3, 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! Dusting the blinds took about an hour. I put socks on both hands, put The Sting soundtrack in the CD player, and got busy! Much better than {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 35 of 2012
August 27, 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 didn’t complete my extra chores until yesterday, but I was pleased to find it only took me 30 mins to dust all the air vents, fan {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 34 of 2012
August 20, 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 took a 4 week hiatus from extra homemaking tasks while the kids were home this summer. I was a much happier Mom to not have a {Read More}