REPOURPOSING GLASS

Hi everyone!

Today's post is about re-purposing broken or chipped glassware, specifically tumblers and teacups. I have rounded 8 ways to reuse your chipped hardware from around the blogosphere for your viewing pleasure.

1. Use a teacup and flowers for unique event and dinner centerpieces

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2. Use teacups as kitchen window herb planters

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3. Use teacups as flower vase

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4. Use tumblers as event or dinner centerpieces

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5. Use glass tumblers and paper flowers for seasonal decor

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6. A can of spray can give your tumblers a whole new look.

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7. Brighten your space with this simple flower display

So there you have it! There is really a whole lot of things you can re-purpose around the house. Hop on the re-purposing bandwagon and you will be glad you did.

Stay blesed

Banke

MEAL PLANNING


 Planning meals for the household can be a very daunting task, especially when you have kids and you are health conscious. Most of the time, we are tempted to just eat what is available and recent studies show that the traditional evening meals we eat in this part of the world are not easily digestible and is responsible for the alarming rate diet related diseases.

 Contrary to popular opinion, meal planning is one of the ways to be organized when it comes to your home and budget. A sound meal plan helps you know what groceries to buy and in what quantity and how to use leftovers when you make dishes that your family cannot finish in one sitting. It also gives you a fairly good idea of how much it takes to feed your family in month which will go a long way when planning your family finance. That's a topic for another day. So I took the plunge and decided to plan my family menu and my daughter's lunch menu during the week and believe me, it was one of the best things I'd done for myself in recent times. It eliminated the brain cracking when the evening was approaching and repeated meals Tolu had in her school lunch pack.

Here's how to arrive at yours

1. Take into account your individual daily schedules

2. Note every individual's favorite food and make sure it is made at least once a week

3. Make carbohydrates your afternoon meals during the week but make it for dinner on Saturdays and Sunday's when you know you can all eat before 7 to ensure there's enough time for it to digest before bed.

4. Take the pain to plan in cereals and spreads for bread so you can buy the exact quantity for a month in other to have staple items as fresh as you can get them

5. Do the same with frozen food and beef  to keep it as fresh as it can possibly be.

 As is my experience, I know that no organizational tool stays forever. A time will come when I will need to tweak it to accommodate new conditions in the home. Until then, this works perfectly. Hope you enjoy making and using yours as I have.

 Stay blessed.

download link for meal schedule.

Banke.

LOVE MATTERS

Hi everyone! Love they say makes the world go round and how true it is. The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, has bothered me a lot. It brought to remembrance the genocide that happened in Germany targeted at the Jews and in Rwanda amongst others. I remember telling my husband that the bible told us that in the last days there will be wars and rumors of wars, and that the end time was here. I remember thinking there was something I was forgetting. Then it hit me, he spoke of rumors of wars in the scripture as the love of many waxing cold. Wow! As essential as air is to life, so is love to living. Coexisting and cohabiting cannot be done without love. A lack of love is responsible for wars, brutality, abuse and all inhumane things you can ever think of. Most serial killers were discovered to have had loveless and traumatic childhoods. Does this tell us something? We need a change in our country and environment but the change will not happen when we talk about it alone. Change can only occur when you and I do the little we can in our sphere of influence. The future is dependent on the success of the family. As a mum, do you show your children love and instil love for others in them, or do you instigate them against their father and your neighbors? Do you take out the time to do random acts of kindness just for the sake of doing it or do you avoid the person that needs your help like a plague? Remember, the foundation of our faith is love and we must be the embodiment of love that our father is. Find a way no matter how small it is to show love to your fellow human being and who knows, you might be contributing to a more peaceful new century...if Jesus tarries. Stay blessed. Banke

HE MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL.......

Hi everyone! One of my favorite quotes of all time is found in scripture. “ He makes all things beautiful in his time” King Solomon. True to form, the term ugly duckling....is a direct example of this quote. Things that are termed ugly are usually in its teething phases. Going through the fire is never pretty, but whatever withstands the fire comes out pretty a la gold. One very obvious example is the transition of a larva to a butterfly. the process involves some pretty ugly steps but the butterfly is one of the prettiest insects of all times. A very very encouraging tale. Whatever it is you find yourself doing, do not despise the times of little beginnings. Give it to the lord, nurture it, endure the “ugliness”, for sooner than you expect, the glorious beauty the Lord has set out for you will be manifest and revealed for the whole world to see. Have a blessed and inspiring week ahead! Banke

DOWNLOADHOUSEHOLD CHORE AND MENU SCHEDULE

Hello everyone!

Its so good to be here again. The other blog page had issue that I was unable to resolve, hence the new one.

Like I said earlier in the month on our facebook page, this month we will tackle issue that have to do with a problem spot in our homes and I hope we have all begun to address one or more of such spots. I will be posting a progress report on mine.

Today, I will be keeping a promise i made over a week ago and will be making printable household chore and menu schedules available for download. I hope you find it makes your life a little easier.

Enjoy!

Stay blessed!