Menu Planning Command Central {Tutorial & Printable}

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Well, I'm back with the final installment of my Command Central series. You've already seen the Final Reveal...ohh la la! I finally finished! Yippee. 

When I last left you on the calendar and menu planning section, you knew it looked like the picture below.

All finished it looks like this:

Today, I wanted to show you how I put the menu planning section together and give you a printable for your own menu planning. 

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball Birthday Card

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I'm back with another simple birthday card. My nephew had a birthday a while back. He loves baseball, so I thought a baseball card would be great for him.

This card was quite simple. I used my Cricut and the Creative Memories This and That cartridge. I cut out the baseball and the stars from the This and That Cartridge. It has been discontinued, so I bet you could use this sports mania cartridge instead. 

Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 12

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This week as you will see below, I completed all of my plan. While that might sounds like a victory. It sure didn't feel like one to me. I guess this week was just an off week all the way around.

I started the week off by sleeping in. I had slept really poorly on Sunday night and couldn't get up and go for my usual run. Mr. T didn't have job that day though, so in the afternoon, Snowflake and I went out for an afternoon run. She was on her bike and was doing a great job beating me throughout the run. About a mile from home on a downhill slope, she went down and went down pretty hard. 

Swirly Wirly ~ Spiral Rosette Yarn Wrapped Pumpkin

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I knew I wanted to make a fall centerpiece. Recently I saw a blog post about making yarn wrapped pumpkins and gourds. Yarn Wrapped Gourds & Pumpkins from Two Shades of Pink. I loved the rosette yarn wrapped pumpkin she showed. Of course I pinned the post, but I had a mental image of the pumpkin and never went back to see the details of how she made her spiral rosettes. My method worked fine, but I looked later and saw her suggestions. They look like the would work well and not involve hot glue, which is always a plus in my book. You can see my method below and you can also click over to her blog to see her method.

Command Central: Final Reveal!

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Well, the day has finally come! I get to show you my Command Central all completed! After 5 months of ideas, planning, procrastinating, and putting together, I finished. I'm so happy and I'm so pleased with the results.

Come with me while we take a more detailed look.

A Runner's Blog Swap Interview with Not in Jersey

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Today I'm swapping blogs with a fellow runner. I'm answering these same questions on her blog and she is answering them here on mine.

Dara and I have gotten to know each other through my blog. She writes a blog called Not In Jersey. She is also training for a half marathon on the same date as my half marathon. Of course, the race she is running is going to be a lot more fun than mine because she is running at Disney World! I'm a little jealous. Anyway, we got to know each other through my writing about training and decided it would be fun to swap blogs and learn a little more (and let you in on the fun, too!).

Please enjoy and when you are done, I would love for you to click over to Dara's blog to read my answers. Interview with a Runner

Hi, my name is Dara and this is my first guest post! Thanks so much to KC for having me. KC and I are both training for half marathons right now and they’re on the same day! I’ve been loving following along with her training reports. Today we traded blogs and are interviewing each other. Here are my answers!

Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 11

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I'm going to attempt to keep this short as I'm tired. I didn't sleep well last night and had a long day that ended with Snowflake taking a big spill on her bike and getting pretty banged up. I need to do something other than blog tonight. I hope you understand.

This week in my nutrition and electrolyte replacement learning I tried the things you see above. Well most of them. The last two weeks I have actually been eaten before my long runs. I don't eat much because I get up and am running within 30 minutes, but I also realize going out to run 10-11 miles without eating anything is not a good plan. 

Fast and Easy Homemade Laundry Detergent

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I shared this last week over at The Frugal Girls. I wanted to share it here, just in case you didn't catch it on her site.

If your like me, you have read other posts about making your own laundry detergent. I read them and I read how the people writing them said it was so easy to make. I didn't believe them. I guess I am skeptical, but it just seemed like it would be hard or time consuming to make your own laundry detergent.

Calendar and Menu Command Central

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We are almost there! Yay! I'm almost done with my Command Central. I have one thing left to do and I will be able to reveal the final of all three parts together to you. Yay!

