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Make the Switch to a Reusable Squeeze Pouch

We are big fans of the applesauce squeeze pouches.  They are awesome for travel, church and the playground.  However, I'm not a big fan of the waste they create, and also the price tag.  So I asked around and discovered a reusable squeeze…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Menu Plan Monday April 23

The rain has arrived in New England and I'm not sure when we will see the sun again.  Time for some hearty meals and the crock pot. Monday~ Homemade Chicken Nuggets, family favorite!  Along with some peas from our local farm stand. Tuesday~…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

A Lot To Say Does A Lot of Good (& Giveaway)

Sometime you find a product that is super cute and you are totally happy with it.  Other times, you find out a product is made by a cool company and you are even more excited about it.  That's pretty much how I feel about A Lot To…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Simplify EVERYTHING with a major e-book Sale

I am a new fan of e-books.  They appeal to my quest for less paper, less clutter in the house.  Both on my nightstand and in my kitchen.  I have ordered a number of them, including cookbooks, blogging how-tos and   of course,…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season
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Gardening Plans: Seedlings, Containers and Kids

Could the weather be any better?! I love walking around the neighborhood and seeing how far along everyone is with their spring yard work and gardening plans.  The crazy warm weather makes me think I should be putting seedlings in the ground,…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Menu Plan Monday April 16

Lots of seafood on deck as the sales were too good to pass up.  After doing a major Freezer Organization project last week, I was ready to restock the freezer with some meat deals.  Natural ground beef for $3.99, awesome price so I bought…
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Freezer Organization Fun

Good news when you want to organize your freezer.  You have to finish this project, and finish fast.  When I started menu planning last week I realized my freezer had gotten a little out of control.  Usually I keep a running of list of what's…
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Gardening Planning: What to Plant and When

Gardening Plans: What to Plant and When

Trying to figure out what to plant and when is determined but a number of factors.  The most important one is location, both in the country and also your garden.  You can find a general map on the back of nearly every seed package to get…
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Gardening Plans: Early Season Organizing

Time to get planting!  Or at least planning.  Outside of Boston, we got a surprise hint of warm weather last month. We used the opportunity to take stock of our containers, compost inventory and get a few vegetables started.  This is Part…
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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies

What's not to love about Chocolate and Cheesecake and Cookies?  Put it all together and you get one rocking cookie.  We had these over Easter weekend and they did not disappoint.  I also used white whole wheat flour to up the healthy quotient.…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Apps Over More Toys: Dr Panda Teach Me Review

Doing spring cleaning last month gave me an opportunity to take stock of our toy inventory.  I thought our toy stash wouldn't grow too much with the second child, I was wrong.  Having a boy after having a girl means lots of new trucks…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Carrot Pear Muffins

Ever start one recipe and then it turns into something else?  Sometimes it's because we are missing an ingredient, or you are trying to incorporate some healthier ingredients like whole wheat flour.  I often wonder, when does a recipe…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Menu Plan Monday April 9~ Freezer Cleanout

After a lovely weekend filled with egg hunts, a competitive game nightand hosting Easter Dinner, I'm ready to take it easy this week on the menu plan front.  I opened my freezer to take inventory and low and behold, it's STUFFED.  I'm all…
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Natural Egg Dyeing with Kitchen Leftovers

I am in love with holiday decorating. Easter included.  Time to decorate those eggs!  This year I finally took some time to do some egg dying with natural ingredients.  Everything came from what I already had in the house. I bought generic…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Afternoon Lunch Treat: Foodler Review

When was the last time you got takeout for lunch?  Before this week, it may have been never in my case.  My sister's last day visiting was on Tuesday and she had a craving for Stone Hearth Pizza.  Never one to turn down pizza,…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Wallaby Greek Yogurt Winner!

I have enjoyed reading all the comments on the Wallaby Greek Yogurt post.  So many happy customers already!  I'm sure any of these readers will be happy to test out the 5 new Greek yogurt flavors. Without further ado, the winner is... #20 Stacy said... "Just…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Monday Meal Plan April 2

We are still enjoying my sister and niece visiting from Hawaii.  Dinners have been festive over the past few days as extended family gets together.  This week will continue the trend as we have new house guests arriving on…
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Project Simplify~ Home Office Organized (& Giveaway)

Do you have a room in your house that ends up being the dumping ground for papers, pictures and more?  That  is what has become of my home office.  It shares space with the playroom in the basement and over the past few months,…
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Project Simplify week 4~ Home Office Hot Spot

This is the final week of Project Simplify.  It's been so much fun tackling a specific area each week.  My husband likes it so much he has picked out our "mail table" for next week to continue our challenge. Everyone gets to pick their…
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Tips to get your garden ready for planting season

Meal Plan Monday March 26

Oven Roasted Salmon and AsparagusThe past week was an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows.  I finally got to hug my lovely niece for the first time.  She is nearly six months old and it's been a long wait.  Sadly she and…
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Project Simplify Week 3: Closets (mostly) done

Sometimes life gets in the way of blogging.  This was one of those weeks.  This is a quick recap of the before and after of my closet projects for week 3 of Project Simplify.I'm glad I started this project at the beginning of the week.…
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