Category Archives: simplicity

Homemade granola and bars

My kids take their lunch to school almost everyday. There are few school lunches that I and they are willing eat – so I spend a good chunk of my grocery bill on granola bars. Good, quality granola bars are expensive plain and simple. A box can cost upwards to $5 or $6 depending on...

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Coludies

I come from a long line of amazing cooks. It should come as no surprise since one side of my family is Greek and the other is Italian. One of my favorites is my Greek Great Grandfather or fondly known as Popou lived to the ripe old age of 91. One of his recipes that...

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Homemade presents…

I’m one of those people that shops year round for Christmas gifts. I listen keenly to friends and family to figure out the perfect thing to get them. My craft closet becomes overwhelmed with goodies for all my favorite people. I don’t like waiting until December to shop, I don’t like to shop in December...

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something other than dogs…

I’m tired of thinking about dogs – this has been quite a time for me. Silly, sad, pathetic, it’s okay – I’m sure there are some rolling their eyes  - it’s all good. I’m going to talk about something other than dogs. Promise. I’m in a funk – I’m going to admit. I don’t have...

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Simplicity: Party Prep

I started to think about my most recent post and how I could apply that same principle of breaking down the tasks into different days. Not revolutionary, I know. But it hit me today as I was going to sit down and fart around on the computer. I should start making my menu and make...

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