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After KonMari What to do With Your Stuff that Doesn’t Spark Joy

konmari what to do with stuff that doesn't spark joy

I will admit it, I missed the first round of the Marie Kondo craze. When her book first came out a few years ago, I wasn't in the right frame of mind to take it on. However, after watching the first episode of the Tidying Up Netflix show I was hooked. Who doesn't want to live in a tidy house? Who doesn't want to surround themselves with things that spark joy? What I didn't love was when the folks on the show dumped their "stuff" into the garbage. I wanted to reach through the screen and ...

I am super excited to share with you a new chapter in the Kitchen Counter Chronicles story. This chapter begins with my super cute personalized peg person craft of me and my family. You might not be aware of this, but different readers visit this site for different reasons. Some of you landed here looking for simple family recipes, or creative crafts. Perhaps you arrived due to our gardening tips, parenting tips or learning activities for kids. We have a lot going on over ...

Hot Lunch Ideas for Kids - How to Use a Thermos - Use the lunch box secret weapon, a thermos. Kids love all of these warm food ideas. | Back to School | Recipes for Kids | Family Friendly Food | Hot Lunch Recipes |

Remember those classic late 1980's lunch boxes? The colourful plastic standup lunch box. Can you almost hear the snap of the two clasps on the front? The opened lid that revealed all the vast empty space inside. Remember what was always held in the upper lid of the lunch box? A thermos. A trusty thermos. In the last couple of years of daily lunch preparations, the thermos has become my secret lunch box weapon. My kids aren't super keen to eat sandwiches every single day. One day I happened ...