I'm a huge fan of hospitality. (Not entertaining... There's a big difference! Click here to read my post about hospitality vs. entertaining.) I want to be the kind of person who calls up friends and invites them over for an impromptu dinner party. … [Read more...]

It's time to streamline dinner prep even more. With a business to run and homeschooling to do (and maybe a little housework thrown in there too!), I just haven't been in the mood to do major cooking lately. A couple of weeks ago, I spent a chunk of … [Read more...]

Last Sunday I spent a couple of hours in the kitchen pre-prepping as much of the week's food as possible. I was on a mission to make meal prep as quick and painless as possible. I chopped veggies, browned meat, made rice, mixed spices, and did all … [Read more...]

Last week was our first week to tackle our regular school year routine. Homeschooling is in full-swing. Emma's dance classes have started. Plus our homeschool co-op kicked off last week. Let me tell you.... That all makes for a really full … [Read more...]

After being gone twice in the past week, it's going to be catch-up week at our house. We have a couple of project deadlines looming, and Emma has a playdate scheduled. That means that we have to stay on top of the menu planning. Otherwise it gets … [Read more...]