Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 17
September 26, 2019
Save on Groceries: Tips to Boost Your Price Power
On any trip to the grocery store, it's the first and simplest question: what's the price?
Time was, it was easy to know the price of any grocery item; before computers, each can, carton and bottle sported a physical price tag. Shoppers knew what food cost, and it was easy to notice rising prices.
In today's supermarket, finding the price of any item is no longer so straight-forward. Try these tips to boost your price power--and save.
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September 12, 2019
Freezer Cooking Guide: How To Cook Once, Eat For A Month
Are you ready to cook once, eat for a month? Time to try freezer cooking!
The concept of freezer cooking goes by many names. Once-a-month cooking. Frozen assets. OAMC. Meal assembly. Each describes the practice of assembling partially-prepared entrees in bulk for freezer storage.
Made in multiple and needing only reheating or final preparations, freezer meals are an easy way to feed the family fast ... and cheap.
Because you make several meals at once, economies of scale speed cooking chores...
September 9, 2019
Menu Planning: Save Time In The Kitchen
What's for dinner? It's the question of the hour!
Too many home managers look for answers in the supermarket at 5 p.m. Harried from the day's work and harassed by by hungry children, they rack their brains for an answer to the what's-for-dinner dilemma.
Three meals a day. Seven dinners a week. From supermarket to pantry, refrigerator to table, sink to cupboard, the kitchen routine can get old, old, old.
No wonder we hide our heads like ostriches fr...
September 8, 2019
This Week in the House & Holidays Plan: Calendars and Creative Spaces
During the holidays, it’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed—and that goes double for those planning homemade holiday gifts! At sister site Organized Christmas, it's time to tackle calendars and creative spaces in the House and Holidays Plan.
This week, the Plan’s holiday prep assignments focus on the bones for efficient holiday planning: calendars. We’ll work on time management and scheduling this week, as we put holiday prep chores on the fast track.
Our Houseworks focus: creative spaces...
September 5, 2019
Fall Cleaning Chore Checklist
It's Autumn. Pumpkins glow in golden fields. Shorter days, crisp mornings signal winter's approach.
Can the holidays be far behind?
Use Autumn's brisk and breezy days to conquer deep-cleaning chores for a clean and comfortable winter home, and to wrap up summer's outdoor lifestyle.
Our Fall Cleaning Chore Checklist will help you prepare home and hearth for the coming of winter:
Outside The HouseSummer's come and gone--and left its mark on outside th...
September 1, 2019
8 Great Tips To Organize Kids' Rooms
It's the battle cry of millions of parents: "Clean your room!" Will it ring out in your house today?
Seasonal events like birthdays, the holidays or a new school year bring fresh motivation to the drive to get kids organized--and nowhere is the battleground more intense than in the children's bedrooms.
How do you help your child organize and clean up life in the bedroom?
Try these eight easy organization strategies to calm clutter and bring order to...
August 22, 2019
Cut Clutter in the Bathroom: Easy as A-B-C!
Busy school-day mornings bring new focus on the master bathroom. Home to grooming rituals and personal care chores--and heir to all sorts of oddments and obsessions--the master bathroom is your launch pad to an organized day.
What's the state of your private domain? Time to cut the clutter with a session of sorting, tossing and decision-making. A simple A-B-C concept will make short work of organizing the bathroom's limited space. Read Mor...
August 14, 2019
Buy Alert: 6 Back-to-School Bargains for Christmas Savings
With summer winding down, school is on the way--and so are rock-bottom prices on back-to-school needs!
Ready to save? Back-to-school sales aren't just for families with children! Smart Santas know that back-to-school sales offer great values on products used for holiday gifts, giving and decor.
Start shopping now to get a great deal on these six surprising back-to-school staples ... and save money on your organized Christmas: Read More &g...
Santa Saves: Shop Back-to-School for Holiday Savings
Seasonal Spin
Cynthia Ewer
August 14, 2019
Shopping for back-to-school? Keep the holidays in mind to save with discounted essentials for the Christmas season.
With summer winding down, school is on th...
August 13, 2019
Morning Madness? Tame It With A Family Launch Pad
Cynthia Ewer
August 13, 2019
Morning Madness! Only the pre-dinner "Arsenic Hour" comes close in the "Calgon, take me away!" category.
Bathroom fights, soggy cereal, and the ever-present, "Mommy! I can't find my . . . !"
Getting the famil...
