tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011336478907322622024-03-08T18:07:15.236-06:00The Good WifeA tongue in cheek look at what it takes to be a good wife, in the kitchen and elsewhere, from a diehard liberal feminist. Recipes to fill your belly, tips to make your day easier and advice on how to save money and stay organized.The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.comBlogger457125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-85672681231744247772014-10-17T09:33:00.001-05:002014-10-17T09:33:47.325-05:00How to Have and Organized and $uccessful Garage/Yard Sale<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So this summer I had a huge baby/kid/come buy all my shit garage sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have had some sales in the past and none of them have been very successful. I made a lot of mistakes with the first few sales that resulted in low turn out. Low turn out means less money for me and more things I have to store for the next sale or donate. But this sale was a smash success and it was due to several things I did differently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>1. PICK A GOOD DATE</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">Picking a good date is important to drive foot traffic. Our city has subdivision yard sales on certain dates through the year. Since we aren't part of any subdivision, my best bet was holding my sale the same weekend of the closest subdivision sale near me. It would ensure I would have a lot of traffic passing by my street. Which leads me to my next point;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>2. GET THE WORD OUT</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">Advertise! Advertise! Advertise! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">Getting the word out is the way to get people to your sale. Use every medium you can think of to spread the word. Since I knew the subdivision a few streets over was holding their annual sale (see point 1.) I placed the bulk of my signs in that area. I made sure to have a sign on every corner leading to my street with arrows pointing the way. I also placed signs on the main road through town, listing the times and place for my sale. Since I had my sale on a Friday and Saturday, I placed the signs the Tuesday before. If you get sturdy signs (mine were just poster board and a stake, so that when it rained on Friday, they didn't hold up too well) you can have your sign out for a week or more ahead.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;">Also, think outside the box! I am member of a few Facebook Buy/Sell/Trade groups. I followed their rules for posting and posted the time and date of my sale two weeks before the sale. The week of, as I had everything set up, I took photos and posted them to the site, as a preview. I also posted to Craigslist as well, two weeks before and then a few days before with photos. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let everyone know what you have. On all my signs and all my postings online, I made sure to list the sale as a kid/baby sale. I listed the sex and sizes for the clothes I had, listed the bigger ticket items, like a play kitchen and easel, as well as specific items that might be harder to find at a sale - baby carriers, breastfeeding supplies, bottles, etc. I also had a lot of brand name clothes, so I made sure to note that on my listings as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like the comfort that having a garage sale provides - some shelter from the weather, a place to organize - but if you have everything in your garage, it might not invite people to come and take a look. So utilize your garage to highlight your stuff. I placed bigger ticket items outside and gave people a glimpse of my sale. It also gave people a safe distance to look at the sale in case they didn't want to come into the garage right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is also a great way to have kids get interested. Having toys at kid level helped keep them occupied while their parents shopped. I priced them low enough that it would encourage kids to leave with a few as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. HAVE A PRICE LIST</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Instead of pricing everything individually, have a master price list. I tried to streamline the list as much as possible: tops, bottoms, swimsuits, dresses and PJ separates were one price, while jeans, jackets/hoodies, outfits and footed PJs were a different price. Also try and keep your prices even dollars so you don't have to deal with change.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. HAVE A FREE BIN</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clothes that were just a little too worn all went into the free bin. I tried to have clothes that were just slightly stained in the bin. Clothes that I might pay a quarter or .$50 for at another sale went in the bin and I encouraged everyone to look and take something.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. ORGANIZE</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The biggest compliment I got was how organized I was. Seriously, everyone that came to my sale complimented me on my organization. One woman even took a photo to show her daughter just how to set up. lolz</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I sorted each table into boy or girl clothes, then into sizes and then seasons. I made sure to post signs telling people what sizes were where. I separated the clothes into winter and summer to make it easy. I also grouped outfits together, pairing tops with bottoms so that when you bought two, you ended up saving money. I did the same for the PJs, keeping the sets together but marking down the price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also had the smallest sizes on the tables in the front, working up to the bigger sizes on the tables in the back. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. GROUP SIMILAR ITEMS</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As you can see in the driveway photo, I tried to group items together. Toys were grouped in a separate bin, as was stuffed animals and baby dolls. I also grouped onesie sets together and put them in a ziplock bag with a flat price. I did the same for burp cloths and receiving blankets. I also had bags of play food and a bag of play pots and pans grouped next to the play kitchen. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10. USE YOUR SPACE</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a hanging rod for clothes that can't be folded. It will take space off your tables, giving you more room for outfits and it will allow more people in your sale to look both at the tables and the rack.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">11. BE PREPARED FOR EARLY BIDS OR NOT</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since I had put signs up around town, people knew I was having a sale. When I was setting up on Thursday, I had more than one person drive by "just to look." When people wanted to buy something, I told them that was fine but I didn't have much change. I didn't want to discourage anyone from buying but I also wasn't planning on having my sale until the next morning. I sold half my big ticket items the night before my sale even "started."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also know that people <span style="color: #e06666;">WILL COME EARLY</span>. If you really don't want anyone at your sale at, say 7 am, then advertise that your sale starts at 8 am and be prepared for people to show up at 7:30. You can always post on your signs and online postings that you prefer no early sales but people might not honor it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">12. PRICE TO SELL (OR DONATE)</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are two main reasons to have a sale - make money or get rid of your stuff. I would say that my sale was 50/50. I wanted to get rid of all the baby and kid things I had but I didn't want to price things so low that people would be turned off. If you price too low, people might think that all you have is junk and they won't buy anything. But if you price a little higher, people are more interested and want to make you an offer. It is up to you to accept their offer or not. I am not a fan of negotiating, so if someone offered me a price that seemed fair, it was more likely that I would accept.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">13. MARK DOWN YOUR PRICES</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had a busy day the first day of my sale. By the afternoon on the second day, things had slowed down and the idea of packing everything up seemed daunting. So I slashed prices, updated my posts online to let everyone know everything was 50% off and made deals left and right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>14. HELP YOUR SHOPPERS </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had paper sacks ready to go for people to use. I also gave away more than one hanger. It was a great way to get rid of all the plastic hangers you get when you buy an outfit in the store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">15. GIVE YOURSELF MORE TIME AND TABLES THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is probably the biggest tip. I dedicated the entire week before my sale to set up. By having it in the garage, I was able to set up the tables and keep them that way until the sale was over. Every night, after the kids were in bed, I would sort and organize clothes. I was also able to guess how many tables I needed but in the end, I could have used two more. I was also able to call someone on Tuesday to ask to borrow a table instead of Thursday night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also washed every.single.bit.of.clothes before I sorted and organized them but you can probably skip that step if your clothes haven't been in storage for long. Thursday night did end up being a bit long for me, I went to bed too late, setting up still, so never underestimate just how much time you need. Give yourself just one more day to set up.