The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading

Today, we’re going to discuss the ten books I plan to read this summer and I’m hoping you’ll join me, so we can discuss and have a large and in charge book club episode at the end of summer:

1. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
2. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim 
3. Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
4. The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy 
5. The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll
6. The Survivors by Jane Harper
7. The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
8. Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering
9. Wayward by Emilia Hart
10. Funny Story by Emily Henry
11. *The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren * (bonus read!)

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Dear Contemporary Fiction Authors, please stop including Covid in your novels, Sincerely a Lover of Contemporary Fiction. 

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As with everything, there are constant changes. Especially with growing children. On today's episode, I'm sharing an updated list of the 10 things that are simplifying my life right now  with a 5, 3, and 1 year old at home. 

1. Setting a timer for my kids clean-up at the end of the day or it gets tossed, stray legos get tossed
2. Library story-time + a tote bag dedicated for library books
3. Shop vacuum in the garage for my mini-van and the strollers for crumbs, grass, leaves, etc.
4. Tote bag dedicated for snacks + water bottles for the day
5. Childcare at the gym
6. Slow cooker meals on really busy days
7. Cooking or prepping dinner during nap-time
8. BBQ’ing on summer nights + melamine outdoor plates + serving platters
9. Slow afternoons at home
10. The monthly note (episode #169)

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We only have 18 summers with them. 

Now is a great time to evaluate what your average week will look like come summer, with all the appointments, and activities, and summer camps, and commitments, and cleaning, and meal prep, and laundry, and really stopping to evaluate if you have margin in your schedule to start tackling additional items on your to-do list. Is there a project you’ve been putting off? Is there a goal on your annual list you’ve been ignoring? Or is your schedule so jam packed this summer that the thought of adding anything on is hurting your brain?

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1. Salad dressings
2. Mayonnaise & BBQ Sauce & Ketchup
3. Taco Seasoning & Fajita Seasoning
4. Sour dough & homemade breads & challahs
5. Tomato sauce
6. Breadcrumbs 
7. Chicken stock — next time you roast a whole chicken or purchase a rotisserie chicken, save the bones and skin. Freezes beautifully. 
8. Coffee! Still have to buy the beans and milk, but brewed at home rather than $6 at a coffee shop
9. New to us,  but nut milks. Almond milk, cashew milk, etc. 
10. Trail mix

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Today I'm reviewing the five latest mystery / thriller novels I recently read: 

1. Murder Road by Simone St. James
2. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
3. The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
4. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
5. Salthouse Place by Jamie Lee Sogn

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Taking your home cooking to the next level with a few tools that make a huge difference!

1. Lemon Juicer
2. Microplane Grater
3. Variety of Wooden Spoons
4. Garlic Press
5. Good Quality Kitchen Sheers
6. Bench Scraper
7. Handheld Mandolin
8. Potato Masher
9. Y-shaped Vegetable Peeler
10. Norpro Silicone Mixing Bowls
11. A Kitchen Scale
12. Silicone Ice Cube Molds
13. Immersion Blender
14.  Nested Prep Bowls
15. Dutch Oven

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Sometimes, taking a good hard look at our schedules and how we're spending our time can help us better manage our day to day. Are we drinking enough water? Getting enough sleep? Moving our body? Spending too much time on our phones? 

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