Tuesday Things.
1. I get so sad taking down the holiday decor. I would love to keep it up for most of January but it seems like we’re off to the races once school starts again and it’s hard to find the time.
2. Standing over the sink with a snack has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures.
3. I need to make this layered baked spaghetti.
4. Cannot get enough grapefruit right now.
5. Speaking of, since the kids have been home for over two weeks now… I cannot even believe how much they are eating and asking for snacks. It’s wild!
6. Love this: the difference between being and doing.
7. TV things!! That Yellowstone finale made me nervous. I found a West Wing marathon over the holiday weekend and enjoyed it so much. Now I need something new to start.
8. Is this the sign of being a parent? I took the top off my le creuset dutch oven to cook the other day and found a gift inside that I must have stashed when the kids were around. Totally forgot about it.
9. New year, new planner! What planner are you using this year?
7 Comments on “Tuesday Things.”
Morning, Jessica
Really enjoy your recipes and your blog!
The planner I have been using, I think this is the 3rd year now, is The Homekeeping Planner by Clean Mama.
Happy New Year
Growing up, my mom would keep the tree lit up until January 6th (Feast of the Epiphany when we would also get our Christmas stockings) then she’d gradually take things down through January. The earliest it ever came down was MLK weekend because we got a puppy!
I love the January 6th tradition (and it drives me nuts when people set up Nov 1 and tear down Dec 26) but mine is usually down New Years Day because of work schedules and wanting to get everything cleaned up!
we did the same. our tree went up later in the month of December and we always had it up until the feast of the epiphany and basically observed the 12 days of christmas. but over the years due to schedules, i usually take ours down by new years day. * i had a German grandmother that did NOT put up her tree until Dec 23 or 24th and the extended family gathered to decorate together , but my kids would riot if i tried that these days. LOL
LOL about the gift in a pot. My mother decided to clean out her closet the week after Christmas and found a couple of gifts she had hidden away!
As for a planner, I’m on my third year of using a russell+hazel weekly planner. I love how easy it make for me to keep track of things.
Well, Emilia is geting a bit c;oser to a real puppy. For half a second, looking at the photo, I thought it was real. I am rooting for Emilia to ahve. real pup in her future. Dogs are the very best teachers for kids in so many ways.
Yes, I love beginning the new year with a new planner.
I’m using this one by Sellers Publishing:
https://www.amazon.com/High-Note-Hardcover-Mirtalipova-17-Month/dp/1531914535/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZLKWVU6IX5L8&keywords=high%2Bnote%2Bplanner%2B2023&qid=1672765277&refinements=p_89%3AHigh%2BNote&rnid=2528832011&s=office-products&sprefix=high%2Bnote%2Bplanner%2Caps%2C74&sr=1-1&th=1
#2 currently finishing all holiday cookies using this method. Â Love it. I use google cal for main planning but also use a simple monthly spread from staples for certain things i want to see on paper. Also cant seem to get away from random to do lists which can b found everywhere except when I desperately need them.Â