Gearing up for the holidays

From now until Thanksgiving our lives will move in fast forward. After the turkeys eaten and we are all sitting around like a stuffed bird ourselves we start to freak out at how busy life gets and the million things to be done for Christmas. That use to be me. We dont get all crazy and bent our of shape anymore. Christmas is the season to think about why you celebrate the season to begin with and to be with those you love and help those  you can. Basically its suppose to be Christmas all year long but I wont lecture you on that.

One of the things I started doing a few years back is doubling all my dinner recipes from around Halloween until Thanksgiving. I just figured it out and starting today that would give me 24 meals. Thanksgiving will be 4 days of how to get creative and use up all those leftovers. So from November 25th-December 23 that will give me 27 days all of which would be covered with a meal except for 3 which I am sure will have some sort of celebrations and not dining at home going on.

I will try to post what I am making every day. Tonight I will be making and freezing spaghetti sauce. We arent even going to be eating spaghetti tonight We are all out of the house this evening scattered in different directions but I didnt want to day to be wasted while home plus I am making a few dinners for a friend. I will just take a few 32 oz cans of crushed tomatoes, add a little salt, sugar, pepper, italian seasoning and simmer. I will add cooked ground been and put all in  a ziplock. On the evening we will be eating it while I am heating up the sauce I will boil the water and cooke the pasta. Easy peasy

Remember like the picture at the top of this post, this is what works best for you. Dont worry if my ideas seem crazy. This is what works best for my family. If you dont do it just like me it doesnt mean you are doing it wrong.

I will also be working on homemade gift ideas people can make or buy from me. Which brings me to something else I need to do. I need to set up a little work space that is just my own. Kind of like an office. Unfortunately I have no extra rooms. I need to do some rearranging. This is my setup when I need to blog. A tv table with my tea and breakfast in my bedroom. My kids also think I need to get something better than my Kindle and a wireless keyboard. It works for me though.

I also plan on trying out a new deodorant recipe and will let you know if it works or if people avoid me.

Have a great Monday


Lots of Love,

Mrs Ladybug