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~OTHER TIPS~</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">DONATE OR STORE THE DAY AFTER</span> - as you are breaking down tables and packing up, sort your clothes to donate or to store as you go. Take the donate bin to the donation spot that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">HAVE MUSIC<b> </b></span>- it seems to set the tone for a pleasant day and helps the time pass. I just wouldn't play death metal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">HAVE DRINKS OR FOOD </span>- if the kids were older, I would totally let them set up a lemonade stand and let them go. But since TGD can't read or math yet, it wasn't an option this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">START WITH LOTS OF CHANGE</span> - you will get more as the day goes on, so you might want to only get a few bills in each denomination to start, but I would get at least $150 in change ($60 in $20, $50 in $10, $20 in $5 and $20 in $1)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">BE FRIENDLY BUT GIVE PEOPLE SPACE </span>- as an extrovert, I want to be welcoming and chat up everyone but I never wanted to give people a hard sale for a 9 month footie PJ. Mostly I just followed the lead of the other shoppers and had a great day. I met some people that were totally cool chatting me up for a while and it was nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hopefully following all these tips, you will have the best and most organized sale ever. With just a little planning, you can maximize your sales and get rid of all your stuff.</span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-38615325594574191762014-10-16T12:23:00.001-05:002014-10-16T12:30:55.848-05:00Snack Stations {Update}<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see the original post <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/08/snack-stations.html" target="_blank">{HERE}</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Children are bottomless pits that seem to need food every hour. Or at least they complain they need food every hour. And I am lazy. I don't want to have to slice an apple every few hours so the two trolls that live with me will stop whining about food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've had these snack stations for a while but with The Good Daughter in kindy (OMGFTWBBQ!!!), I've had to update the snacks and keep them filled more often. Both she and The Good Son are allowed to eat anything in the fridge station without asking but there is a 2 piece limit on the pantry station.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So just what do these things contain? Just take a look and then join me on the lazy mom couch. I have wine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This station is limited to two per day since they contain:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~fruit snacks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~fruit leather</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~animal crackers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~goldfish crackers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~raisins (one kid likes them cold and one likes them room temp. freaks, I tell 'ya)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~granola bars</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On Sunday, after grocery shopping, I load the box up and it should last all week and then some.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As part of our school routine, TGD gets to pick out one snack to take with her to school the next day. Pulling out the box and letting her choose is less work for me and leads to less fighting b.c TGD can have some independence. What did I say? I am L A Z Y</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is the fridge station. You can see it in action <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-4-of-weekly-organization-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I try and keep drinks in here for the kids. This week The Good Husband, bless his heart, bought shitty Horizon milk. I try and have organic juice boxes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also keep the cold snacks in reusable snack bags. It seems to help encourage the kids to eat the veggies and fruit I keep in there when they are in fun bags.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~drinks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~raisins</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~hummus</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~baby carrots</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~snap peas</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~celery</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~cucumbers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~apples</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~cheese sticks</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Again, every Sunday, I slice veggies and fruits and fill the box. This box tends to last longer since they mainly eat out of it on the weekends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So snack stations = lazy parenting FTW</span></span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-69891083883201928142014-07-31T11:38:00.000-05:002014-10-16T11:39:54.081-05:00The Good Son Turns 2<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, The Good Son turned two over the summer. We had a cake and ice cream party. I have heard that the second kid always gets the shaft. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Actually, I try and alternate having one "big" party for the kids and this year was <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-good-daughter-turns-5.html" target="_blank">The Good Daughter's turn</a>. Since TGD's birthday is at the end of June and TGS's is just two weeks later (to the date) AND 4th of July is squeezed between the two, I was a little over party planning. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know, I need to get my head checked.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I still managed to make a cute little set up for TGS, though. One of his first words was "car" so that dictated the theme.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Another shitty frosting job on the cake, but it was cute nonetheless.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I created a banner and cars from generic clipart.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted something colorful and bold for a boy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I mean, look at that face.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Birthday, Buddy!!</span></span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-60605901885853676392014-07-28T14:32:00.002-05:002014-07-28T14:32:38.419-05:00~FREE PRINTABLE~ Summer Planner<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, I don't know why, but I've always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Winter's a good time to stay in and cuddle but put me in summer and I'll be a ... happy snowman!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are a mom of young kids, you just said that above in Olaf's voice. And now that song is stuck in your head. You're welcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just like with my <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2014/01/free-winter-planner.html" target="_blank">Winter</a>, <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2014/05/free-printable-spring-planner.html" target="_blank">Spring</a>, and <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2013/09/fall-planner-free-printable.html" target="_blank">Fall </a>Planners, you can use this planner to keep track of everything you want to do or make in the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Get it <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqd0bs4e3fg8x9a/SummerPlannerALL.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can check out my Pinterest boards to get ideas for <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/holiday-ideas-independence-daysummer/" target="_blank">Independence Day/summer activities</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our summer is actually kind of crazy this year. Having two kids' birthdays back to back and kindy starting this fall, I am in DO ALL THE THINGS!!!!! mode and this has been a great way for me to stay on top of everything. And thanks to global warming, the weather has been abnormally cool, so we can do things instead of just stay in the house watching movies all day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How is your summer going?