Saturday Suggestions: Inspirations for Your Weekend

 

                One week ago today, Hospice told us Dad’s death was imminent. What a week it has been…so many goodbyes. I am entirely behind on blog reading and commenting. I am entirely behind on sleep. 😊 I am entirely behind on writing the thoughts that flood my head. But I am not entirely behind on a little list for you today. Here you go!

I always love attending something that features a charcuterie board. (Or a whole grazing table. Those are fun, too!) I’ve made a few attempts at charcuterie boards, and they are fun to put together, but it does take a long time to plan, shop, and prepare. I saw these boards featured on a blog, and while they are a splurge price (at least for me), I think they’re pretty cute! Order and go!

Math is not my strong suit, and I’ve always known if I ever got a wild hair to start a business, the hardest part (even more than marketing!) would be figuring out pricing. I ran across this post from The Hostess House, a restaurant in Marion, and found it fascinating to read the process behind pricing a sandwich. Did you even know that THIS much went into it?

Andrea has some fantastic advice about how to make your home work for you in the season you’re living right now. And that season may not last forever. Parts of her post are geared toward her current season of homeschooling young children, but even if that isn’t your scenario, I am confident you can find some good advice in here. My favorite advice is that not every room has to serve only one purpose. We have several spaces that have to pull double duty, and it totally works!

I’m unashamedly Type-A, but sometimes Type-A can push uncomfortably toward flat-out control freak. It’s hard, because that is NOT what I want my story to be, but sometimes it just happens. I’m thankful that Ryan is good to help me recognize when it’s starting to take over. With that in mind, I submit to you this article. I don’t know that I’ve ever read anything on this topic that makes SO MUCH SENSE to me. Maybe you need to read it too?

Confession: I cannot get on board with barrel jeans. Absolutely cannot do it. No offense intended to any of you who love them. I just fear that if I tried them, I’d look horribly misshapen. (And I really can’t afford that.) Anyway! I make that confession because in Audrey’s post that I’m recommending here, she features some barrel pants.  (Until this post, I didn’t even know they came in versions other than jeans, actually.) So while those are out for me, I do love her advice on the versatility of the basic t-shirt! So if you’re out for the barrel jeans/pants like I am, still read along, because I think the t-shirt advice is great!

Have you ever cooked with medjool dates? I have not (though I have tried them in things before) but this recipe caught my attention. I love Samoas and could honestly eat a box or three with little guilt. (I mean, to be honest, there would be a lot of built later if I ate three boxes, but you get it.) Anyway. This recipe doesn’t feel too daunting. I’m considering it.