With the start of the year, I’m looking to improve things around Hectic Manor. While I would love to set aside huge blocks of time and redo everything in the kitchen, I simply can't. At best, I can spend a little time each week on improvements. That means that I need a plan. Over the next weeks I’m going to share some of the ways I’m reorganizing at Hectic Manor. If there are … [Read more...]
Stocking Your Kitchen – Saving Money
If you’ve stuck with me this far, you’ve read about the general idea of how to stock (or restock) your kitchen and we’ve talked about how to set your budget for the trip to the store. If you’re like me, the second step was kind of a downer. You know all the food you want to buy for your kitchen…but it’s going to cost way more than you can afford. I know, I told you to be … [Read more...]
Stocking Your Kitchen – Budgeting
In a recent post I got you all revved up for your first trip to the grocery store to stock your kitchen…and then pulled the rug out from under you and told you to sit down and make a budget to go along with your list. The point was, taking a huge list to the store for your first shopping trip will lead to trouble. Imagine getting to the checkout lane and realizing that you have … [Read more...]
It’s a Whole New Year!
I’m the Dad to seven 90’s kids. Essentially I spent my early parenting years listening to 90’s music and watching 90’s kids movies. I distinctly remember the Hectic Kids rambling about the house singing A Whole New World. Songs like that get stuck in your head. With the dawning of a new year that danged song got stuck in my head again! It's a Whole New Year, where everything is … [Read more...]
Stocking Your Kitchen
There are four possible reasons you’re reading this post. In the first case, you’re my Mom (Hi Mom!) and you’ve been a faithful reader of everything I’ve put on my blogs. But that only covers one reader, so if the “blog read” count stays at one I’ll know who was visiting… In the other three cases you’re either: Newly out on your own and need to stock a brand new … [Read more...]