</span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-19217370993206857292014-07-21T15:53:00.001-05:002014-07-21T15:53:42.078-05:00The Good Daughter Turns 5<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So The Good Daughter turned 5 last month. 5!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's trippy to me that she is now the age that I can actually remember being and its weird to think of what little snippets will actually stick to her grey matter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This year she wanted an ALL THE FUCKING PRINCESSES!!! GILTTER!! PINK!!!1!1!!ZOMG!!!! party. Not being a fan of the mass produced disney stuff, I bought a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158459661/princess-party-printable-princess?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">party pack from Etsy</a>, gillter-bombed everything and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/pretty-pretty-pink-f-ing-princess-bday/" target="_blank">went typically nuts</a> in the way I do for birthday parties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pink and purple were the dominate colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made some turrets out of cardboard so if you squint, you could image you were walking into a castle gate.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A glitter sign welcomed everyone to the Royal Celebration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Treat Bags greet guests on the way in so they don't forget to take them home with them. The bags were filled with princess candy, mini paint Tangled palettes, stickers, pencils, a notepad and bubbles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made centerpieces with all of the princesses. And I will say that finding something with all of them - Jasmine and Tiana, included - was kinda hard. TGD specifically asked for those two and I can't blame her. I Tiana is my second favorite princess (best dressed princess overall) so I'm not shocked TGD loves her too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ariel and Cinderella, all glittered up. Glitter, AKA the herpes of the crafting world, was a huge mistake. I am still finding glitter in the dining room a month later. I ended up with glitter in my hair, people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, AKA the boring ones. The glitter did look cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Belle and Rapunzel, AKA the best princesses. Rapunzel got extra glitter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jasmine and Tiana, AKA TGD's requested girls. Tiana got some extra glitter. Two colors, too, natch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">More princesses and a pink castle cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also made some construction paper turrets and pink chocolate stars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Castle cake using one 9x13, one 8 inch round and 5 cupcakes with 3 sugar cones covered in pink chocolate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The obligatory food photo. I wanted to keep the menu finger foods/tea party. Stuff that was light and you could pick up easily and not too messy. This year we had (starting from the window and working forward) cocktail weenies and meatballs, <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2008/09/cowboy-sushi.html" target="_blank">Cowboy Sushi</a> dip with crackers, chips and french onion dip, chips and guacamole, veggies and dip, fruit and dip, tea sandwiches of ham, smoked cheddar and mayo, cucumber and cream cheese, and turkey, brie and pear, and BLT tomatoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Instead of making Cowboy Sushi, <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2008/09/cowboy-sushi.html" target="_blank">my most popular dish</a>, I decided to make a dip out of it and save myself a ton of work. I threw all the ingredients (subbing dill relish, drained very well, instead of whole pickles) into a bowl, added a packet of green onion flavored powdered ranch dressing mix, and blended it until combined. I lined a mold with plastic wrap, spread the dip into the mold and refrigerated overnight. Easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And we got a princess castle bounce house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Which The Good Son loved more than anyone. Even me, who jumped in that thing with him for an hour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We also had some wading pools for the kids, since both kids have a summer birthday and they can get seriously hot outside. But look at that cutie!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">TGD had an amazing time too. This is how you can tell anal retentive tendencies run in my family. That is a present from my mother, a present of princess (Rapunzel and Belle) dress up clothes, in princess paper WITH Jasmine and Tiana. WIN! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Overall, TGD had an amazing time and ate entirely too much cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lucky for my little beasts, fresh, local watermelon hit the market the last few weeks and I have been turning it into this DIY All Natural Kool-Aid alternative. And the kids can't get enough. I can't say that I blame them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There is nothing better for a kid than drinking some sugary sweet drink outside before running through the sprinkler. The only thing better, they will learn in 13 years, is the sweet taste of that sugary drink with some vodka. Yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is super easy to make too. Just throw everything in a blender and let it liquify. Then strain and serve with some ice (and booze for the adults). So easy I make this while I am cleaning the cutting board after chopping up all that damn watermelon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to try strawberry next. We shall see how that goes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4 cups chopped seedless watermelon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 tablespoons organic sugar or preferred sweetener to taste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 tablespoons lime juice</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend until liquid. Strain through a sieve, discarding pulp. <span style="color: #e06666;"><b>NOTE</b>: You can also save the pulp, mix it with water or yogurt and freeze in pop molds. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~Serve over ice. Add booze if you are feelin' frisky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">recipe by: The Good Wife </span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-67207298358168706502014-05-22T11:05:00.001-05:002014-06-12T13:52:16.953-05:00~FREE PRINTABLE~ Spring Planner<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A lovely reader was kind enough to remind me that I hadn't posted my Spring Planner yet. She was very kind when really she she had every right to call my out as the lazy, forgetful bitch that I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That said, here is the Spring Planner. Spring is a wonderful time for me. The weather gets warm, activities start up around town and we can get out of the house. And my anniversary is in May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So it helps me to keep track of all the nice, spring things I want to do. Recipes I want to try, things I want to do and make. Everything is right here to help me enjoy the season to the fullest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can download your very own <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/i50o9o3jhj1rnh2/SpringPlannerALL.pdf" target="_blank">Spring Planner for free</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can also check out my <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2013/09/fall-planner-free-printable.html" target="_blank">Fall Planner</a> and <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2014/01/free-winter-planner.html" target="_blank">Winter Planner</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Get some spring ideas on my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/holiday-ideas-easterspring/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> and also get ideas for <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/holiday-ideas-earth-day/" target="_blank">Earth Day</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/holiday-ideas-mardi-gras/" target="_blank">Mari Gras</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/holiday-ideas-st-patricks-day/" target="_blank">St. Patrick's Day</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/to-make-my-ass-fatter/" target="_blank">more</a>.</span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-7456503690908661092014-04-24T11:46:00.001-05:002014-04-24T11:46:17.390-05:00Visual Spring Cleaning Guide - The Kitchen<ol>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">By far the most labor intensive part of Spring Cleaning is the damn kitchen. There is just.so.much.shit in here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It can be overwhelming. But remember, you don't have to do it all at once. You can break up tasks over the course of a week. It also helps to have a clean kitchen as a baseline. That's why weekly cleaning maintenance is important. This task would seem Herculean without a good baseline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's do this, shall we?