Meal planning has many benefits, with helping to keep your family’s budget on track and using up food before it spoils being just a couple. I try very hard to plan out our family’s weekly meals each weekend. I often involve the kids too and ask them to pick a few of the meals. I’ve […]
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Our Dinner Menu Plan this Week
In the past, I’ve shared benefits of menu planning, plus shown you a glimpse at our family dinners by posting various sample menu plans. While I go through phases where I firmly stick to our menu plans, I’ll admit that I’m also flexible and have weeks where I fall off the bandwagon. Perhaps our routine might get […]
How to Organize Your Home Library and Encourage Family Reading
As a family, we’ve always encouraged reading and filled our home with plenty of books for our children. From birth, we’ve made sure to read to them, taken trips to the public library, and in general, tried our best to instill a love of books and reading. I’m proud to say that we’ve been very […]
7 Day Low Carb Menu Plan: Healthier Eating for the New Year
Though I’m a fan of rice, pasta, and bread, I know that in general, we probably eat more carbs than we should. In an attempt to eat healthier, a friend of mine recently suggested I check out Bob Harper’s weight loss books, particularly Jumpstart to Skinny: The Simple 3-Week Plan for Supercharged Weight Loss. Despite […]
Keeping the Kids and Family Organized for School Year-Round
Getting our son and daughter ready for their first day of school back in August was a success. We dropped them off and waved goodbye as they ventured off to meet their teachers and make friends. Now that we’re a few months in, we’ve learned that keeping ourselves and the kids organized at home is […]
