Making The Most of a Home Office

Since the world shut down in 2020, more and more people work from home. Originally many people just found a space and didn’t really plan for long term use. Whether you are planning to add a home office or redo your current work space, inspiring photos and ideas for the future are always helpful. There are a few essentials you will want to consider to create a productive workspace at home.

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Practical Ideas For Better Home Cooking

For some people, cooking is a passion. Like my brother-in-law, they love trying new recipes, experimenting with different flavors, and feeding their friends and family. For many other people cooking is a chore. At times most of us are tired of answering the eternal question “What’s for dinner” At the beginning of November we discussed finding inspiration to cook. The best advice when trying new dishes is to avoid complicated recipes and start small. Perhaps a sheet pan dinner or a slow cooker meal are easy ways to try something new.

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Summer Storage Labels

Like many of you for the last few months I have spent some time organizing my home.  I will soon pack away my summer decorations. A new label for the boxes will be perfect as I try to organize and conquer my possessions.   Sometimes it just makes me happy to have a clean box and a cute label.  I wanted a nice attractive label to make it easy to identify the boxes and the contents.  I designed 3 with summer designs. I used Avery Presta 94229 label template with 2 labels to a 8.5 x 11″ page.  All the labels are PDF’s and should print easily on your labels or regular copy paper.

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Getting Ready for Back to School Printable

Many years ago I was an elementary school teacher. My sister taught high school English for over 40 years , and now our nephew and his wife are teachers.  We all know how early a teacher starts planning for a new school year. Moms are usually the great family organizers.  School time will be here very quickly, and you can start the planning in easy stages. Today’s printable is a checklist for organizing the kids and home for back to school. I made it last year for my email subscribers and this year it’s for everyone. Read More