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Dust ceiling and corners of walls</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Dust and clean the light fixtures</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. Wipe down walls, minding spots behind the stove and counter top appliances</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. Remove and clean all art and photographs from wall</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. Remove all draperies, curtains, and blinds and wash or have cleaned</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. Wash all windows</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. Dust and clean the tops of the cabinets</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. Clean the inside of the oven</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~TIP: Use a natural cleaner <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/07/go-green-green-cleaning.html" target="_blank">like the one I have here</a>.~</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. Remove knobs, burners, and burner covers and wash</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-clean-your-fridge.html" target="_blank">10. Clean the fridge</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">11. Wipe down and <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-clean-your-small-appliances.html" target="_blank">clean the small appliances</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">12. Wipe off the shelves inside the cabinets</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">13. Dust and polish the outside of the cabinets</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">14. Wipe down and clean out any drawers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">15. Clean the switch plates and outlet covers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">16. Dust and polish the outside of the drawers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">17. Clean the dishwasher by running an empty cycle</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">18. Wash the counter tops in your kitchen</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">19. Wash the sink</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">20. Clean the microwave</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">21. Dust and wash the baseboards</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">22. Sweep and mop the floors</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">23. Empty and wash out the trash can</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now don't you feel all better? </span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-80889969570414638232014-04-21T12:30:00.000-05:002014-04-21T12:30:00.090-05:00Visual Spring Cleaning Guide - The Dining Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Dust the ceiling and corners<br />2. Dust the vents and fans<br />3. Wipe down walls<br />4. Remove and clean all art and photographs from wall<br />5. Take down draperies, curtains, blinds, etc, to wash or have cleaned</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. Wash all windows<br />7. Dust and clean all lamps and knickknacks </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. Dust down all furniture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. Remove and clean all china and serving pieces, looking for chips and cracks that need repair</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~TIP: With Easter and Passover right around the corner, now is a great time to wash and care for your silver and china. Remember to store china carefully, wrapped in paper or bubble wrap. You can also use felt rounds between each plate. Never stack more than 5 plates together and take care when storing glasses. </span></span><br />
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one lined with aluminum foil) with hot water, add salt and baking soda,
and stir to dissolve. Add the silver and a chemical reaction should remove the tarnish. Please note, the good tarnish (a desirable patina and the dark crevices
in a pattern) may be removed as well, and pitting may result.~</span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> 10. Clean any mirrors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">11. Clean the switchplates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">12. Clean the outlet covers<br />13. Dust and wash the baseboards</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now that we have <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2014/04/visual-spring-cleaning-guide-living-room.html" target="_blank">cleaned the living room</a>, let's move on to the bedroom! Let's take a look where the magic hasn't happened in about seven months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since The Good Son is in his own room now, along with taking out his co-sleeper, we thought it would be a good thing to deep clean in here as well. What we did:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Dust the ceiling and corners<br />2. Dust the vents and fans<br />3. Wipe down walls<br />4. Remove and clean all art and photographs from wall<br />5. Take down draperies, curtains, blinds, etc, to wash or have cleaned</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~TIP: Keep blinds clean by dusting often, with a dry cloth or a vacuum attachment. To clean wooden and faux wood, use a gentle wood cleaner on a nearly dry rag and wipe gently. To clean metal, rinse with water either outside or in a bathtub. Allow to air dry before hanging.~</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. Wash all windows<br />7. Wash all bedding, comforters, mattress pads, pillows, etc.<br /><i> </i>8. Vacuum and flip your mattress<br />9. Clean under your bed<br />10. Dust and clean all lamps and knickknacks (Don't forget to dust the light bulbs!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~When cleaning a kid's room, now is a great time to check all toys and books and games to make sure everything has working parts and batteries.~</span><br />11. Dust down all furniture<br /> 12. Clean any mirrors<br />13. Clean the switchplates<br />14. Clean the outlet covers<br />15. Dust and wash the baseboards<br />16. Clean flooring<br />17. Sort through your closet using the Keep, Toss, Donate or Store method</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have found that kid's rooms are actually the easiest to clean. Since they play in them every day, nothing tends to gather that much dust. And the little shits outgrow clothes so fast, I don't find any shirts that should have seen the donation bin awhile ago. </span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-47809941087910097902014-04-14T12:13:00.000-05:002014-04-14T12:28:28.070-05:00Visual Spring Cleaning Guide - The Living Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's Spring! And you know what that means? We get to fucking clean shit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">WOO-HOOOO!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know everyone is excited as can be. But really this is once a year, so let's all bitch together about how much it sucks, pull our big girl panties on and snort a whole bunch of meth* to be the most productive spring cleaners ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*actual meth use optional</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's take a look at what we will be cleaning in the living room, shall we?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Good Husband and I spent one Saturday morning cleaning a rearranging the living room. We were able to dust every fucking surface and reorganize in a way that made the living room look awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you recall the TV and entertainment center were <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/week-17-of-weekly-organization.html" target="_blank">on the wall to the right of this photo</a>. And it was horrible for flow. All the traffic had to walk in front of the TV to get to the dining room and kitchen or the bedrooms and bathroom. When we moved in, we actually had the TV on the wall where the couch is now and that was a stupid idea. With the TV on the wall on the left of this photo, it helps to create a space for viewing the TV and for the kids to play on the floor and the wall where the TV once was will become a sitting area with a bookcase, chair, lamp and small table and chairs for the kids (once we finish our debt snowball and have money sometime next year.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So rearranging the living room was a great excuse to clean everything from top to bottom. Here is what we did: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Dust the ceiling and corners<br />2. Dust the vents and fans<br />3. Wipe down walls<br />4. Remove and clean all art and photographs from wall<br />5. Take down draperies, curtains, blinds, etc, to wash or have cleaned </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~TIP: Prolong the life of your curtains by spot cleaning immediately when dirty. Vacuum weekly with a brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner or shake outside for delicate fabrics. Follow the instructions on the tag for machine washing or dry cleaning.