June 20th, 2008
I think when most people think of the slow cooker and the things that we cook in it, they think winter. I know that was my first thought before I learned that the slow cooker can be my best friend. I have learned that you can cook almost anything in your slow cooker and it […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
May 6th, 2008
I had a problem. When I went to the grocery store I had to take my 2-year-old with me. My little boy is normally very well behaved but for some reason, whenever we walk into a grocery store he starts acting as though he’s never been in public before.
As you can imagine, grocery […]
By Karen -- 11 comments
April 3rd, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I get more than a thousand junk emails each week! To help cut down on the number of spam emails that I receive in my inbox, I created another email account at yahoo. This is the email address that I always give away to businesses, Cash Crate (lol), websites […]
By Karen -- 11 comments
December 7th, 2007
Here we are with just a few weeks left until Christmas and I thought you all could use some tips to help you save time while shopping.
1. Ask for gift suggestions. If you don’t feel comfortable asking the person, the try asking their friends or family members.
2. Go shopping with a list. Have each person’s […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
September 25th, 2007
Do you find yourself losing pieces to things? Do your kid’s toys have a bunch of toy pieces that they can’t keep up with? Do you like to organize with baggies, but find they’re not sturdy enough?
Last week I let you in on 10 organizing & decluttering tips, so this week I want to tell you […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
September 23rd, 2007
Lately I’ve been visiting b5’s Home & Dining Channel and I’ve found some great blogs. Today at Keeping the Castle, I found that Maricar has compiled a list of 50 crock pot recipes to keep you warm and full. Thrifty Mommies are always looking for easy, time-saving meals to serve their families. Check out Maricar’s awesome […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
July 26th, 2007
Being home has allowed me to find many great resources to share with you. I normally don’t have much time to watch tv, but sometimes I will turn it on while I am blogging. Today, I was excited to discover Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller.
Of course, I had to google their site because I wanted to find […]
By Karen -- 0 comments
March 26th, 2007
I did something last week to save time on meal preparation and I wanted to share this idea with you.
Last week, my local grocery store had hamburger on sale for a really good price. I bought a large family pack. I cooked ALL of the ground hamburger and added some ground turkey to help cut […]
By Karen -- 9 comments
March 22nd, 2007
I don’t know about you, but papers and records are a major burden, baggage, thorn in my side, . . . you get the picture.
To me, papers, receipts, and all that stuff are worse than laundry. It seems the laundry never goes away. Even if you are “caught up”, you know that everyday 4 more people […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
March 7th, 2007
Company’s coming and what do you fix? How about cube steak? This recipe is easy and tastes great. Just put the steak on to cook and you will have time to finish cleaning up the house or getting ready for company.
cube steak - as much as you need
flour
oil
salt & pepper
powdered gravy mix
Flour both sides of […]
By Karen -- 4 comments
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