by Sandy on January 21, 2010
If you didn’t read my post from yesterday, Kitchen Journey Part I: Philosophy, you might want to before you continue with this post. For my new kitchen, on a budget, there were some features that I felt were essential. And working with Home Depot was very helpful. But when you’re trying to get the best [...]
by Sandy on January 20, 2010
I know I’m way past due on revealing my kitchen. With book edits and soccer season and a few unfinished jobs around here, it sort of got put on the back burner, although we’ve been enjoying it. Yes! really enjoying it! Then Christmas came. And a reader wrote to me and she encouraged me to [...]
by Sandy on January 11, 2010
This is a repeat post from last year that got so much attention, I just had to share it again for those who never saw it. And also to inspire those who may have a New Year’s goal of keeping your kid’s stuff organized this year! For many people, part of their reluctance to invite [...]
by Sandy on January 5, 2010
A few years ago my family and I came up with a great solution to “whose turn is it for dishes?” We write on our calendar the kids’ names (initials), rotating them throughout the week. Simple. Effective. It has worked! But lately, maybe it’s because I have a new kitchen and I want it to [...]
by Sandy on October 29, 2009
One thing about our kitchen remodel that has freed me from the idea that “we can’t have people over,” is that things will never be perfect! If I would have let “perfect” stand in the way, our lives, individually and as a family, would not have grown in the way they have, when it comes [...]