~ </span><br />6. Wash all windows<br />7. Dust and clean all lamps and knickknacks (Don't forget to dust the light bulbs!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. Dust down and clean all furniture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~TIP: Consider having your upholstery dry cleaned. The couch was the first thing TGH and I bought when we moved in together 12 years ago. It is holding up really well for what we paid for it. We have never had it dry cleaned but this year was the year. Having dirty, sticky little fingers all over it and a dog that sleeps on it all day justified the professional cleaning. They even repaired a small rip in one of the cushions. It was well worth the money spent and will be able to go a few more years until we need to do it again. If you cannot remove your covers, spot clean immediately when dirty, vacuum weekly and consider buying or using fabric protectors like scotchgard.~ </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. Remove and dust all books from bookshelves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10. Remove and dust all movies and cds <b><a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/week-17-of-weekly-organization.html" target="_blank">~See how I organize mine here~</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> 11. Clean any mirrors (N/A)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">12. Clean the switchplates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">13. Clean the outlet covers<br />14. Dust and wash the baseboards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">15. Clean flooring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">~TIP: In addition to vacuuming daily and spot cleaning when needed, spring is the time I like to shampoo the carpets. Just don't do this more than once a year with a professional cleaner or you run the risk of ruining your carpet.~ </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That wasn't so bad, right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bask in your hard earned clean living room and remember that you are fucking awesome!</span>
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<br />The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-30928925888458452812014-03-17T10:34:00.002-05:002014-03-17T10:34:21.288-05:00St Patrick's Day Paper Plate Craft<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Good Daughter is really starting to understand holidays and how we can make special crafts and eat special food and dress up in special clothes and have a grand time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Too bad all her St. Paddy's day stuff is kid friendly and she won't know the true meaning of the holiday until her drinking days start in high school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But for now, she gets to make cute crafts, like this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I took a regular paper plate and cut out the inner circle. Then I colored the bottom to look like the pot of gold and the top to look like a rainbow. I also cut out some small circles for gold coins. This would have gone a whole lot faster if I had a big ol' hole punch. Get one of those and then do this craft. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And this is TGD's version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clearly the patience of a 4 year old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like this b/c we had all the materials on hand - paper plate, markers, glue and cardboard (the coins are cut from a TeddyGrams box!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you need a cute and simple craft for today, you are in luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Green beer and <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/corned-beed-hash.html" target="_blank">corned beef </a>for all!!</span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-41297837174548565632014-03-07T15:05:00.002-06:002014-03-07T15:05:46.416-06:00How to Organize Card Games<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Way back when I talked about <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/week-35-of-weekly-organization-challenge.html" target="_blank">how I organize toys and games</a>, they looked like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Board and card games live in our entertainment center in our living room. That hasn't changed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But kids are destructive little a-holes and in the years we have been playing card games, the boxes when from nice and pretty as seen above to shitty and torn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I needed a way to organize them. Originally I wanted individual cases to hold each game. But I couldn't find any that were large enough. And I am cheap. I really didn't want to buy 5+ cases for a couple bucks each, when I could just buy one and be done with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So off to Target I went. And I picked up <a href="http://www.target.com/p/sterilite-clipbox-set-of-6-green-small/-/A-13487672#prodSlot=medium_1_7&term=Sterilite" target="_blank">this storage box</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was just the right width to fit the cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I cut the boxes to help keep each game separate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Games that need the directions, I cut out and taped to the heavy cardboard that was inside of each box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then I stacked them neatly inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I shut that baby up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now all the games are in one place. I will probably use some rubber bands to secure each game so they don't get all higgly piggly in the box. But for now they are happy in there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And they live all nice and neat in the entertainment center again.</span><br />
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The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-20672114780608108572014-02-12T12:13:00.000-06:002014-02-12T12:17:01.480-06:00Milk + Cookies Valentine<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh happiness!! Valentine's Day will be here soon. And I <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2013/02/owl-valentines.html" target="_blank">love</a> <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-day.html" target="_blank">me</a> <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2013/02/homemade-valentine-coupons-and-free.html" target="_blank">some</a> <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/homemade-valentines.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day</a> <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-breakfast.html" target="_blank">crafty stuff</a>. It's probably b.c there is not a lot of pressure surrounding the holiday, aside from Pinterest guilt, that is. I can just relax and do fun and silly things for the kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is also the point where we start to dig out from winter, turn our eyes to spring and get excited for the sunshine and fresh air. It's a nice break from all the doom and gloom of winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This year I found this super cute idea out on the interwebs and decided it was *THE* Valentine's Day craft for The Good Kids daycare friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How cute is that?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So fucking cute, I can't stand it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There is room on the back to write to and from. This will be the first year TGD will be able to write everyone's name on there. Awwwwwwwwwww.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made the printable (which you can snag for FREE <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4zrphsf47mi2jj/CookiesNMilkValentine.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>), cut it out and taped it to a sandwich bag filled with a milk box and bag of cookies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now, I should have gotten some nice cellophane bags at the craft store, but let's face it, I didn't even get all this shit together until 2 days before Valentine's Day. And it is still motherfucking snowing here, so ain't no way in hell I am going out to the store again. If you were to make these, I know you will do a better job than me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">An alternative to giving out milk boxes, if you can't find them, is to include a straw with the package of cookies so the kiddos can get their own damn milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Overall, this was a simple Valentine's treat that was about $2 to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">H</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">A</span><span style="color: #660000;">P</span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">P</span><span style="color: #ea9999;">Y</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">V</span><span style="color: #990000;">A</span><span style="color: #ea9999;">L</span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">E</span><span style="color: #990000;">N</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">T</span><span style="color: #660000;">I</span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">N</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">E</span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">'</span><span style="color: #e06666;">S</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">D</span><span style="color: #990000;">A</span><span style="color: #ea9999;">Y</span><span style="color: #e06666;">!