Comments on: cooking, shopping and getting it done http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/ living with less...by choice Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:42:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: calimama33 http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/#comment-121 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:17:31 +0000 http://compactbydesign.com/?p=465#comment-121 emma, all the organization in the world doesn’t seem to get me caught up. I find myself rocking sometimes too.

]]> By: emma http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/#comment-117 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://compactbydesign.com/?p=465#comment-117 Oh. Dear. God. Thank goodness other readers had suggestions because a) i have no idea what 3-year-old boys like except 1) dirt and 2) trucks, and that might be far to stereotypical to fly, and b) I’m so overwhelmed by all your organization that I’ve started rocking silently and mumbling to myself – something about to-do lists and reboots and cravings for homemade bread…

]]> By: calimama33 http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/#comment-114 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:45:17 +0000 http://compactbydesign.com/?p=465#comment-114 Angela – Thanks for the suggestions! I did end up getting a used book (I almost always give books to kids!), and a wood toy set from our local children’s consignment shop.

Clint – Organization is my key to sanity! I will have to check out your site as well.

]]> By: Clint http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/#comment-113 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:21:58 +0000 http://compactbydesign.com/?p=465#comment-113 If you have the organizational bug like my wife you may really like a website I have been working on for her call Plan to Eat. It allows you to create a weekly plan from your recipes and then it creates a categorized grocery list from that plan. I am adding new features weekly so please let us know what you think and if you have any ideas that would benefit your style of meal planning.

]]> By: Angela http://compactbydesign.com/2009/03/27/cooking-shopping-and-getting-it-done/#comment-106 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:57:49 +0000 http://compactbydesign.com/?p=465#comment-106 Re: fabulous gift for 3-year-old boy: our favorite 3-year-old is a bit of an odd bird- his favorite gift is a book and last Christmas he asked his mom for “pipes” and that’s what he got. Plastic pipe parts from the hardware store to play with and fit together. His mom is thrifty and he seems to be taking after her.
So I would buy him a used book, but that depends on the kid.
At this point, I would look on eBay, or you might get lucky on Freecycle if you put an ad out today. You might coincide with someone moving or decluttering. One other idea- what about some kind of gift certificate- like a trip to Chuck E Cheese’s?
Good luck!

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