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Looking forward to my version of Hoppin John for dinner tonight. Ham, bacon, black eye peas, cheese (and cilantro cause I didn’t have green onions). My mom made Hoppin John for our first New Years Day in North Carolina 25+ years ago. It was another lifetime, in a new state, I started a big new public school as a senior in high school. Hoppin John is one of my comfort foods ever since that first time my mom made it. And I make it for my boys, not as good as hers, but just as comforting. And it’s a delicious way to use leftover ham and celery from Thanksgiving! Though my littlest kept stealing pieces of browned ham after I made it, glad there a few left in there for the rest of us.
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What are your comfort foods? What do you make with leftover ham and turkey? .
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#momssmallvictories #leftoverham #hoppinjohn #southernliving #southernfood #foodie #menuplanner #foodiesofinstagram #momlife #boymom💙

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Midweek in my planner. This week I’m using the top column for must dos where I write my appointments, most important tasks and what I’m supposed to cook that day. The middle column is category lists. The bottom column is for a small victory and a little thumbs up for each day. And The bottom is for what I ate. The sidebar is the two projects I’m working on, decluttering and finances. My blog must dos are on the December monthly calendar. I like having some space for small victories, that’s been missing off my planner for awhile but so important to help me not get overwhelmed to be able to at least identify one a day so I hope this gets me back in the habit! .
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What does your week look like? How do you remember your small victories at the end of a busy (and sometimes overwhelming and frustrating) days? .
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#plannermidweek #midweekmotivation #momssmallvictories #eclifeplanner #eclp #ecsquad #ecinsider #goaldigger #goals2019 #planneraddict #plannerstickers .
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My first time stuffing and using cash envelopes and taking my budget by paycheck binder with me to the bank. It felt so strange pulling out $100 dollar bills and worse yet having to hand one over in one swoop at the grocery store even though I typically charge $100 to $150 at the grocery store weekly on our credit card without giving it a second thought (that is, until I get the bill at the end of the month). Seeing and turning the cash over was definitely harder than swiping a card.
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My goal is to stay under $100 a week for the 4 of us that I have to cook for daily. I kept track manually of what I bought every time I put something in the cart and found a coupon at the very end to take some more off the bill. I’m also trying to use what we already have in the freezer and pantry as the basis for my meal planning this week so that helped keep my bill well under $100. Whew! I made it. .
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It was a fun challenge to try to stay in budget and of course, I’m thrilled that I saved $40 this week. My big problem is consistency so let’s hope I can keep this momentum going. It feels great! .
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I put my budget by paycheck workbook sheets in a red binder and that’s no coincidence either. Red means “stop” (like my red light to stop and think before I spend) but now that my oldest son attends a university with red as their color, it also signifies our big financial goal to help him get through college debt free. .
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Our finances are changing in this season of life so it’s time my methods change with it, especially if it means saving more so we can achieve our big goals! .
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Do you use cash envelopes? What advice do you have for a newbie? what do you carry your envelopes in?
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Cash envelopes and #budgetbypaycheck workbook from @thebudgetmom .
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#momssmallvictories #budgetbypaycheck #paycheckbudgeter #debtfreejourney #financialfreedom #thebudgetmom #moneysaver #cashenvelopes #cashenvelopesystem #financialgoals #goaldigger

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I love a good deal but really don’t need to add more things I don’t use or need to our home. So I’ve been hunting for the best Black Friday deals for busy moms to simplify the chaos and make mom life easier. I have a complete Black Friday deals page with deals on planners, for bloggers/work at home moms and for moms to juggle life and meal planning, finances and self care. Check it out on the blog, link in bio! .
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#blackfriday #blackfridaydeals #simplifyyourlife #mealplanning #momlife #takecontrolofyourlife #financialfreedom #masteryourmoney #momssmallvictories

