Life Lately

A recap of what we've been up to lately!

Love playing in the snow!

Fun lunch date downtown with this guy!

First snow at our first home : )

Fire school came to Owensboro

Came home from work to my favorite pizza! My husband is the best : )

OHS vs. Apollo

We love trips to Lowe's!  I'm still trying to convince J to buy me a miter saw! 

Yummy Orange Leaf! Part of our Vday treat from Dad & Darlene!

Love the drive to McLean county!

Rowdy the snow dog! I'm not a dog person at all but she's the exception to my rule!

We have sweet Miss Caroline to love on now!

Snow bunny! Can't get enough : )

Charity Ball 2015! See my recap here. 

We went walking by the river to see how high the water has gotten!

Big things are happening in our house & I can't wait to share more info soon!

We started a new game night tradition! See my post about it here.

Life lately has been busy but great!  We have another full week ahead of us this week but have lots of exciting things going on that I can't wait to share :)

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Family Game Night

We started a new tradition this weekend with the Mann family -- game night!  We had so much fun eating yummy food & playing games!  Can't wait til we can all get together and do it again soon :)

Yummy pizza and snacks!

Board games are so fun!

Life

Paying the banker! Literally -- she's one in real life too ; )

These are my people. 

❤️

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Friday Favorites

It's Friday which means it's time to share some of my favorite things right now with you!

1. Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Polish

I never paint my nails because they always chip and get messed up the first day so it just feels like a waste of time.  I decided to look for a polish that I could use and get a longer wear from.  I came across this polish & absolutely love it!  I'm not normally the best at painting nails but it is so easy to use this polish.  I highly recommend it!  But make sure to buy the top coat too because it completes the process!  You can find this polish at Target, Kroger, etc.

2. Black Skinnies

I noticed that I am living in black skinnies lately.

3. Routines

We are working on routines in our house right now.  We have a lot going on so we're trying to get our days organized!  Diet/exercise routines, cleaning schedules, routines of daily life, etc.  Stay tuned for more of this on the blog!  See my post about our cleaning schedule here.

 4. Brita Water Bottle

LOVE my Brita water bottle.  I am currently challenging myself to drink a gallon of water a day and this bottle makes it so much easier!  I know exactly how many bottles I need to drink and it's such a perfect size to carry back & forth to work!  I bought the hard sided bottle but they also make soft-sided ones if that's your preference.  Find mine at Target here!

5. Weekends with my husband!

Just having free time to spend with this guy makes weekends my favorite! We have a full weekend ahead but I can't wait to spend it with him : )

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My Favorite Cookbooks

I've gotten asked several times lately what my favorite cookbooks are and where I find recipe ideas and decided to share my favorite cookbooks with you!

  The Pioneer Woman

I received this cookbook for Christmas a few years ago and absolutely love it! Ree has several great cookbooks & you can find more amazing recipes on her website. You can order this cookbook on Amazon here and see her website here. 

Better Homes

My mom got me this for Christmas a couple years ago & it's super useful! It teaches a lot of kitchen basics & has great recipe ideas! Find it on Amazon here. 

Home Again, Home Again

This is our newest Junior League cookbook & is filled with all kinds of good recipes! Find it online here or you can buy it locally at Bakers Rack or Trisons.

Joy of Cooking

We received this as a wedding gift and I have found it to be really useful!  Great tips for how to do things in the kitchen & good recipes too!  Buy it on Amazon here.

Williams Sonoma

Some of my favorite cookbooks are from Williams Sonoma!  All of these have been gifts for either holidays or our wedding & I love them all!  They can all be found at www.williamssonoma.com or I have added the Amazon links below. 

Entertaining

Find it at Williams Sonoma or on Amazon here.

Two in the Kitchen

Find it at Williams Sonoma or on Amazon here.  This one has great tips for how to cook for two people!

Bride & Groom Entertaining

 

Find it at Williams Sonoma or on Amazon here.

Bride & Groom Cookbook

Find it at Williams Sonoma or on Amazon here.

All of these cookbooks are perfect gifts for holidays, weddings etc. but the last three Williams Sonoma cookbooks are absolutely perfect for any bride-to-be!  I love looking through these books for kitchen tips and meal idea inspiration.  I highly recommend them all!

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Cleaning Schedule

I don't know about you but sometimes I just feel overwhelmed with keeping our whole house clean.  I was trying to do a little bit every day but kept finding myself having to spend whole days on the weekend cleaning the house from top to bottom!  I knew I needed to change something so that I could have a consistently clean house and not have to worry about it as much.

I did some research on cleaning schedules and looked at a lot of suggestions on Pinterest before putting together one for our house which you can see below.  I sat down and made a list of the things that I thought needed to be done every day & what I could fit into my schedule before and after work to make the morning and evening schedule.  I then made a list of the bigger cleaning tasks around the house and spread those out over the week.  Obviously, not all of these have to be done every week.  For example, I put clean kitchen cabinets & wash rugs on the schedule for Fridays.  If it needs to be done, I will.  But if I take a look at them and they look good to go then I would just skip that one.  It basically just gives me ideas of things to check out each day and then clean if necessary.  I obviously will not be able to follow this perfectly (some days cleaning at all just isn't going to happen) but I needed a visual reminder of little & big things I could do each day to keep our house in order. 

I framed this baby and hung it in the office on the wall in front of my desk so that it is a constant reminder that doing a little bit each day keeps my days off free and will greatly reduce stress about house chores! 

I know what some of you are thinking--this takes organization to an unhealthy level!  And, you may be right!  But right now it works for our house and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed with what needs to get done around the house!  I'm going to try sticking to it as close as possible for a couple of months and see if it seems to help.  Do any of you use any sort of cleaning schedule?  Have you found that it helps out in your house at all?

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