This week, I'm going to show you the calendar and menu planning portion of my command central. It is the center portion. I have the Adult Command Central on the top and the Kid's Command Central on the bottom with this section in the middle. Today, I'm going to show you how I put the Calendar and Menu portion together. 

I'm 'Fall'ing for my September Sponsor

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Today, I'm really excited to share with you my fantastic sponsor for the month of September. 

I really appreciate my sponsors. Their support allows me to do what I do and bring you this blog that you have come to enjoy. So please share the love by learning about my 'Real' amazing sponsors. There may even be a freebie involved in this post if you read it carefully, wink, wink! ;-)

Meow...Cute Happy Birthday Card

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One of my sweet nieces recently had a birthday. She was turning 9 years old. Of course, I wanted to make a fun card for her birthday.

She loves her cat, who plays in her room most nights while she sleeps. I came up with the idea to make her a cute cat birthday card. I think the result is a very cute card perfect for my niece.

Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Week 10

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Hi, Welcome back! I'm glad to have you back to see how my training is going as well as join in our new discussion and topics each week. I wanted to make sure the updates on my training don't get boring, so I'm adding a discussion, topic or tip each week as well. I hope you will join in!

Last we we started a discussion with regard to electrolyte replacement drinks. I told you about my experience with Nuun and how I was looking for a low calorie, low sugar and natural electrolyte replacement drink. You gave me some great ideas. They range from using water to coconut water mixed with a little pineapple juice. Of course I also got the idea of using Gatorade, which I am not willing to do. I want something natural, preferable with no high fructose corn syrup and no food dyes.

I think the idea of using coconut water sounds great. It is completely natural and is supposed to do a great job. I don't like coconut, so that won't work for me, but if you like coconut, there is a simple solution for you.

One of my readers said her potassium levels got very low with running. I would think that she may want to look for a replacement with some added nutrient, but I'm not an expert or a doctor. I'm just thinking if running is causing your levels to get low, you may need an extra boost over what coconut water can offer.

I'm on a path to try some different electrolyte replacement drinks as well as an energy boost during my long run each week. If you like the idea, I was thinking of letting you know what I thought of each one. That way if you are looking for something as well, you can have one opinion about it.

Guest Post-a-palooza

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Today I would love for you to visit me and learn some new things, but I'm not in my usual 'office.' :-)

I'm guest posting in two places today. Talk about needing to be two places at once. I think most Mom's know that feeling. Well today, I really am in two places at once and I'm super happy about it! I guest posting about laundry in one place and homeschooling in another.

Adult Command Central

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Today, I have the finished top portion of my Command Central for you. This is the adult portion of our Command Central. It is the part Mr. T and I use to keep track of things. He uses his for a running to-do list. I change mine daily with the schedule for the day for the kids as well as my to-do list for the day.

American Girl Doll Pom Pom Scarf

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While purusing the aisles at Michael's one afternoon, I spied a cute American Girl Doll pom pom scarf kit. Since I am currently obsessed with enjoying pom poms. I thought it would be a perfect craft to do with my girls. Plus, their dolls would totally be cold without a pom pom scarf for winter, right? The craft kit at Michael's was in the neighborhood of $20(in the link above on Amazon, it is listed at only $10). I thought $20 was too much. So, I figured out how to make mine for less and have plenty of supplies and tools leftover to use to make other things.

Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Week 9

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Another week down! Yay!

My tip for you this week is in regard to electrolyte replacement drinks. I'm not sure it is a tip so much as I would love to have a discussion with you. I have obviously tried Gatorade because that is what is given out at every race I have finished. It tasted good, but in case you haven't noticed it has a big sugar content and in addition to that it is high fructose corn syrup, which I avoid at all cost.

I have been searching for another electrolyte replacement drink. Not really hard core searching, but looking none the less. The first and main thing I have tried at this point is Nuun. It is low sugar, low calorie and natural. Those are all great things. I was excited to try it. I have read that it is best, especially when running in the heat and humidity I am, to replace electrolytes while out running as well as after the run. I have tried Nuun at both times, during and after a run. Nuun (pronounced 'noon') comes in a tablet form and is added to water. It is carbonated. It works and tastes great for me for after my runs. I like the berry flavor. I can't use it during my runs for two reasons.