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5 Incredibly Easy Ways to Serve Your Community

October 29, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

5 Incredibly Easy Ways to Serve Your Community

When I think about serving my community, I often conceptualize it as another activity that I need to add to my already busy schedule. Thankfully, there are actually many easy ways that we can serve our communities. Consider these five approaches that are practically effortless. 5 easy ways to serve our communities Pick up litter. … [Read more...] about 5 Incredibly Easy Ways to Serve Your Community

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light Tagged With: serving others

Penne Festival

October 26, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Penne Festival recipe

It has been years since I’ve eaten at a Johnny Carino’s Italian Restaurant, but I recall there being a number of incredibly tasty items on the menu. I’ve recreated a few of these at home, including the Grilled Chicken Bowtie Festival. As you’ll see here, I use penne pasta instead of bowtie pasta, but the taste is still … [Read more...] about Penne Festival

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: recipes

Easy Ways to Enhance Your Femininity

October 22, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Easy Ways to Enhance Your Femininity

I didn’t spend that much time thinking about femininity until I had my daughter. Femininity is one of many things I want to model for her. I’ve never fit the stereotype of a “girly girl,” so this is a little intimidating. Thankfully, I don’t think that being feminine is about wearing lots of pink or painting your nails. Femininity is … [Read more...] about Easy Ways to Enhance Your Femininity

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: just for fun

Why and What to Read to Babies

October 19, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Why and What to Read to Babies

It felt very natural to read to my daughter throughout her first year. Though she didn’t understand many of the words in the books, I figured that reading provided an opportunity to cuddle, to instill in her a love for reading, and to foster her intellectual development. It turns out that I figured correctly. The American Academy of … [Read more...] about Why and What to Read to Babies

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, just for fun

Rampant Reusing: License Plates

October 15, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Ways to Reuse License Plates

As I changed the license plates on my car a few weeks ago, it occurred to me that I’ve gone through several sets of plates in the last decade and a half. There has to be something creative I can do with the old plates instead of tossing them in the trash or letting them collect dust in a storage shed. Indeed, there are a number of … [Read more...] about Rampant Reusing: License Plates

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: green living, projects and crafts

Philly Cheese Meatloaf

October 12, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Philly Cheese Meatloaf recipe

After we enjoyed last menu’s Meatloaf Parmesan so much, I decided to attempt another twist on meatloaf. This time my inspiration was a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Like the Meatloaf Parmesan, it was a hit! Ingredients 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon oil 1 lb. ground meat 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 … [Read more...] about Philly Cheese Meatloaf

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: recipes

When You Have So Much to Do That You Don’t Know Where to Begin

October 8, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

When You Have So Much to Do That You Don’t Know Where to Begin

I’ve been distracted by house hunting and other move-related tasks like getting a new driver’s license, registering my car, and finding a new pediatrician for my little one. Subsequently, I’ve fallen behind on housekeeping tasks and feel somewhat overwhelmed. In fact, it seems like I’m paralyzed by the sheer number of items on my to-do … [Read more...] about When You Have So Much to Do That You Don’t Know Where to Begin

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, organized living

7 Fall Get Together Ideas

October 5, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

7 Fall Get Together Ideas

Autumn is finally upon us and I’m thinking that it would be nice to have a list of get together ideas akin to the one I made for summer. If you’ll be spending time with friends this fall, then you may be able to make use of some of these ideas. Fall get together ideas Go on a hayride. Gather your friends, pile some hay in a … [Read more...] about 7 Fall Get Together Ideas

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light, Rejuvenating Friendships Tagged With: friendship, hospitality, just for fun

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