Let’s be real ~ every kitchen hides a little chaos. Maybe it’s that one lid that never fits a single bowl, or the mystery leftovers you swore were from last week. Between shift work, tired grocery runs, and unpredictable schedules, even the best cooks lose track of what’s in the fridge (and sometimes, what day…
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…
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…
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…
Sometimes a good plan doesn’t need to be abandoned when real life gets in the way. It may simply need adjusting ~ whether that’s a kitchen routine, a weekly rhythm, or a spare tire cover blocking the backup camera. 😂
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…
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…
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.”…