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- YES! You NEED a Password Manager!
When I was in middle school the only thing I needed information to unlock was my locker. Remember memorizing those combinations?? And remember that time when you wrote your combination on a slip of paper and stuffed it in your pocket and then someone found it and played a prank on you? Yeah, those notebooks… Read more: YES! You NEED a Password Manager! - A Quick Way to Make a Shopping List
Years ago, we got an Amazon Alexa. My favorite feature of the Alexa is that I can tell it what to add to my shopping list. Then, Voila! It appears on the shopping list in the Alexa app on my phone. I love this feature because I can be doing whatever and don’t have to… Read more: A Quick Way to Make a Shopping List - Break Up the Quiet! Podcast and Audiobook Listening
What do you listen to when you are home alone? When it is me and my husband, we usually play music, but when I am by myself (which if you are an empty nest home exec can be a lot of time!) I usually listen to either podcasts or audiobooks. I am always surprised by… Read more: Break Up the Quiet! Podcast and Audiobook Listening - Taming the Gift Giving Monster
The holidays are rapidly approaching, and one of the things that I love to do – but is also a lot of work – is to give meaningful gifts to people – at the holidays and for birthdays. So, while this information can be helpful year round, the holidays are a great time to talk… Read more: Taming the Gift Giving Monster - Get Inspired to Plant Spring Bulbs
Last spring I had the pleasure of visiting three amazing flower displays. The first was the tulips in Pella, Iowa. The second was the Tulip Festival at The Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah and the final one was The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California. I saw so many glorious flowers. I am… Read more: Get Inspired to Plant Spring Bulbs - Organization – Ideas to help you be successful with it
Look around you. You are surrounded by stuff. Take me for example. I am sitting in a bedroom that used to be one of my daughters. There’s a bed, desk, window seat, typewriter, trumpet, stuffed toys, and a closet that has old electronics, bins of my father-in-law’s journals, old clothes, memorabilia, and who knows what… Read more: Organization – Ideas to help you be successful with it - Easy Spring Rolls
One of my good friends is from Cambodia and her love language is food. We no longer live close to her, but when we did, she regularly came over to share a meal with us AND DID THE COOKING!! (That’s what I call a true friend!!) She has so many delicious meals, but an easy… Read more: Easy Spring Rolls - Level Up – Meal Planning in an Empty Nest
There are some tricky things about meal planning with an empty nest. There are fewer people to cook for. Some people have a hard time adjusting. This can lead to wasted food, money and effort. As a home exec, you have likely been cooking and planning meals for a long time – you may be… Read more: Level Up – Meal Planning in an Empty Nest