🏡 Welcome Home WednesdayA little midweek something for your home, your wallet, your table & YOU. ❤️
🍽️ Around Our Table This Week
Before we talk about anything else, I want to hear about YOU!
🌟 What’s your Weekly Win?
Big, little, ridiculous—I want them ALL.
Did you finally make the appointment? Clean out that closet? Survive back-to-school morning chaos? Remember to take the chicken out of the freezer? 😂
Tell me one thing that went RIGHT this week.
Easier Living
🎒 Back-to-School Shortcut: Make a “Launch Pad”
Even if you don't have little ones at home anymore, this one works!
Choose ONE spot near the door for everything that needs to leave the house tomorrow—backpacks, work bags, returns, library books, packages, keys, whatever.
Before bed, ask:
“What needs to leave this house with me tomorrow?”
Put it there.
Morning You will be ridiculously grateful to Evening You. 😂
☀️ Don't Pack Summer Away Yet!
We're already seeing back-to-school everything, but summer isn't over!
Pick one summer thing you haven't done enough of and put it on the calendar before August disappears.
Ice cream after dinner.
Dinner outside.
A sunset drive.
Bare feet in the grass.
A trip to the farmers market.
It doesn't need to be a vacation to count as summer. ❤️
Saving Pennies
🛒 This Week's Bargain: Shop Your Own House!
Before buying another organizer, basket, school supply or storage container, do a 10-minute house shop.
Check the closets, basement, garage and that drawer we shall not discuss. 😂
You may already own exactly what you're about to buy.
BONUS: Find something you forgot you owned? Put it somewhere you'll actually USE it!
👀 Last Chance at Pampered Chef
This is the week I'd remind everyone that retiring doesn't mean “I'll grab it later.”
Some favorites are already marked down through August 31, but they're available only while supplies last. Check out all the sales items HERE. If you want the entire retiring list, click HERE.
Question: Is there something you've been saying “one of these days...” about? This might be one of those days. 😂
Family Fun
🍦 The $10 Memory Challenge
Grab ice cream cones.
Buy sidewalk chalk and become five years old again.
Make a big batch of popcorn and have a backyard movie night.
Grab a deck of cards and somebody's favorite snack.
The rule?
The memory matters more than what you spend.
🔁 Make an Old Memory NEW Again
Think of something your family used to do that quietly disappeared as everybody got older.
Friday pizza night?
Sunday drives?
Board games?
Running through the sprinkler?
Breakfast for dinner?
Pick ONE and bring it back—with the people who are part of your life now.
Traditions don't have to stay frozen in time.
We get to make new versions of old memories. ❤️
Meals on Wheels
⏰ Busy-Day Dinner: Build-Your-Own Wraps
This is barely cooking—and that's precisely the point. 😂
Put out tortillas or flatbreads with whatever you've got:
Rotisserie chicken, deli turkey or leftover meat
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Hummus or dressing
Whatever sauces are hanging around in the refrigerator
Everybody builds their own, add fruit or chips, and dinner is DONE.
And bonus: this is a great Must-Go meal - everything in the refrigerator must go!
🍗 Cook Once, Eat Twice: Chicken Edition
If you're cooking chicken this week, make extra on purpose.
Night One: Herb Roasted Chicken, Brown Rice and Citrus Spiked Green Bean Salad for a great balance.
Night Two: Turn the leftover chicken into this amazing BBQ Chicken Pizza - add an extra summer flair buy cooking it on the grill!
Cook it once at eat it twice!
THAT'S the kind of leftover I can get behind. 😂
Porch Light Moment
Please don't wait for a special occasion
to make an ordinary day feel special.
Use the pretty dishes.
Light the candle on a Wednesday.
Call the person you've been thinking about.
Eat dinner on the porch.
Buy yourself the grocery-store flowers.
Take the picture.
Some of the memories we'll treasure most aren't going to announce themselves while they're happening.
They'll just look like Wednesday. ❤️
Before We Clear the Table...
We've talked about making life easier, saving a few pennies, feeding everybody and making some memories.
But before we go...
What's making YOU smile this week?
A person?
A pet?
Something you're looking forward to?
A song you can't stop playing?
Something completely silly?
Pull up a chair and tell me.
There's always room for one more around this table. 🏡❤️
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