Welcome!

I guess I should have started my blog out with a welcome, but it came about in an accidental sort of way. I've been blogging our family life for a few years now and recently posted more organizational entries on my family blog. I started following Jen's blog about a year ago and I've been happily implementing a little organzing around my house while I stay at home with my boys.

The other day I decided that it would be best to keep family in one blog and my other loves in this blog. I'm excited to have the opportunity share my love for photography, scrapbooking, couponing, and general family life with others.

In the right place at the right time

The boys and I went to Hy Vee to pick up a few items the other day and came across a deal.

It was originally $2.99 and marked down to 99 cents. Well, I just happened to bring my coupons in with me and I had a coupon for $1.00 off this item, which made it free.

I'm looking forward to finally trying this product and the best part is that it was free!

Organizing Recipes

I found myself searching through a mess of recipes on Friday. This shopper had purchased everything needed for making spaghetti and meatballs for our family dinner before Trick or Treat on Monday. Then I went to make the meatballs, but couldn't find the recipe. Grr.

Ugh. Just look at that unorganized stack taking up precious cupboard space.

So can you guess what happened? Yep, I decided it was time to finally conquer this task that Jen had mentioned earlier this year.

When Matt and I were married we started out with the traditional recipe card box, but then once we discovered the Food Network we started printing off recipes and then added them to a binder.

Last night I spent I weeded out the recipes we've never used or tried once and didn't like. That left a bit more room in the binder or some dividers.

I used my handy dandy label maker to label each divider.

Now all of our recipes are in the right place and I have a little extra room in my cupboard.