Tag: simplify series

  • 31 Day Simplify Series :: dump & go {day 17}

    31 Day Simplify Series :: dump & go {day 17}

    Dump and go. Sounds delicious, right? No. No, it doesn’t. But today’s meal tip is all about keeping things simple for dinner. Introducing: my friend, the humble slow cooker. Little did I know how much my slow cooker would be used and loved when I opened it at my bridal shower 6 1/2 years ago. All the…

  • 31 Day Simplify Series :: 2 meals in 1 {day 16}

    31 Day Simplify Series :: 2 meals in 1 {day 16}

    let’s just simplify lunch, shall we?

  • 31 Day Simplify Series :: simple granola {day 15}

    31 Day Simplify Series :: simple granola {day 15}

    Yesterday I mentioned that we keep our breakfast options limited to 2 things: oatmeal & granola. Today, as promised, I’m going to share the granola recipe I use. A couple years ago, I shared this recipe with you for Chewy Granola. But then one day my husband broke the news to me: “I like crunchy…

  • 31 Day Simplify Series :: limit your options {day 14}

    31 Day Simplify Series :: limit your options {day 14}

    I’m about to disclose some information to you which will probably put me in the Worst Mom Ever category in a lot of minds. But I’ve considered the risk and I think I’m okay with it. You ready for this? I only give my kids 2 options for breakfast. Shut the front door. I know.…

  • 31 Day Simplify Series :: plan once. eat twice. {day 13}

    31 Day Simplify Series :: plan once. eat twice. {day 13}

    Last month, I began feeling insanely overwhelmed. Part of that overwhelmed feeling was because I was coming off the summer. As a youth pastor’s family, our summers are in & out, so getting back to the routine of being home was … let’s just use the word ‘difficult.’ One of the biggest things I was…