</span><span style="color: #660000;">!</span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">!</span></b></span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-21164987309192968792014-01-29T10:29:00.000-06:002014-01-29T10:29:00.497-06:00Kitchen Organization - Part 19<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember my <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/week-1-of-weekly-organization-challenge.html" target="_blank">kitchen organization tour</a>? Well, I have gotten some more shit for the kitchen since then and my once clean cabinets were starting to go downhill, fast. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8183cuJXbQdS_R3weChN9h_7wlkwDXCIJU9CvEimhSBWaaActeBlljfTgsdgRGpjbaxQFCCs8v_jIs2ZQldh1bdXWDqf5G0foCUhaxtHIGopGQ0GCpPjP2bWCXdCmLqTRwvwNMX1LBhh4/s400/P1090698.jpg" target="_blank">This cabinet</a> was always sort of a little odd hodge podge of shit that never really seemed to be organized. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then add in the fact that I just kept getting more shit and ta-da!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The sad thing is about half the contents of the cabinet were in the dishwasher, so it was even more of a mess when full. See all that shit on the bottom shelf? Know what the fuck it is? Yeah, neither do I. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now, normally I have the patience to pull out the colanders from the back without spilling all the shit in front out and onto the counters b/c I don't want to deal with the mess in the first place. I will carefully lift out the colander I need, not disturbing the mess in front, so I won't have to pick anything up that might spill out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, but not The Good Husband. The last time he cooked pasta, I was treated to a litany of cursewords so colorful I felt like I should eat soap. See, TGH isn't as delicate as I am. If he reaches for something and something else falls in the way or out of the cabinet..... Lord help us all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I rearranged and wouldn't you know, the most effective way to organize is the simplest. The stand mixer attachments that kept getting in the way? Well I moved those fuckers out from the shelf altogether. Using clear hooks, I was able to move the three standard attachments as well as the ice cream paddle to the inside of the door. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was able to free up a lot of space on the lower cabinet so the salad spinner, the colanders and hand-held strainers were easy to reach. Things like the meat grinder for the stand mixer and my mandolin are still on the bottom shelf but out of the way since they are used less. The middle shelf got some basic rearranging and my new salad bowl and tongs live on the top shelf. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can close the cabinet with ease and nothing falls off the hooks. I can see were all four of the attachments are and they are right above my stand mixer for ease of access.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sometimes I tend to over think organizing, thinking I have to have some fancy and new organization tool that will solve all my problems for me. When really what I need is just a pair of hooks. </span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-84546437592630998882014-01-02T11:34:00.001-06:002014-01-02T11:34:24.141-06:00~FREE~ Winter Planner<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is my least season of all time and only partly b/c it contains my least favorite holiday - Christmas - but that doesn't mean there are plenty of fun things to do in winter. The nights are longer, lending perfectly to snuggling up inside and staying cozy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since there are so many things to do and eat and craft and drink, I decided to make this <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Winter</b><b> Planner</b></span>.
It's a great way to track everything you want to do. It has a Winter
Bucket List, space for parties you want to host or attend, decorations
you want, recipes you want to try, activities to do and crafts to make.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Download your free Winter Printable <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/yykvhtihbfinn1c/WinterPlannerAll.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And
as a way to track what new fall recipes you want to try out, I have
made some recipe cards for you. Just print and fill out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">H</span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">A</span><span style="color: #073763;">P</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">P</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Y <span style="color: #45818e;">W</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">I</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">N</span><span style="color: #45818e;">T</span><span style="color: #0c343d;">E</span>R </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Y</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">'</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">A</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">L</span><span style="color: #666666;">L</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">!</span><span style="color: #073763;">!</span></b></span></span><br />
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<br />The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-87847162379786372922013-11-25T11:48:00.002-06:002013-11-25T11:48:48.399-06:00Mid Century Makeover<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Good Son's room was a hot mess. <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-32-of-weekly-organization-challenge.html" target="_blank">Remember</a>? We had the home computer in there for god knows what reason. But TGS is getting bigger and he needs his own space. So we wanted to move the computer into the living room and give TGS more storage in his room and space to play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had gone hunting for the <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/dresser-organization-kid-edition.html" target="_blank">perfect dresser</a> for him when I was pregnant and found a mid century beauty on Craigslist and snapped it up. But then I never turned off the RSS feed so I get daily updates on all the mid century stuff listed from here to St. Louis. And I just happened to find this cute little bookcase from a local resale store. So I packed the kids up, got lost trying to find the place and the stored the bookcase in my garage for a few months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">aw, look at 50 years of dust. you will get another 50 years worth here, little one</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was a little shakey and the back had come loose in the move so I decided to remove the backing panel and make a new one. But not just any new one - a cool, awesome, vintage-y new one. So I ordered a vintage world map from Amazon and Mod Podged that bitch on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And this is what the bookcase looks like now. Sweet, huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used Mod Podge Hard for furniture and just slapped the coats on. I did 3 coats before I added some concentrated tea to the glue to help give the map that old, yellowed look. I did three more coats of the glue/tea combo before 1 final coat of just glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then I nailed everything together with the help of The Good Daughter. The bookcase is solid now, with no movement. The shelf is more stable too. Overall I am over the fucking moon for this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Before, all of TGS's toys were stacked on top of the dresser, which is ok in photos, but try and change a 16 month old on that without him knocking all the shit over. Not good. He needed more storage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And just look at TGS's room now. I moved the dresser to the spot of the former computer and put the bookcase under the window. I filled it with all of TGS's toys which get them the hell out of the living room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Everything is nice and neat. There is a spot for everything and everything is out for easy access. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Look at how awesome it is. There is so much room for more books, my personal favorite. I can't wait until <strike>Santa</strike> Grammy and Papa help fill this up this Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't believe that I have actually "refinished" some furniture now. Like a fucking adult. I feel so grown up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I thought I would play around with my recipe and see what I could do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The original wasn't too hard to switch up but it calls for coffee and while I know pumpkin spice coffee is the white girl meth, I wanted this to have a different fall taste. I decided to soak the lady fingers in apple cider and brandy b/c why the hell not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also added a crunchy, chocolatey, pecan-y topping just to make it all the better. </span><br />
