Tag: Household organization

In just a few days, L. starts 1st grade.  Amazing. Also in a few days, I go back to rehearsals for my choral group — for what will be, unbelievably, my tenth season.  After that, P. starts soccer for the

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Hoo boy.  It’s been a while since I posted — mainly, I think, because the back-to-school season is no less hectic and stressful for me than it is for most of you.  We’re trying to finish up the summer, visit

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It’s back-to-school season, and you know what that means around here. Lunches!  And lots of ’em! This year, I wanted to try something new — so I made you a present. 🙂  This flipbook contains photos of 180 real-life lunches

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I find it positively unimaginable that it’s already August.  You know what happens in August?  Summer simultaneously heats up (though I grant you that’s practically impossible this year) and begins wending its way towards the inevitable close.  Both J. and

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We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series so far — how to get the scoop on good deals at Whole Foods, how to shop for higher-priced items, and how to assess what you should and shouldn’t buy if

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So far, I’ve gotten a rather enthusiastic response to the first two installments of this series.  In Part One, I told you all about how behaving like an insider will help you learn about and respond to Whole Foods’ sales

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Welcome to the second part of my series on saving money shopping at what most people think of as an expensive grocery store — Whole Foods, otherwise known in some circles as “Whole Paychecks.”  In Part One, I shared how

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Whenever I’ve mentioned to people that I shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods and my farmer’s markets, I’ve generally been met with one of two reactions: 1) Disbelief; or 2) The assumption that my grocery bill is sky-high, and therefore

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July.  Oh, the promise!  The best days of summer, really, are coming – at least, in my humble opinion.  After all, July is still fresh and new for the kids coming out of school; it’s not yet the dog days,

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Whew!  It’s been a while since I’ve managed to get a Lunch Logic post up for you.  Forgive me; the end of the school year and the beginning of summer have been busier than I would have guessed.  The good

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