It’s been a wonderful Christmas Eve at our house! We’ve had a fun day, went to church, had some nice time with family and now I’m back on here before I go finish wrapping the last of my presents. Your decluttering challenge today was to declutter your mind by sitting down with a pencil […]
Archives for December 2013
31 Days Of Decluttering In December: Day 24
Wow! We’ve made it to Day 24 of our 31 Days Of Decluttering In December challenge! Only one week left of 2013! Today many of you are traveling, are at home with your families, or at the homes of your loved ones. Many of you are not home to work on decluttering your home, […]
Meal Plan Monday
Here is my meal plan for the week! I’m looking forward to all of the yummy food, fun times with family, and of course, having a few meals that I don’t have to do all of the cooking! 🙂 Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs With Cheese Cinnamon Rolls Baked French Toast Cereal Cinnamon Toast/Yogurt Waffles Cinnamon Rolls […]
Yummy Baked French Toast
This Baked French Toast recipe was handed down from my Aunt. This is one of our family’s favorites for a special breakfast or brunch! Ingredients: 1 1/3 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 c. melted butter 2 tsp. cinnamon 6 eggs, lightly beaten 1 3/4 c. milk 1 loaf French bread cut into 1″ slices Powdered […]
Salted Peanut Chews
These are my favorite Christmas treat! These chews are similar to a salted nut roll but have a fun twist with the cake-y crust and marshmallow middle. My Grandma makes these every year and they are so good! Step 1: Mix together: 1 yellow pudding cake mix, 1/3 c. melted oleo, & 1 egg Bake in a 9 […]
Lemon Snowflake Cookies
My Aunt makes these and for anyone who loves lemon, these should definitely be on your list to try! I’m pretty sure that I eat most of these when the family gets together for Christmas! Ingredients: 1 package lemon cake mix with pudding 2 1/4 cups Whipped Cream, thawed 1 egg powdered sugar Directions: Mix […]
31 Days Of Decluttering In December: Day 23 Update
Today’s decluttering challenge was while you are cooking and baking, to be on the look out for cooking and baking items that you no longer need, use, are broken, or have duplicates of. I hope that you had a great day baking! I can honestly say that I am tired of baking (and I […]
4-Layer Pudding Dessert
This is one of my Dad’s favorite holiday desserts. It can be made with different flavors of pudding (chocolate is what I’m making for this Christmas but butterscotch is also very good!) I hope you enjoy this as much as we do! First Layer: 1 c. flour 1/2 c. oleo 1/2 c. chopped nuts (I […]
How To Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals
I have set goals for years. I love the thought of writing them down, crossing them off, and having that happy, accomplished feeling when I reach my goals. Honestly, for the first few years, I was never very successful. I would write them down (which is an important aspect of goal setting and if you […]
Chess Squares
If you like a rich, sweet, cheesecake-y dessert these are for you. I thought these were the bomb. My husband said he almost couldn’t eat it because it was too sweet. I’ve seen this recipe called Chess Squares, Neiman Marcus Brownies, Gooey Buttercake, and Cheesecake Brownies. It’s simple to make with only 5 ingredients! Crust: […]