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What??? You’re Not Eating THAT??? (Don’t be Overwhelmed by Humongous Dietary Changes)

January 26th, 2012 · 28 Comments · Big Changes, KS lifestyle

This post is sponsored by Plan to Eat. When we decided to go grain-free to see if my husband might have a gluten sensitivity, I admitted here at KS that I was a little nervous, and that I expected some difficulties. I can’t even figure out which post they’re on, but there were some folks [...]

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Get Your Meal Planning on Track…Plan it – Don’t Panic! {GIVEAWAY – NOW CLOSED}

January 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments · What to Buy

I’ve figured out the secret to why meal planning is so difficult in our culture. Cell phones. That’s right. Cell phones. I was thinking the other day as I called my husband to find him at a hockey game, “What did we do without cell phones? Did we all wander around all public places, aimlessly [...]

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Get Your Meal Plan Organization on Before the Holidays Hit {GIVEAWAY-NOW CLOSED}

November 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · What to Buy

I’m a planner. If I don’t have something in my calendar and/or to-do list for the day, dude: It’s not going to get done. Because of that little personality quirk (which I think I share with many other folks), I can’t even get into the head of a person who doesn’t plan their meals, at [...]

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Monday Mission: Alternative Meal Planning Strategies for Weird Schedules

October 10th, 2011 · 35 Comments · Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to rethink and revitalize your meal planning. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Don’t worry: just because I used the terms “alternative” and “weird” in the title doesn’t mean we’re all going goth. These apple squares don’t have all that much to do with menu planning, [...]

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Monday Mission: Plan Your Breakfasts

August 1st, 2011 · 53 Comments · Do It Yourself, Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to plan your breakfasts for (at least) a week.  Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps A lot of people plan dinners and understand the importance of doing so, but lunches and breakfasts are often spur of the moment or just something simple like toast or cereal [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: The Gift of a Meal

July 19th, 2011 · 42 Comments · Frugality

The gift of food is often the greatest gift to receive. It doesn’t cause clutter. It saves the recipient time and money, and lends itself to a nice, peaceful evening. It (had better) taste great, and palate-pleasing never hurt anyone. It covers many of the 5 Love Languages: is a gift of service, affords the [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: Top 40 Frugal Meals!

April 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Frugality

I’m totally humbled and honored that so many folks are sharing their FAST frugal meals at yesterday’s post on my top 5 frugal must-have foods. The comments are "must-read!" I will admit that when walking in the door just after 6:00 p.m. last night after being away for a week, I knew pickin’s would be [...]

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