Things to Write Home About – 5/3/09

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Things to Write Home About – 5/3/09

May 3, 2009

The gems I found this week:

Homegrown: Advice on Parenting & Families

Leo at Zen Habits posted The Mindfulness Guide for the Super Busy
Kristen at We are THAT Family wrote about setting the tone of your home. It was really an update on some changes she and her husban made in their family. It’s definitely worth reading, especially if you feel like you don’t have enough family time.
Dr. Cory Allan from Simple Marriage asks “if your marriage was a movie, would you want to go see it?”
Dr. Allan also wrote about increasing passion in your marriage on Simple Mom

Home Cooking: Recipes & Kitchen Tips

Erin at $5 Dinners posted a recipe for BBQ chicken and corn bread casserole, and it’s made in the Crock Pot
Cindi at Moomettesgram’s Recipes posted mushroom garlic parmesan potatoes, also made in the Crock Pot
Phoebe at Cents to Get Debt Free claims that this whole wheat bread recipe produces light and fluffy homemade bread
Heidi from Field of Dreamz from the Cheap Seatz posted black bean soup with goat cheese
Jennifer from Captivated Kitchen posted her own black bean soup recipe at 5 Minutes for Going Green
Toontz at Okara Mountain posted her orange flavored version of the Daring Bakers cheesecake
Sophie from The Cupcake Life shared her blood orange version of the Daring Bakers cheesecake
Baker? I Hardly Knew Her made a savory tex-mex cheesecake for the Daring Bakers challenge
Jenna from Newlyweds! also made a savory cheesecake, featuring jalepenos

Homemaking: Keeping Your House Running

We are suddenly buying a new car. (The whole story to follow, maybe one day this week.) It’s going to require some big changes in our finances and lifestyle, so I spent today re-reading some of my favorite budgeting and money management advice from Amy at Mom Advice: Getting Out of Debt & Budgeting Basics and Tsh at Simple Mom: Money Management 101 & Keep Your Spending Tidy with an Envelope System.
Katherine Marie Photography shared inspiring pictures of home organization projects including how to organize art supplies
Katie from Making This Home wrote about how her family can afford to live in Europe
Danelle at Homemaker Barbi shared tips for removing common stains from clothing and household fabrics

Homespun: Crafts & Other Projects

Ashley at Make It and Love It posted a tutorial for a trash bag that hangs from the headrest of a car. I have the perfect fabric for it, too.
Ashley also posted a tutorial for a super cute grocery bag holder
Jill at Homemade by Jill posted a tutorial for a canvas tote bag
Mary Beth from Salt and Chocolate posted about the fabric buckets she uses in place of baskets and tubs. They’re gorgeous, and I can’t wait to make some!
Allie at No Time for Flashcards posted jellyfish that she and her toddler made from cupcake liners

Do you have a great craft idea that involves a 1/4 yard of fabric or a fat quarter? I’m always looking for some! Send them my way, please!

If you are featured above (or were featured during any past week), please feel free to grab the follow code and post the badge on your site:

Have you post something this week that was worth writing Home about? Send me the link, and maybe you’ll see it here next Sunday!

Don’t forget to stop back on Thursday for Grace’s Kitchen!

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Cindi @ Moomettesgram's Favorite Recipes said:

Thanks for the linky luv!

Cindi @ Moomettesgram’s Favorite Recipes’s last blog post..Mushroom Garlic Parmesan Potatoes – Crock Pot

# 3 May 2009 at 11:10 pm

Heather @ Not a DIY Life said:

I made the $5 Dinner recipe yesterday – it was YUMMY!!! Made a few changes, but the flavors are amazing.

Not that I’m terribly crafty, but you could make yo-yo’s with the fat qtrs, then make a baby doll blanket, or table runner, or a quilt. Ladies at our church are making a yo-yo quilt and have conscripted the rest of us into service to help make yo-yos. Not like I have time for that!

# 4 May 2009 at 5:41 am

Tara (author) said:

Heather – I know. I clicked on the link in your Tweet. That’s how I found the site. Thanks for sharing it!

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# 4 May 2009 at 5:51 am

Jenna @ Newlyweds said:

Thanks for featuring my jalapeno cheesecake. Off to check out the others.

Jenna @ Newlyweds’s last blog post..Menu Plan Monday

# 4 May 2009 at 6:44 am

Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free said:

Thanks for linking to my Whole Wheat Bread–can’t wait to check out the other links as well.

Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free’s last blog post..Menu Plan Week of 5/3-5/9

# 4 May 2009 at 7:00 am

Lisa@Blessedwithgrace said:

I don’t know how you have time to find all these great links. I am just glad that you do it!! Thanks. You are a great asset to this blogging community!!

# 4 May 2009 at 3:03 pm

Tara (author) said:

Lisa – I have a little trick for collecting my links. All week, every time I read something that is great, I bookmark it in Delicious with the tag “ThingsToWriteHomeAbout.” On Sunday, when it’s time to write, I just open my Delicious, click all of the links, and compose the post. It’s a lot easier than I used to do it.

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# 4 May 2009 at 6:44 pm

Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread | Feels Like Home said:

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