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cup heavy cream</span><span class="content"><span class="ingquantity"> </span></span></span></div>
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large eggs, separated</span><span class="content"><span class="ingquantity"> </span></span></span></div>
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cup plus 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar</span><span class="content"><span class="ingquantity"> </span></span></span></div>
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mascarpone, room temperature</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/4 cup pumpkin puree</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="content"><span class="ingquantity">1</span> cup apple cider</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="content">6 </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="content">cinnamon gram crackers, crushed into fine crumbs</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="text">~In a
large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the 1/3 cup of sugar until light in
color. In another bowl,
beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Add the remaining 1
tablespoon of sugar to the whites and beat until they're firm and
glossy. </span><span class="text">In separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until it is firm. </span><span class="text">In a separate bowl (yes, for separate bowls. I am sorry about the clean up but it will be worth it, I promise!) mix the mascarpone, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold the whipped cream into the egg yolk mixture, then fold in the pumpkin mascarpone mixture and one-third of the
beaten egg whites. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="text">~Pour
the apple cider and brandy into a shallow bowl. Quickly dip both sides of half of the
ladyfingers in the spiked cider and line the bottom of an
8-by-10 baking dish. Spoon half of the
pumpkin mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers and spread it in a smooth, even
layer. Repeat until you have two layers of cookies and cream. Cover and refrigerate overnight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="text">~To make the crumb topping, combine chopped pecans and crushed gram crackers in a small bowl. Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Before you are ready to serve, top the tiramisu with the crumb topping and chocolate shavings. Cut into squares and enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="text">recipe by: The Good Wife<a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/classic-tiramisu" target="_blank"></a></span></span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-82990403249806441902013-11-01T12:10:00.004-05:002013-11-01T12:36:12.890-05:00Turkey Tom Thanksgiving Advent Calendar Craft ~FREE PRINTABLE~<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As a foodie, I love Thanksgiving for all the food and all the wine that you can drink without being judged and the yoga pants that you can safely longue in after you have stuffed yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But I also think it is important holiday for helping us remember just how lucky most of us are and that we have a lot to be thankful. So as a way to count down until Turkey Day and to be mindful of our <strike>blessings</strike> awesomeness, I have made this Turkey Tom Thanksgiving Advent Calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Simply cut out the feathers and glue them, one for each day until Thanksgiving, onto Turkey Tom. To make it extra special, write one thing you are thankful for on each feather before gluing it on. When Thanksgiving arrives, you will have a beautiful, fat turkey full of everything you are thankful for.</span><br />
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Printable <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rfx7mnanzkf9gz/Turkey.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4495ff;">here</span></a>!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also keep track of all things Thanksgiving with my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/166953183/instant-download-the-thanksgiving-pack-9?" target="_blank"><b>Thanksgiving Pack</b></a> in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodWifePrintables" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>.</span><b> </b></span></span><br />
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The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-18832890510806768662013-10-30T10:41:00.001-05:002013-10-30T10:41:27.274-05:00Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Ginger Cream Cheese Filling<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It seems as soon as it turns into October this happens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And it's true. But I am also in the Midwest, where we are perpetually ten years behind all things current. So while I brushed by Posh Spice bob haircut, put on my Uggs and turned on season one of Breaking Bad, I made these pumpkin whoopie pies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Naturally, I modified a recipe from Martha. I liked the idea of a simple pumpkin and cream cheese combo but I wanted something with more flavor. I keep crystallized ginger on hand since it works great for an upset tummy, so I decided to add some of that to the cream cheese to give it a nice kick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The addition of the ginger gave the filling just the right amount of kick and cut the sweetness of the whoopie pie. I made The Good Husband take these to work with him and everyone loved them.</span><br />
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</b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>For the Cream-Cheese Filling</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">3 cups confectioners' sugar</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">8 ounces cream cheese, softened</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</span></span></section><section class="components-section page-block js-scroll-sect" id="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1/2 tablespoon crystallized ginger </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">3 cups all-purpose flour</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon salt</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon baking powder</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon baking soda</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">2 tablespoons ground cinnamon</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 tablespoon ground ginger</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 tablespoon ground cloves</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">2 cups firmly packed dark-brown sugar</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 cup vegetable oil</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">3 cups pumpkin puree, chilled</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">2 large eggs</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="component-data checklist-item-data" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~<b>Make the cookies:</b> Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; set aside.</span></div>
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large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda,
cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; set aside. In another large bowl, whisk
together brown sugar and oil until well combined. Add pumpkin puree and
whisk until combined. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until well
combined. Sprinkle flour mixture over pumpkin mixture and whisk until
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small ice cream scoop with a release mechanism, drop heaping
tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
Transfer to oven and bake until cookies are just starting to crack on
top and a toothpick inserted into the center of each cookie comes out
clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely on pan.</span></div>
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the filling:</b> Sift confectioner' sugar into a medium bowl; set aside. In
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butter until smooth. Add cream cheese and beat until well combined. Add
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the whoopie pies:</b> Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set
aside. Transfer filling to a disposable pastry bag and snip the end.
