Amy Allen Clark's Blog, page 115
September 23, 2015
Amy’s Notebook 09.23.15
Source: Oh Joy Homemade sodas? Yum! 7 daily habits for a clutter-free home. A great avocado tip! How to make your lipstick long wearing. Middle kids make great leaders. Autumn activities- many of these are on my list! Prettied up recipe box. Podcasts to pass the time. Smart words on savoring these moments. Source: […]
September 22, 2015
Slow Cooked Honey Crisp Apple Oatmeal
Have you tried making oatmeal in your slow cooker overnight? We have made it many times since discovering this foolproof technique, and adding apples is such a good addition! I thought this would be a perfect recipe to publish again (originally from October 2013) for you to go along with our M Challenge Focus on […]
September 21, 2015
The MomAdvice Make Ahead (Week 2)
The first week of my make-ahead feasting went so well that we didn’t even eat out once last week despite a grueling activity schedule! I will be sharing make-ahead tutorials as I have lots of techniques to share with you about how we are accomplishing our make-ahead feasts! Today you can catch my tips for […]
Make-Ahead Tutorial: Bake Hard Boiled Eggs
Have you ever prepared hard boiled eggs in the oven? I had seen the tutorials floating around Pinterest, but we never really ate hard boiled eggs in our house. Recently though, my daughter and I have both discovered how much we love these for an afternoon snack or for a quick lunch with chopped veggies […]
September 18, 2015
It’s the 3 Little Things: No Cooking All Week, a New Netflix Addiction, & Hotel Deliveries
I hope you all had a wonderful week this week! It has been so good to be home since getting back from our vacation and I have been staying up way too late reading this adorable book- have you read it? I also had the pleasure of speaking at the Staff Day at our local […]
September 17, 2015
A Night Owl’s Tips for Better Mornings
From our marriage & parenting contributor, Mary Carver. I set my alarm for 6:30 this morning. But when I realized I was putting away my book at 1:30, I decided I’d better turn it off. Luckily (and not commonly) my girls slept past 8:00 – which meant I didn’t get the early start on my day […]
September 16, 2015
Amy’s Notebook 09.16.15
Source: Joy The Baker BLT craving starts now. 31 crockpot freezer meals for busy weeknights. 7 eye-opening lessons learned from buying nothing new for 200 days. Traditional Seafood Paella recipe- someone please make me this! 9 fall fashion trends – will you wear them? The rules of Instagram- made me giggle! How to reheat […]
September 15, 2015
Berry Quinoa Parfait
Quinoa is such a perfect, protein-rich way to start your mornings, I just knew I’d need to share this Berry Quinoa Parfait with you again as a part of our M Challenge Focus on Better Mornings. I know that when you start the day with one of these delicious parfaits, it really will be better! I […]
Parenting a Child With ADD: Working With Your School
With my son’s blessing & permission, we are sharing our story of what is like to have & be the parent of a child with ADD in this continuing series. To read Part One of our diagnosis story, click here. Part 2 continued the diagnosis and treatment process! Today we tackle working with the schools! We […]
September 14, 2015
The MomAdvice Make Ahead
Wow, I can’t believe our family’s Choose Your Own Adventure trip has finally been fulfilled! It was such an incredible vacation (equal parts busy and equal parts R&R) that I’m looking forward to sharing more about it with you this week! In the meantime, I have been knee deep in laundry, grocery shopping to replenish the very […]
