Menu: Rotisserie Chicken * Mashed Potatoes and gravy * Stuffing * Buttered carrots Time to dinner: 25 minutes There’s a chain restaurant in our area called Boston Market – it started off as “Boston Chicken”, and the menu consisted mainly of rotisserie chicken with a choice of classic sides and a piece of cornbread. My family loves this […]
Archives for January 2015
The Smartphone for the Working Parent
In keeping with our theme for this week (which is that the naturally disorganized get a bad rap), I am tackling one of those strategies that helps us to be more organized without a lot of effort on our part. Do you already have a smartphone? If you answered, “What is a smartphone?”, then you […]
Bad Rap for the Naturally Disorganized
When I started thinking about writing a blog for the naturally disorganized, I did a lot – continue to do a lot – of research. In the beginning, I just wanted to see what was out in the internet and blogesphere about the naturally disorganized. It wasn’t pretty. I actually got upset when I read […]
The Bin Dump – 1/10/15
Well, I made it through the first full work week of the year. My daughters went back to school, but my son was still home on college break. My goal this week was to get my daughter to school at least 5 minutes before the start. I managed to do that 2 out 5 times – and […]
Turkey Sausage, Onions, and Peppers
Menu: Turkey Sausage, Onion, and Peppers * Rolls OR White Rice * Canned Pears Time to dinner: 35 minutes Is there anything that smells as good as sausage, onions, and peppers cooking? It conjures up thoughts of carnivals, ball games, and street fairs. In my “clubbing” days, a sausage vendor would always be outside the […]
Meal Planning
Wait! Don’t leave. I know – if you’re like I am, you’ve read a thousand tips on meal planning: “choose one day a week, make a list of meals, then make your shopping list . . . blah blah blah” Of course! It’s not rocket science, but you do it for a few weeks, then […]
Values and Priorities
Happy New Year!!! Ok, I know that it is 4 days past, but it’s still technically the new year, and I know that you didn’t really plan to put any of your resolutions to work until today, the first Monday of the new year. So, maybe you’re here for a new start – a new […]
The Bin Dump – 1/3/15
I hope you all had a great week – we are laying low this weekend after the holidays, just trying to catch up on all the stuff that didn’t get done while we were entertaining, going out, visiting, and just enjoying time with our family. And I will tackle the 2015 calendar. What are you […]
The Family Calendar
A new year, and a new calendar. One of my activities this weekend will be to update my 2015 calendar with all the dates of holidays, vacations, and other events that I know. Without a doubt, the calendar rules any busy family. Without knowing what is on the schedule, who has to be where and […]
