Category: Organization

Pantry inventory, raid, and planning!

I find it amazing that with shelves of food, I still find that I need to shop to make meals! I do  tend to buy what is on sale, and buy in bulk if it’s a good sale, so that builds up my stores. But since sales are on a 12 week cycle, sometimes I …

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Pesach planning: general concepts

My master plan is broken into 6 weeks. Before these 6 weeks, I try to reorganize and sort through closets and drawers so it just needs a real check and quick re-clean, but just in case, room cleaning is scheduled in. Key points What do you want to get out of the holiday? (My 2011 …

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Seasons…of confusion?

The seasons and holidays play a huge role in orienting us in time. This is true no matter what holidays you celebrate! For me, the spring holiday of Passover means a TON of physical and mental preparation. Really. And winter is just starting–but I am expecting a baby smack dab in that super-busy time of …

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Winterizing the house

Our  house needs some work. OK, whose doesn’t? But we moved in when I was about to deliver a baby, so we didn’t get to it last year. Understandable, but costly in terms of heat and AC. This year, however, is different. I have spent time caulking the windows and doors. My baby’s room is …

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Thoughts on menu planning

I find a combo of planning with ads and being able to adapt works best for me. I have a list of no-fail meals that I always have ingredients on hand for–things everyone in the family (or almost everyone) likes. I buy those staples when they are on sale and keep my pantry stocked. I …

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Oh, those bag lunches!

I used to take the time each night to wash, cut, and package fresh produce and entrees for the lunches my husband and children take to work/school the next day (my kids are too young to manage this entirely by themselves, and my husband doesn’t take the time). It worked pretty well, but I have …

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Presto!! Leftovers are new again

Lucky is the cook who can predict exactly what her family will eat and make exactly that much food and no more. Or is she? There are ways to make leftovers work for you! And that does not include serving the same thing over and over and over…unless that is what you and your family …

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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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