Once a month cooking

Have you heard of once a month cooking? Basically the menus are pre-planned. You will use one cooking day, and freeze and vacuume seal the meals. Little preparation will need to be done on the day serving (depends on the recipe). I bought the cook book, but you can also go HERE for the recipes. You'll need a good vacuume sealer and lots of freezer space. I'll let you know my personal reviews once I get started. If you would like to know more about it click HERE.

Throw It Out!

I seem to have a problem with hording. For some strage reason I have a hard time throwing things away.But because of technology I am learning to overcome that. I use the scanner to scan my kids art and school papers. I also take a picture of things we throw away that meant something to us. Such as we have been making our kids throw away a LOT of toys. The only way they are o.k. with it, is if I tell them we can take a picture of it to make it last.

I love all the many pictures and drawings my children come home with. I keep a few of their best art pictures in a file box. I have divided the file box into years. I make sure I write the date of their drawing on the back of the picture. Any other drawings or school papers they have worked hard on, I scan and then keep a copy on my external hard drive. Although I think I am going to start uploading my files to a online storage site such as www.carbonite.com. You pay a yearly fee of $50. and you have unlimited storage. I have had more computer crashes then I can count. I scanned pictures that my kids have drawn since they were little, and I lost them all about a year ago. So I am turning to an online storage site to help with that.

Getting Organized

Have you read the fly lady before? I am a wanna-be organized mom. I try my hardest. However there is always room for improvement. This book helps you take "baby steps" to help organize your home. You can find it on amazon for about $7.00. There are also some ideas and hints on her website here. I'm not sure if you'll understand some of the lingo she uses, unless you've read the book.

Right now I am in a spring cleaning/get organized mood. However, I still have a lot of unpacking to do!