Month: August 2023
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Before and after: organizing our butler’s pantry
We are very blessed to have a large pantry off our living room and laundry room. If you’ve been reading here awhile, you know our current laundry room was once our kitchen and our current kitchen was once our dining room. Our pantry houses food, some coats and jackets, and cleaning supplies. It’s a multipurpose…
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Bento Box Lunch Ideas
Have you ever used a bento box? My family and I have several of these, and my children and I both use them. They’re easy to pack and easy to wash and use. I like to pack my girls like a charcuterie box. This infographic has a great idea for packing a bento box. I…
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Back to school: five fabulous shopping finds
Many of us are back-to-school shopping, and some of us are shopping for our kids and our own classrooms. Today, I am sharing five fabulous back to school finds you can purchase on Amazon. 1. Sharpie 38 count school supply kit This kit has 38 pieces, including pencils, erasers, glue, highlighters and expo markers. Everything…
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August 9th is World Book Lover’s Day!
August 9 is World Book Lover’s Day. I have enjoyed reading since I was a small child. I frequently got in trouble with my parents for staying up to read via flashlight, and I once had the highest number of Accelerated Reader points in my middle school. I still love to read, but I find…
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Make something Monday: DIY Notebooks from Upcycled Cardboard
At our house, we have acquired a large stack of cardboard. We reuse our cardboard for many things: lining raised beds and flower beds, killing grass before tilling the garden, and for making these neat little notebooks. Say what? Notebooks? First, cut the cardboard to your desired size and cover them with the scrapbook paper…