Organizing

Personalized Desk Organizer for under $5

Here’s a quick guide on how to make a cute and personalized desk organizer for less than $5! I am always looking for cute and inexpensive ways to stay organized. So what better than this crafty desk organizer that you can personalize with fun fabric and use cans from your pantry!? Not only does this… Keep Reading →

Baking Made Easy – A Cupboard for All My Sprinkles

Organize Baking Supplies For Efficiency and Easy Access After buying our house and starting to get everything moved into my kitchen, I decided I was going to do it right. Everything has a place, and although the placement of the appliances doesn’t make too much sense, how I set up my kitchen does – it… Keep Reading →

Setting up a Functional Kitchen

New Kitchen, Now What? This week my husband and I officially bought our first home, making us home owners! (Well actually, I guess more like home loaners…) We are so excited!!! The day we have waited for has arrived, but what now? I have the house, heaven knows I have more than enough stuff, but… Keep Reading →

Simplifying Mealtime with an Easy-to-Use Menu Planner and the 5 basic Food Groups

Making Mealtime Happen-Installment #2 Mealtime is about fueling our bodies and coming together-Pretty simple, right? Well if it is simple in theory shouldn’t it be simple to execute? The good news is that it can be. Start by identifying the basic elements required for a satisfying, well-balanced, healthy meal and then meet those requirements. I… Keep Reading →

Confessions of a Cookbook Hoarder (and an Evernote tutorial!)

Nearly 30 years ago, my mother gave me a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook as a bridal shower gift. You know the one — the red checkerboard cover, big navy blue lettering on the front, and enough pictures to keep me salivating for ages. I LOVED that cookbook, full of mouthwatering photos, helpful hints, and the conversion… Keep Reading →

Storing Your Favorite Recipes in the Cloud using Evernote

This is super easy! All your favorite recipes on your phone or tablet-really any hand-held device! No more cookbooks to store or thumb through. No more wondering which of your many cookbooks contains the recipe you’re looking for! I am no Evernote pro, in fact; I am a newbie. That is what makes this tutorial… Keep Reading →

Cooking for Less Than a Few

A Little Background At first, my author nickname seems pretty depressing. But you’ll learn that I am certainly not a lonely, sad girl that goes to restaurants asking for a table for one with her head down towards the floor in shame. I am quite the opposite! Yes, I am technically single (and by single,… Keep Reading →

What the Heck is FIFO?

Let me paint you a picture: Girl wakes up at 6:15 am. Grabs her phone, shuts off the alarm, and goes to every social media site she has an app for to do some pointless scrolling to kill time before she absolutely HAS to get out of bed at 6:30 (6:35 if she’s pushing it).… Keep Reading →

Making Mealtime Happen: Dinner Time

Dinner time. Choose one. It’s easier said than done, you say? Oh don’t I know it! Having raised 6 children, trust me, I get it! Like you, we were crazy busy. I gave it my best effort to make mealtime happen because also, like you, I realized that the time my family spent together around… Keep Reading →

Grouping Collections: A Creative Way to Declutter and Organize Your Kitchen

As a Christmas gift one year I received a distressed copper colander. My father thought my mother crazy for purchasing the worn piece of metal but my mother knew I would like it, and like it I did. For over 20 years since, I have collected unique copper kitchen pieces. I’ve rummaged through second hand… Keep Reading →