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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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Not Everything Gets to Decide What Happens Next
Some weeks are loud. Not necessarily bad. Not necessarily dramatic. Just… loud. Everything seems to walk through the door at the same time hollering, “ME FIRST!” That was my week. At work, I had schedules and hours that needed mathing. And y’all know how I feel about math that insists I have twelve hours to…
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When Yesterday You Leaves You a Little Help
Monday started with the power out. Again. 😂 At this point, September seems determined to make sure Bubba and I get our money’s worth out of that generator. I had an interview to do at 5:00pm that afternoon, so I managed to miss the downpour. By the time I got home, though, the electricity had…
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Ready Doesn’t Have to Mean Everything Got Done
I am writing this Saturday night with bags mostly packed, an ice chest staged, the furry children’s travel arrangements handled, coffee and road snacks accounted for, and Bubba cooking supper. Notice I said mostly packed. There are still things that could be done tonight. There are probably things I will remember tomorrow morning after we’re…
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Some Things Can Wait Until Tomorrow
Monday morning, I already had unfinished business waiting on me. If you’ve followed along this week, you probably saw me talking about one of those reports at work that had me scratching my head. We’d done the work. I had numbers showing we’d done the work. Then the official report came along basically saying, “Nope.”…
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The Little Things Holding Us Together
I fixed myself a cup of coffee this afternoon. As I’m writing this, it’s still sitting beside me. Now ice cold. Somewhere between unloading yard sale totes, putting away Tupperware bundles, washing new bath towels, unpacking clothes, switching purses, and trying not to wake Bubba before work, I never got around to drinking it. Funny…
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Living Intentionally ~ Even on the Messy Days
🪑 AT THE KITCHEN TABLE Some days, intention looks like a clean counter and a fresh cup of coffee. Other days, it looks like reheating leftovers and calling that a win.The Chaos to Cozy Kitchen System™ was never about perfection ~ it was built for real kitchens, real lives, and yes… real messy days. 🍲…
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Leftovers, Lay-Lows & a Softer New Year
At the Kitchen Table Friend, if your house is finally quiet and the fridge looks like it hosted Christmas all by itself ~ pull up a chair.This week right here, between the wrapping paper and the calendar flip, is where I exhale the deepest.No hosting. No rushing. Just leftovers, lay-lows, and letting the kitchen settle…