Amital

A die-hard listmaker and observant Jewish mommy of 5, managing the challenges of life bit by bit with the help of a Shalom Bayit book and lists. And chocolate, of course. Lots of chocolate.

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  1. Busy bags: AaBbCc spoons — 30 comments
  2. Mom’s Sour Cream Sugar Cookies — 22 comments
  3. A good planner (2013): The Balabusta’s Daily Organizer — 18 comments
  4. Broccoli (or spinach) kugel — 12 comments
  5. What I’m doing these days… — 11 comments

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Menu planning – forward or backward?

I always used to plan my menus and then my shopping list based on those menus. More recently, I brought out the ads and integrated them during menu planning, trying to use what’s on sale. But lately, that has changed. Lately, I’ve been going through my cupboards and making notes of what is there, and …

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Menu planning and freezer organization

As my baby is approaching 6 months old, I need to clean out my freezer from all of the foods that I stocked up on shortly before his birth. I try to do this about twice a year so nothing gets freezer burned or gets missed and wasted. The way I go about it is …

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Quiet down, cobwebs

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ’til tomorrow, for babies grow up, I’ve learned to my sorrow. So quiet down, cobwebs; dust, go to sleep. I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep. (Author unknown) It’s been a baby day today. What does that mean? It means that about the only thing I got done today …

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A Mommy’s love…and cast-iron stomach

“They” say your body changes in ways you couldn’t imagine when you have kids. I have proof. Whenever someone proverbially tossed their cookies, I found myself at least gagging if not joining in. I’ve even worked in hospitals and still never quite got used to that. Until I became a Mommy, that is. These thoughts …

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To blog…or not?

I started this blog today. It’s something I have been thinking about for a long time, but I am not sure I want to really do it. For one thing, when I post something, it’s out there forever. This definitely requires careful censoring and is more than a little intimidating. But I have just joined …

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