When cookies have cooled completely, pipe a large dollop of filling on
the flat side of half of the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies,
pressing down slightly so that the filling spreads to the edge of the
cookies. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate cookies at least 30 minutes before serving and up to 3 days.</span></section><section class="components-section page-block js-scroll-sect" id="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></section><section class="components-section page-block js-scroll-sect" id="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">recipe modified from the <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/344826/pumpkin-whoopie-pies-with-cream-cheese-f" target="_blank">great herself </a></span></section>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-42480751921746881722013-09-27T11:22:00.002-05:002013-09-27T11:22:32.980-05:00NEW Halloween Printables in my Etsy Shop!!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ain't no shame in my game! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween. It's like my Christmas. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/thegoodwife/halloween/" target="_blank">I love all the Halloween things</a> (169 pins and counting)!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love to try and watch a scary movie, only to puss out. I love all the candy and I love dressing up. Now I have kids and I can dress them up too. I have almost as many Halloween decorations as I do Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I decided that I should spread my anal retentive, OCD-ness to the bestest holiday there is. I designed these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164004892/instant-download-the-halloween-pack-8?ref=shop_home_feat" target="_blank"><b>printables</b></a> to help take the stress and worry out of Halloween and b/c I am an organizational freak. We all knew that, yes? Good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's take a look at the new printables, shall we? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This calendar will help you stay on top of all the Halloweenie things - decorations, candy, costumes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This checklist allows you to see what decorations you have and where they are stored.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These labels work together with the inventory list to know what box contains what decorations. The labels are formatted to print on Avery US Labels 6578</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This two page party planner has everything you need to throw on hell of a Halloween party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This expanded guest list helps you track who is coming and what they are bringing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This planner helps you know what food will be served at the party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To help you stay on budget -a planner to track food and drink costs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For all the great recipes you want to try, a planner with three per sheet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hop on over to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodWifePrintables?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Etsy Shop</span></b></a> to get this pack for yourself. </span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-66674888408179896742013-09-25T11:14:00.001-05:002013-09-25T11:16:10.408-05:00Fall Planner ~FREE PRINTABLE~<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Despite what <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ef7jgVx9Q5/#" target="_blank">my drunk ass thought last week</a>, this Friday is actually the first Friday of Fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is my favorite season of all time and only partly b/c it contains my super, duper, most favoritest holiday ever - Halloween. Fall is the time you can snuggle inside with some hot apple cider but also enjoy the crisp air. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since there are so many things to do and eat and craft and drink, I decided to make this <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Fall Planner</b></span>. It's a great way to track everything you want to do. It has a Fall Bucket List, space for parties you want to host or attend, decorations you want, recipes you want to try, activities to do and crafts to make. Everything is all in one spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Download your free Fall Printable <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdlta98ndfbwnwx/FallPlannerAll.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And as a way to track what new fall recipes you want to try out, I have made some recipe cards for you. Just print and fill out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">H</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">A</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">P</span><span style="color: #38761d;">P</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Y </span><span style="color: #7f6000;">F</span><span style="color: #990000;">A</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">L</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">L</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">Y</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">'</span><span style="color: #7f6000;">A</span><span style="color: #990000;">L</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">L</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">!</span><span style="color: #38761d;">!</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But remember; if you say 'pumpkin spice latte' three times in a mirror, a white girl in yoga pants will appear and tell you all the things she loves about fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You've been warned.</span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401133647890732262.post-65366168777048226542013-09-10T11:47:00.000-05:002013-09-10T11:47:48.669-05:00Make-up Organization: Take Two!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Awhile ago, I talked about how <a href="http://goodwifeinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/09/week-25-of-weekly-organization-challenge.html" target="_blank">I organize my make-up</a>. Taking one look at the original, you would know that eventually it would turn into a mess. And it did. I mean, just look at this shit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I must have been smoking some good stuff that week to think the drawer would stay neat and organized.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I said at the time that organizers would be the best bet to keep everything contained and corralled. I was right. However, instead of buying a tray at the store, I decided to upcycle some boxes around the house and make trays.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All of the boxes were cereal boxes, a few tea boxes and I think one granola bar box. Like any good mom, I feed my kids the sugary cereal in the mornings, so in no time, I had enough boxes to fill the drawer. I just wrapped them in pretty scrapbook paper once I cut them to fit the height of the drawer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And then I filled them all in. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There were some places where the boxes created holes but I was able to fill these with little things like bobby pins and my extra contact case or rubber bands for The Good Daughter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are new to the blog, know that my number #2 organization tip is to group things with similar functions together to save time and create functionality. This is a great example. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So all of my lip stuff goes in one box, sandwiched between eye make-up and deodorant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Contacts and foundations are in the first box followed by my brushes and moisturizer and make-up setting spray followed by my contact cleaners and disposable contacts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Samples and rarely used items are all the way in the back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I makes me so happy to open my drawer in the morning and have everything in a spot I can find. It even motivates me to wear most of the stuff.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So the next time you need to organize something, ask yourself if you have something on hand like cereal boxes you could use instead of buying something new. It will make you feel like a dirty hippy to upcycle. But you wont' smell like patchouli, I promise.</span></span>The Good Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760902059023344594noreply@blogger.com0