This quote comes up OFTEN during choir practice. I wanted a “cute” way to have it in front of me as I continue practicing for our upcoming Christmas Concert. This is my CUTE way, so I thought I would share it!
Practice until you can’t get it wrong!
Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
This is the time of year when we crave all things pumpkin. Have you ever started making your favorite pumpkin recipe and realized you didn’t have pumpkin pie spice? NEVER AGAIN!
Pumpkin Pie spice is not only easy to make, you can customize it based on your flavor preferences.
The basic recipe is
1/2 cup Cinnamon
1/4 cup Ginger
2 T Cloves
1 T Allspice
1 T Nutmeg
You can make a larger or smaller batch of Pumpkin Pie Spice based on this guideline:
Cinnamon is the main ingredient.
Use half as much Ginger as Cinnamon.
Use half as much Cloves as Ginger.
Use half as much Allspice and Nutmeg as Cloves.
Feel free to use more or less of each spice based on your taste!
This would be a great gift idea! Pour into a cute container and add your favorite recipe. Download the Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix gift tag!
Practically Perfect Project
Practically Perfect Project to solve my Planner Paraphernalia Pile up Problem! Can you tell I love alliteration?
I finally found a solution to my planner paraphernalia pile up problem! I originally purchased this cart to organize make up, skin care products, hot rollers and other similar items. When I was preparing for hip surgery and knew I was going to have to “stay down” for awhile, I needed to find away to keep my most important things close at hand.
At the same time, my daughter was putting together a cart in order to be prepared for the birth of her adorable little boy. When I saw her gathering diapers, wipes and other items for her cart, I realized I needed not one but two carts. I purchased a new cart and stocked it with reading materials, water bottles, snacks, and other items to have next to my recliner after surgery. Then, I emptied my existing cart and converted it into a planner cart. I’ll post a video next week that will include links to the items I used to put my “Practically Perfect Project” together.
Planner Love!
I have loved paper planners for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories of my dad are of him sitting at the desk each month with his Day-Timer. I watched with anticipation as he took the completed month insert out of his leather cover and replaced it with the insert for the new month. I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to have one of my own. I’m serious. I REALLY couldn’t wait! So, I did what any desperate child would do – I created my own. I gathered the nicest paper I could find and cut and folded until I had just what I wanted, then stapled everything together. The Day-Timer had perforated corners so you could tear of the corner each day and go right to the new day. I figured that must be important, so I drew lines in my “custom planner” to represent the perforation and dutifully tore of a corner each day.
As I got older my planners evolved. I loved little notebooks of any kind. I remember being a teenager when a paper store opened in the local mall. In my memory, I can still feel the texture of the binder cover I left the store with that day. They had a whole store filled with different pretty pages to customize your planner.
Time has gone by. I have had Day-Timer planners, Dollar Store planners, Franklin Covey Planners… the list goes on. My husband loves to tell me that I need an organizer to organize my organizers. I used to think he was kidding. I TRIED using a Palm Pilot and other electronic organizers when they first came out, but none of them gave me the same sense of satisfaction that I felt when using a paper planner.
We live in an incredible age of technology. Someone in my family can enter an event on the phone calendar and it automagically (no, I didn’t forget to spell check, I say this is a word and I’m sticking to it!) appears on each family member’s phone. This is a great convenience and I do use it.
However, I am much more productive if there is a paper planner in my life. I love the ability to look at the whole month at a glance, color code events, add stickers or washi tape, etc. My planner is more than my daily schedule and “To Do” list; it is a creative outlet.
I love the feeling of accomplishment when I look at my calendar and see items on my to do list checked off. I am one of those people that has been known to add something I have already done to my list, just so I can have the satisfaction of checking it off.
My current planner love is the Erin Condren Life Planner. I’ve been using it for years and I love the interchangeable covers, and other available accessories. After being out of school for over 38 years, I started college again this semester and found that my list of things I need to do and remember no longer fit in my Life Planner. So, what is a self-proclaimed planner addict to do? Buy another planner, of course! My new Erin Condren Academic Planner is sitting at my local FedEx waiting to be delivered tomorrow. I can hardly stand the wait. I’ll share pictures of my “new toy” soon.
Being a planner addict is serious business. How does a planner addict store all things planner related? I finally found a solution that I love. Check back next Thursday and I will show you my solution!
What is your favorite planner? Do you use stickers and washi tape or are you a “keep it simple and only use pen” planner? Comment below!