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So I Guess I’ve Meal Planned 😂
Friday was my day off from AutoZone, and I had plans. Not exciting plans, mind you. The kind involving laundry, couch covers, a little business work, and hopefully enough coffee to keep everything moving in the right direction. I’d been sneezing for what felt like forever, so I opened the windows to air out the…
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Sometimes the Win Is Noticing What Moved Forward
I had plans for Friday. Now, if you’ve been around my kitchen table very long, you probably already know that’s usually the beginning of a story. 😂 Friday was supposed to include getting my Scout Stash email out. Nothing complicated. Just one of those things sitting on the list that I fully intended to handle…
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Maybe I Don’t Have to Carry It All
I had one of those moments this week when the words came out of my own mouth and I almost wanted to look around and see who said them. Except it was me. ME. 😂 I was at ISW (Interviewing Skills Workshop) training on my day off. Most of what we covered wasn’t exactly new…
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Life Is the Story
For the longest time I’d get to Saturday evening and start asking myself… “Now what in the world am I supposed to write about this week?” I’d scroll through pictures. Replay conversations. Wonder if anything exciting had happened. Sometimes I’d even feel guilty because life had been so busy that I hadn’t “created content.” Then…
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Freedom Looks Different at Suppertime
Freedom does not always show up with fireworks. Sometimes it shows up when supper is already halfway handled. Sometimes it looks like leftovers that did not get forgotten in the back of the fridge. Sometimes it looks like Bubba having something he can heat up while I’m closing the store. Sometimes it looks like one…
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What If the Kitchen Took Care of You for Once?
There’s a certain kind of tired that settles into a kitchen. Not the kind fixed by one good night of sleep… but the kind that comes from constantly thinking for everybody else. What needs thawing.What’s running low.Who hasn’t eaten yet.What time Bubba gets home.Whether Mama needs anything.If there’s enough coffee for tomorrow morning. Some women…
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Time Savers that Carry You Through Seasons
The Shift We All Feel Ever notice how the end of September feels like standing on the porch between two seasons? One hand holding onto late-summer cookouts, the other reaching for the cozy fall meals ahead. Around here, Bubba’s work shifts are still unpredictable, Daddy’s got his surgery recovery coming, and I’m trying to keep…
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Kitchen Space Made Simple: Smart Storage Wins
From Clutter to Cajun Calm Every Cajun kitchen tells a story ~ but too often that story looks like half-empty bags of rice spilling on the shelf, Bubba’s snacks hiding in every corner, and onions rolling across the floor. Chaos sneaks in quick. The good news? Kitchen space doesn’t have to be complicated. With the…