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Happy Thanksgiving week! Ready to hit the ground running this week. Changed up my weekly plan a little and moved my blog/work priorities to my monthly calendar. I like keeping my blog/work priorities separate (swipe to see them on my monthly calendar) so that I focus on work when it’s time to work and home when it’s time to focus on home. If my lists are intermingled, I tend to get distracted by the other things I see. I hope this will help me stick with one planner to manage my to do list again this week! .
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what’s on your plan for the week? Let’s get it done so we can have more fun! .
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💲the Black Friday sales are starting, check out my #linkinbio for my latest blog post on the Best Black Friday deals on planners and get coupon codes too!
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#momssmallvictories #mondaymotivation #gettingthingsdone #goaldigger #thanksgivingplanning #wahmlife #weloveec #erincondrenlifeplanner #erincondrenvertical /#erincondrenfans #ecinsider #ecsquad #plannercommunity #plannerjunkie #functionalplanning #minimalistplanner #bujoweeklyspread #bujoplanner

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Planning my Thanksgiving menu in my @erincondren petite menu planner. Color coded it for the aisles of the grocery store. My goal is to accumulate weekly menu plans for a year so I can just reuse them instead of having to make them up each week. .
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There’s a whole lot of cooking next week, hope I can keep up!
What’s on your Thanksgiving week menu plan? .
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💲 grab a $10 off your first @erincondren order at the #linkinbio and to check out the petite journals and on the go folio system. .
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#erincondren #ecsquad #ecinsider #thanksgiving #thanksgivingmenu #menuplanning #menuplanner #menuplans #plannermom #plannernerd #momlife

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Is it possible to stay in one planner this week? We shall see!.....
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I’ve got one main priority to finish this ebook by tomorrow so everything else is in limbo until that is done!
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What’s your most important to do today? .
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🌸 Planner and stickers: @erincondren weekly coiled Lifeplanner, vertical layout, neutral color scheme
💲Save $10 off your first Erin condren order with coupon at the link in my bio
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#ecsquad #ecinsider #erincondrenlifeplanner #erincondrenweekly #tuesdaymotivation #tuesdaymorning #tuesdaythoughts #gettingthingsdone #goaldigger

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🎶 “look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, forget about your worries and your strife.” 🎶
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Another Sunday puzzle completed this weekend, the Jungle book painted by James Coleman, puzzle by @ceacopuzzles. Swipe to see closeups of King Louie, Bagheera, and Baloo with Mowgli. .
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We are Disney fanatics in our house, what’s your favorite Disney movie or song from a Disney movie? .
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#disneylover #welovedisney #jigsaw #puzzlemania #junglebook #puzzlesofinstagram #puzzlepeople #familytime #mondaymood #monday

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So excited to help announce the newest @erincondren shimmery laptop sleeve and clutch launching on their site tomorrow 11/14 just in time for the holidays!They sent me these for review and they are gorgeous! The larger laptop sleeve holds my 11 inch MacBook Air perfectly and the smaller clutch has spaces to hold 6 credit cards and a small pouch. It’s not big enough to fit my phone but I always like a place to corral my pen stash I always carry with me. I don’t normally switch purses but I think the small clutch would be great to use as my wallet and then I can move it from my purse when I’m running errands to my planner bag when I need to carry my laptop and planners with me. .
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The laptop sleeve and the clutch fit well in my Erin condren planner tote and they match my champagne on the go folio beautifully. It’s perfect timing as I’m going to need these this afternoon as I cart my son around to dentist and ortho appointments and will be working while I wait for him. .
Get these tomorrow when they go sale on Erin Condren’s website. Be sure to stop by my linkinbio if you need a $10 off your first order coupon and to shop from their site too!! .
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What do you think? Picking these up for yourself or a gift? .
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And in case you are curious, the gorgeous hands in the photos are my Superhubby’s who graciously modeled the inside of the bags for me so I could take the pictures. His hands are much nicer than mine and I think he’s giving you his best Vanna White presentation here...😂 never a dull moment...
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#ecsquad #ecinsider #erincondren #erincondrengift #christmasgifts #christmasshopping #holidayseason #plannergirl #plannermom #bloggerstyle #blogginglife #wahm #onthego #econthego #ecpetiteplanner

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