Organizing GIRLS hair accessories!!!

Okay!! I grew up in a house hold of just one boy… (THIS WAS MY FATHER!!!!) I had only sisters. So you can understand that I grew up with a lot of DRAMA and a lot of hair accessories. Then I got older and only produced one BOY and three little girls, so you can see I am once again in a household with a lot of DRAMA and a lot of HAIR ACCESSORIES!!!!

BUT NOT TO FEAR you can defiantly organize your hair accessories!!! BUT GOOD LUCK ON THE DRAMA!!!!

FIRST you must separate all your flowers, bows, ribbons, barrettes, and ponytail holders.

THEN find HOMES for each of your accessories. (I found cheap plastic bins for my accessories.) OR at my FAMILYS store, which is called RIBBONS AND LACE, or the website which, I have posted on my blog called ribbonandflowers.com , you can purchase items to make cute HOMES for your flowers and barrettes.

Here are some pictures of storage or cute things you can do to store your HAIR ACCESSORIES!!!!

How to Organize your 3 month FOOD SUPPLY!!! Part three

WELCOME BACK here are the last 3 tips…

• Constantly replenish the stocks of these foods as they go on sale again.

• Don’t forget to include non-food items in this step as well. Get a 3 month supply of NECESSITIES such as medications, toilet paper, toiletries, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (I know this is food, but OH WELL very important!!) etc.

• Benefits include: saving money by buying foods on sale and having foods you normally eat in times of economic or any other type of hardship.

HOMEWORK: organize your pantry and go through all your foods and throw away anything expired, or you can give it to shelters. Have a great and ORGANIZED weekend!!!

How to Organize your 3 month FOOD SUPPLY!!! Part two

Here are the next 3 tips…

• Gradually purchase these foods in bulk as they go on sale (check out Deals to Meals.) I do frequent Costco weekly!!

• Combine sale prices with coupons for even more savings as you stock up.

• Use and rotate these foods in all your daily cooking. For example: when I buy new cans I put the newest can in back and rotate everything forward. That way nothing goes bad.

Come back Friday for the last 3 tips!!!

How to Organize your 3 month FOOD SUPPLY!!! Part one

I could talk all day about the importance of having a food storage: temporary job loss, natural disaster, flu pandemic, but the point is, it's a SMART thing to do. Hopefully you won't feel quite so overwhelmed after this weeks post!!

The first thing that is VERY IMPORTANT is that you only purchase a three month supply of foods that you and your family normally eat. Then come up with meal plans for the 90 days, or for 30 days and times everything by 3.

Here are the first 3 tips in organizing your 3 month food supply…

• Make a list of foods you eat on a regular basis. That means for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Determine how much you would go through in three months.

• Make a list of all the meals you and your family eats, and type them up and tape them in your pantry. For example: I listed things like cold cereal, oatmeal, Mac and cheese, peanut butter sandwiches green Chile soup, spaghetti, etc.

• Make a list of all the ingredients you need for those meals for 3 months, and how much. For example: cold cereal…36 boxes, oatmeal…225 servings, Mac and cheese…24 boxes, peanut butter sandwiches…18 bottles of peanut butter etc. DO YOU GET THE POINT???

Hope to see you Wednesday for the next 3 tips!!!

Recipe Organization … Part three

Okay this last tip takes the LONGEST, so remember that this might be an ongoing project, to work on…

Tip #3. Type all of your recipes on the computer and print them out. Then put them in sheet protectors and place in a binder. (You can even make a cute cover picture for the front of your binder, to JAZZ it up a little.)

WALLLLLAAAAA!!! You have a recipe book for all of your favorite recipes.

Homework: Ask yourself the 2 questions, and then take action!!!! Have a great and ORGANIZED weekend.

Recipe Organization … Part two

Good morning!!

The next tip for making a recipe binder…

Tip #2. ORGANIZE all your recipes into categories, or make up your own categories. Then type up an index.
Here is an example of my index…

Index

Breakfasts………………………………… 2
Rolls & Breads………………………….7
Casseroles………………………………….12
Meat Entrees……………………………16
Soups, Salads, Rice & Everything Nice….24
Salsas & Dressings……………………36
Desserts…………………………………….40
This & That………………………………..68

Here are some more categories you might want to use…

Allergy Friendly
Appetizers
Beef
Breads/Muffins
Chicken
Drinks
Meatless
Pizza
Pork
Potatoes
Vegetables

Come back Friday for the last tip, and for the AFTER picture!!!

My 3rd little duckling turns 7 tomorrow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Recipe Organization … Part One

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to all

I was trying to decide what to post on this very special day, so I thought what is my favorite thing to do on Valentines Day??? YES that’s right EAT!!! So for this weeks post I want to talk about getting your recipes organized so it make it easier to cook a delicious meal!!!

About 2 years ago for my oldest little duckling’s church project, I had her use her hours to organize and type all of my favorite recipes. Before then my system was not working…I would just find a recipe on the internet, print it, and then stick it in a folder. Or I would write a recipe down on a recipe card and guess what I would do next…YES!! YOU ARE RIGHT… stick it in a folder. Well apparently this was not working so I came up with an idea to make a RECIPE BINDER just for me to use.

NOW, before you decide to take your time taking on this big project ask yourself 2 questions.

THEY ARE…

a) Can I find the recipes I need??

b) Can I find them in less than 2 minutes??

And if the answer to these questions are NO!!! Then YES it is time to change things up!

Here is the 1st tip on how to make a RECIPE BINDER!! Let’s get started!!

Tip #1. Go through all your recipes and weed out the ones that are not you or your family’s favorite dish.

Come back on Wednesday for the next tip…If you are feeling courageous then complete tip #1 before Wednesday. I DARE YOU!!!!

Have a great day, and make sure you SERVE someone today!!