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This image is a tall rectangle. The top two thirds are divided into a three skinny rectangle collage. The left photo partially shows a planner lying open with a meal planning page partially showing. The middle photo partially shows a teal planner lying open with a monthly to-do list planner page partially shown. The right hand photo shows a brown planner with a saving tracker page partially showing. Under the photos, is a banner that looks like it's made from torn paper. On it it says "Blast from the Past - May's Reader Faves" and under it are three partial rectangles that line up with the images above. The left is a medium yellow, the middle is a light aqua, and the last is a peachy coral.

Blast From the Past – May’s Reader Faves

It’s no secret that I love to create and share printables here. I have fun create articles that I hope will help you in some way. And it’s a joy to take a look back and see what posts, printables, and landing pages get the most visits from you. May’s reader faves are both fun…

This image features a white rectangle centred on a rainbow striped background. At the top it says " Home and Life Companion". Below that text is a picture of a planner lying open on a wooden desk. The planner shows a meal planner. Under the image reads "10 Meal Planners to Make Meal Planning Easy."

10 Meal Planning Tools to Make Meal Planning a Breeze!

Do you ever struggle with meal planning? It’s supposed to make dinner time easier, but sometimes it can be a real slog to plan it all out, am I right? I’ve got you covered. Today I’m sharing 10 meal planning tools to help make planning dinner for the week easy peasy. Pick and choose the…

Blog Post title image, shows a planner open to a two week spread on a cutting board, underneath the text reads Meal Planning with At-A-Glance

My New Meal Planning Planner

Do you have a chore or home responsibility that you dread doing? For me, it’s cooking. When I’m in the mood to cook, I love it. However, most days I’m not in the mood to cook. Plus, I really suck at remembering to take something out for dinner. This year I’m trying to get better…

Make Ahead Meals are a great way to beat the mid-week meal time rush.

Make-Ahead Meal Planning Printables to Make Dinner Time a Little Easier

I love sitting down to dinner with my family. It’s a great way to reconnect at the end of the day. In a perfect world, preparing dinner would be a lovely event to end the day. In reality, sometimes getting dinner on the table at a reasonable time is tough. That’s why I love having…

These meal planning helpers will make meal planning a little easier.

Getting the Kitchen Section Started with Meal Planning Helpers

They say that the heart of the home is the kitchen, so it’s only fair that the kitchen gets its own section in the home management system. My meal planning and other kitchen related planners and checklists live in my kitchen binder. It makes sense for our family to have this separate from our home…

We all have to eat, but that doesn't mean we need to break the bank to do it,

7 Ways You Can Save Money When Buying Groceries

With two growing boys, one a bottomless pit, err I mean teenager, and the other going through a growth spurt; a husband who works long hours and needs a lot of fuel, plus our growing menagerie of pets, I’m always on the hunt for ways to save a little money. We do plenty of things…

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