Friday Favorites:Divorcing My Plastic

I recently made the decision to throw out all of the plastic food storage containers. I have started replacing them with glass containers. It's so much neater and prettier in my fridge and cabinets and I'm less likely to try to save every little last morsel of food like I've made this terrible habit of doing.
The result: less to clean out on grocery day. It just keeps giving. It makes for a much prettier presentation too making everyone more likely to reach and grab for a better snack choice.

side note on my groceries I used our Kroger ClickList this past week and oh be still my heart. I do not know why I have not used this sooner. Yes, I have to drive a bit further to the nearest store seeing how our local store does not offer it yet, but the time I saved made it VERY worth it. I simply logged into my Kroger account, selected my store and my pickup time, then loaded my cart. It stores all of your recent purchases so it makes it easy to add items that you purchase regularly. It was just a breeze.

Washing your produce is important. Buy organic if you can. Washing it in water doesn't always get all the gunk off. A favorite product of mine for making sure all of my produce is clean is the Rebel Green Fruit and Veggie Clean. I found mine at my grocery store. You can purchase it online as well.  Not only will it get the gunk off of your food, you will not be putting that gunk into your body AND you will be extend the life of your produce.

From glass water bottles, to glass containers, to organic produce.....minimalism, money saving and time management, and health. If it betters me or my family I am all for it. 

Do you have any products or goods you are switching out for 2017? 

Hello January

❄ January and gym playlist (found here)

❄ Blue mani-pedi 

❄1^st National Bloody Mary Day

❄4^th National Spaghetti Day

❄Juice detox (found here)

❄Hang new wreath and yard flag in front yard

❄Subscribe to new podcasts

❄8^th National Bubble Bath Day

❄16^th MLK Day

❄19^th National Popcorn Day

❄26^th Peanut Brittle Day

❄Clean up social media

❄Shred old papers from 2016

❄Clean out old clothes and donate or sale

Best things to buy this month: underclothes & unmentionable, exercise equipment, calendars & planners, linens
Flowers of the month: snap dragons, dahlias, callas, delphiniums
Foods: broccoli, beets, cabbage,greens, citrus fruits, avocados, crab, turkey,

It's All About The Housewife Today And The Sandwich?

Today we celebrate all housewives across America! It's a job that too often gets taken for granted, but it is a never ending job. This full-time employment for no pay has to be one of the most rewarding things I've ever been blessed with the opportunity to do. I wasn't always a stay at home, but I always remember wanting to be. My mother was always there for my brother and me while growing up and I have no doubt she probably wanted to run away at times. As do I. But I thank her for not. 

Sure, I often retreat to the farthest corner of my house while on the verge of a breakdown where my husband will sometimes come home from work and wonder why I'm sitting in the closet.  I see the terror in his face when our eyes meet and that single tear streams down my cheek.  He wants to immediately abandon ship. I can tell, but he springs into action and figures out a plan. Sometimes that plan is our local taqueria and margaritas or promptly making sure the wine club shipment is on it's way. Sometimes he just stands there fear-stricken and will literally say, "I don't know what to do." 

One thing is always certain. This job is always rewarding. As I spend time reflecting this morning on celebrating myself and other women as myself, I realize that I spend a lot and I mean A LOT of time complaining and sweating the small stuff. It can all turn around though in an instant. A thank you, a "dinner was good, mom." A proud mom moment.  A "I couldn't have done it without you." Or just watching them laugh and enjoy the HOME I've helped build.  It makes it all worth it.

Oh, and the fact that National Housewives Day and National Sandwich Day are on the same day has me like.......

Some post-world series humor for you. Congratulations Cubbies. You made baseball exciting for me again.