• Breakfast nachos
    Recipes

    Breakfast Nachos

    Updated September 2023 Over the course of my dinner planning I’ve noticed we have a Mexican dish at least once a week. Even my picky daughter seems to love anything to do with tortillas and cheese! Taking this idea, I decided to change things up and make some Mexican for breakfast in the form of…Breakfast Nachos. It couldn’t have been easier (I made half of it with a baby strapped to me) and it was a huge hit with everyone…which as you know, doesn’t happen often. Go directly to the recipe! Some affiliate links are provided in this post.  By clicking on them and making a purchase I may make a…

  • Organization

    Meal Planning

    2018 Meal planning. Blech. I feel like meals, specifically dinners are the bane of most people’s existence.  Over the years I’ve come up with a few strategies to make this process a little more manageable or at least routine and not quite as difficult. Some links are affiliates, by clicking on them I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you! Thank you for your support. Freezer meals I cannot say enough about taking an afternoon and bustin’ out some freezer meals (…so stay tuned…Updated Sept. 2023…still haven’t made a freezer meals post even though I whole heartedly stand by the practice!).  One of my favorite go…

  • Activities

    Our first fail…

    Originally posted Summer 2018; Updated September 2023 Some links may be affiliate links. I may make a small commission based on your purchases with no additional cost to you, thank you for your support! One of the first projects we attempted this summer was Chalk Rockets.  Sounds awesome, right? Well, in my typical fashion I crossed all of my t’s on this experiment but forgot to dot the i’s.  Let me explain… I found this activity on Growing a Jeweled Rose, their version and successes can be seen here. The idea is to make homemade chalk, load a film canister with it, add an Alka-Seltzer and blast off-messy, colorful chalk…

  • Organization

    The Summer Game Plan

    I’ve been a working mom since day 1.  This means I’ve never enjoyed (endured) a summer break with my kids.  They’ve always been in day camps or at home with family…until this year.  Knowing this time I would be the day camp and knowing my kids don’t function without a schedule, I used my four months of bed rest to concoct a game plan for a full calendar of summer activities for kids. Affiliate links appear in this post. I may receive a small commission if you click on these links with no extra cost to you! Thank you for your support.  Step 1: Printing off a calendar for each month…