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After a fairly mild winter this year, the past week has been cold and snowy here in Idaho. I am anxiously waiting for spring to arrive with warmer temperatures and pretty flowers. March’s Fix was just what I needed this week with a wonderful pop of color that brightened up the gray, dreary weather. My stylist did an awesome job with this Fix and I was really tempted to keep it all. [Read more…]
Whenever we eat at a Mexican restaurant, 95% of the time I will order chicken enchiladas. I do branch out and try new things occasionally, but I know chicken enchiladas are always good. Through the years, I have tried many enchilada recipes at home and they were good. Then I came across the recipe for Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce from Gimme Some Oven and all we could say was WOW! Of course, I made some modifications to it to make it my own, and it is HANDS DOWN the most amazing red enchilada sauce that you will ever taste. I will NEVER buy another can of red enchilada sauce again because this sauce is so easy and so amazing. [Read more…]
Well, we are only 2 weeks into February, so I am doing a little better about posting this month’s cleaning challenge. 🙂 This post was supposed to go out last week, and well….. life happened. As a mom, life is just busy trying to juggle everything-taking care of kids, cooking, cleaning, laundry, running kids to activities, church or community responsibilities, work, etc. The list goes on and on and on, and sometimes you just need a nap. 🙂
Of course, this is why I started this series in the first place. All these things take over our to-do list, and areas of our home get forgotten. We might notice these things and say, “I really need to do that sometime”. Add some guilt in there that things are not getting done, and we really start to feel overwhelmed. So take a deep breath and print out this monthly list (and January’s too if you want). Then pick ONE item that you can take care of this week and make time to get it done. Maybe it is just me, but there is a feeling of satisfaction that comes from taking care of something you have been procrastinating. My whole goal of this series is to help you feel good about accomplishing tasks around your home and making it a little cleaner each week. Let’s get started with February! [Read more…]
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As winter winds down, I thought it would be great to do a round-up of my favorite winter items from Stitch Fix. New to Stitch Fix? It is a personal styling service. You create a profile with your measurements and then your stylist picks out 5 items to send you. You can have a box sent automatically every 1-3 months or you can manually choose when you want to receive one. Keep what you want and return what you don’t with free shipping both ways. To learn more about how it works, check out my post Finding Style with Stitch Fix. [Read more…]
Years ago, I saw this pin on Pinterest for copycat Costco Muffins. We decided to try the recipe for blueberry muffins but had to make some modifications. I usually only have yellow cake mixes on hand, so we used that instead of a white cake mix. A few years ago, cake mix companies shrunk the size of cake mixes from 18 oz. down to 15 oz. To make up the difference, we increased the flour. Then we added a delicious streusel to the top and our favorite easy blueberry muffins were born. [Read more…]
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Welcome to my February Stitch Fix Review! I am posting this review a few days early because I am so excited to be featured on the Stitch Fix Blog today! If you have found my blog from that post, welcome! Check out my other reviews and follow me on Facebook and Instagram if you want to know when a new review is posted. Also, I will be part of a HUGE Stitch Fix giveaway that starts on Thursday so make sure you check back (or sign up for my email list so you can be alerted when it starts!). [Read more…]
Does your counter get overrun with cups? When my kids were small, we went through a lot of cups every day. I would constantly remind my kids which cup they had and where to put them. We would end up with cups all over the counter and nobody could remember which cup was theirs. After seeing a few ideas on Pinterest, I decided to make tile coasters for my family a few years ago. Everyone in the family has a tile and placed it in a special spot in the kitchen. We have had these tiles for over 5 years, and they work wonders keeping cups off the counter. This is an easy craft that you can complete fairly quickly, and it will make a big difference in your kitchen (and save your sanity 🙂 ). [Read more…]
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Can you believe that we are 3 weeks into January? How are your New Years goals coming along? I smile each time I see that meme that says January is a trial month, and the year really begins in February. 🙂 [Read more…]
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Between our incredible Disney cruise the first week of December and getting ready for Christmas, I ended up taking a break from blogging during December. I am so excited to finally get back to writing and I have so many great posts planned for January! Since it is the first of the month, I am kicking 2018 with my January Stitch Fix Review. This box actually arrived the week before Christmas. I thought about wrapping it and putting it under the tree, but it needed to be returned before Christmas Day. I usually peek at the app to see what I am getting, but I decided to be surprised when I opened this box for my Facebook video. My kids were home for the week, so that made filming a video interesting. 🙂 [Read more…]
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The holidays are officially upon us and NOW is a great time to try Stitch Fix. What are you waiting for? [Read more…]