With conference season about to begin (it's a long one... lasts about 10 months, so get ready!) many business people come home from business trips with a messy collection of business cards. In the past, I would dump the cards into a container and toss them on my desk, waiting to, someday, be organized. However, past experience showed that I usually tossed those cards a few months later because I didn't remember one connection from another. Last year, I attempted to organize my cards during the … [Read more...]
During and after the conference: Make notes on your business cards
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Menu Plan
The good news is that the kitchen is back to usable! I came home from my cooking event on Saturday and I cooked. On the stove. The even better news is that the kitchen is nearly finished and, in about a week, I'll be able to share it with you. Yes. Time for a collective cheer. And the great news? I feel like I can actually create a menu plan for the week ahead. Monday: we're ordering a pizza because I'll be modeling in a fashion show fundraiser--look for the highlights on Friday. If you're not … [Read more...]
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Kitchen Renovation: Kitchen Organization
As I shared last week, we are finally about to undergo our kitchen makeover. This week we’re expecting (hoping...) to rip out the floor and replace it. In the meantime, I heard about IKEA’s The Share Space and was inspired to work on my kitchen storage challenges, come up with some solutions and share them on Just Precious and their pages as well. Some of my kitchen storage challenges: I ventured to IKEA a few days ago for ideas that will make a difference in my kitchen. Usually … [Read more...]
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Last minute meals and a menu plan
In Candice's last Healthy Family from Scratch post, she asked Do those of you who menu plan have an alternative easy option at the ready? Do you have things that are healthy in your house that can be prepared very quickly in case the menu can’t work that night? If you do can you tell me what it is? Yes! As much as we plan, we can't expect perfection. Just like teachers, we need to be flexible and plan accordingly. This is one reason that I always have one leftover day in the middle of the … [Read more...]
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Scheduling and identifying patterns in your meal planning
On Thursday, Candice posted her 2nd installment in her Healthy Family from Scratch series on Just Precious. Her family's first two weeks trying to get healthy with a menu plan didn't go exactly as she hoped. She found that it's a lot harder to stick to the plan. I commented that the first step is learning family patterns and scheduling. Yes, it will take time to get into meal planning. Schedule before planning Before I meal plan each week, I always take out my calendar and bug my husband to go … [Read more...]
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Make your own cookbook
For a long, long, long time, I saved magazine after magazine, just for the recipes. It was like a teen boy hiding his issues of Playboy under the bed, except I was hoarding Real Simple and Rachael Ray in my cabinet. It got ugly. And, I realized, it wasn't easy for me to go back and find the recipe I wanted. I set aside a few hours, grabbed a funky binder, like those from Carolina Pad, and tore out every good recipe from all of the magazines. Then, I organized them by season, because I like to … [Read more...]
