Create Your Own Recipe Box with Ziplist

I have heard from many of you that you enjoy printing off the recipes I share and that you have a whole binder full of Homebased Mom recipes!  I love hearing that. I’m excited to let you all know about a new feature at Your Homebased Mom.   Now I have a new way for [...]

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Ask Peter Walsh Your Organizational Questions!

I am not much of a TV watcher.  Weeks will go by and I won’t turn it on.  But once in a while I have one of those nights where I just need to crawl in bed and unwind in front of the TV. When that happens, my shows of choice are usually one of [...]

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College Apartment Organization

I have been in Utah the last four days getting my daughters settled in their college apartment.  They will be living together this summer and then in the Fall Tessa will move into the dorms. I have forgotten how small those college apartments are, especially the closets.  Let’s just say my girls have a LOT [...]

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Organizing Ribbon

Happy Monday! I am going to start the week off with a fun little organizational tip!  Every once in a while that organizational bug bites. I love texture, fabric, paper, yarn, and especially ribbon!  Last week as I was attempting to clean up the craft room (aka the boys room) I discovered that I had a problem.  [...]

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To Do List

What’s on your To Do list? We’ve had lots of family fun on our To Do list this past weekend. College girl was home for a visit and it was opening weekend of the high school musical for my other daughter so we were busy, busy! Over the years I have tried dozens of different types [...]

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Things That Work Notebook

I know for some of you the thought of decorating for Christmas can bring on enough stress and anxiety all on its own without the thought of decorating for a holiday like Halloween!  I must admit as much as I enjoy holiday decorating it can be  just “one more thing” to add to the already long list during a busy holiday [...]

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Menu Planning or “Help! What’s for Dinner?!” Part Two

I think the thing I hate most about cooking dinner every night is deciding what to cook!  Don’t you agree? My Menu Planning Tool #2 is what helps make the decision easier -  The Wilkes Family Favorites List.  (See yesterday’s post for Tool #1) Night after night of having to make the decision of what [...]

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Menu Planning or “Help! What’s for Dinner?!” Part One

As promised, today I will share with you some of the information I presented at the class I taught at church last week on menu planning and quick meals. (Part Two will come tomorrow)  A lot of the information I presented was thanks to you!  So many of you left great ideas and suggestions when [...]

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Meal Planning Ideas???

I need your help!  I have been asked to teach a class next week at a women’s enrichment meeting on meal planning, quick and easy meals,  etc. To tell you the truth I have fallen off the meal planning wagon this summer and I’m having a hard time getting back on! I have tried so [...]

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Declutter – Kitchen Cabinet

Last week I decided to tackle another “Declutter” project.  I have already shared  my Declutter the Desk project and my Pantry Organization. Now it was time to tackle the kitchen corner cabinet – do you have one of those?  It is amazing how much stuff you can fit into one! When you open the cabinet [...]

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