Home Made Easy: Quick Tip #1

Hello!

To a lot of you- this probably already makes a lot of logical sense. You probably even do this already! However, when I was growing up I know that I wasn't taught this, even if it seems like common sense. 

So here's my first Quick Tip about stacking Cutlery aka Silverware in your Dishwasher!

When organizing your cutlery/silverware- separate out the spoons, forks and knives into separate compartments in your caddy. Then, when your dishes are shiny and clean and ready to put away- you can easily put your spoons/forks/knives back into your cutlery drawer in seconds (without having to rifle through a handful of them and organize them all one by one!).

Trust me, this saves time and energy! As you rinse off each piece of cutlery in your sink- put it in your allocated slot in your caddy to begin with and your life will be made all that much simpler. It will save you a few seconds a day in the long run, and if you're anything like me, those seconds count :) 

Hope that helps!

Stay Glamorous!

Weekly Menu Plan Oct 14, 2012- Oct 20, 2012

Good Morning!

I'm not sure about you, but I know that if I don't stick to a menu plan my grocery budget goes haywire. I should have uploaded this on Sunday, but I just wanted to share with you how I do my weekly menu plans. Here is the one for this week:

To be perfectly honest, I normally don't eat Lunch myself (I know, I know, I should) but I may have some fruit or berries and a cup of Soy Milk. Speaking of which, I'm so glad that Silk 'Nog is out again! I can't wait until Holiday Season each year when Silk 'Nog (Vegan Egg Nog) hits the shelves! So delicious! 

I do however pack lunch for my husband each morning so the lunch category is what he gets. If I'm using a Hoagie or Sub type roll I just give him a single sandwich, or if I'm using regular bread I make a Club Sandwich for him. 

As for breakfast, I'm usually the one eating the oatmeal and Jon is usually the one who opts for cereal, although sometimes he does feel like oatmeal. I just play that by ear. Also, I always give him coffee- I take my pick whether I want tea or coffee. 

Also, most weeks I'll make a sweet such as a fruit Pie of some description or Cake but this week I haven't yet, in spite of good intentions. (That's probably a good thing, I don't need any extra calories!). 

Speaking of calories, I'm honestly not sure how many our meal plan adds up to. I really don't count them. I used to, and I should probably start again since I want to shed some pounds but it's not like I eat unhealthily to begin with. Too many carbs is probably my primary curse! 

Anyway, I think I might start posting my menu plan every week. 

In the meantime, Stay Glamorous!

House Document Organization

Just a quick post today!

As you know- I was previously mentioning the plethora of documents that are involved in owning a house! It's insane! When I was last at Target, I picked up a couple of Greenroom Recycled Hanging File Boxes normally priced at $13.99.

However, there were only about 3 left of the pretty patterned ones on the shelf at my Target and all were a bit scuffed up / damaged (it looked like they'd been dropped a few times or possibly mishandled in by shelf stockers or during shipping). I asked an associate if there would be any discount due to the condition and pointed out the flaws who in turn asked a manager. 

So, I ended up getting these boxes for $3.99 each! Eventually I'm going to need to buy a filing cabinet but these are perfect for right now, and a very pretty way to keep my most important house related documents! 

It just goes to show- it's always worth asking! From this angle, the boxes look perfectly fine!

Stay Glamorous!