Category Archives: Working

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (kind of)

I’ve read a lot of blogs lately that are loving the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” and since we are always looking for good, easy bread so we had to check it out.  This is the bread … Continue reading

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Quick Dinner – Couscous and Black Beans in Beer

I just got this cookbook last week, and I love it: Last night, instead of boxed Annie’s Mac and Cheese, we did tomato lentil couscous (from a box, but still!) and black beans in a beer reduction from Mark Bittman’s … Continue reading

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Dinner Ideas

We need something that can be made in 45 minutes or less when we get home from work. We have a crock pot and all the standard kitchen gadgets. All we lack is inspiration….Here’s what’s in our standard rotation – … Continue reading

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Dealing with Deployment or an IA

Joanna of Lexington Park, Maryland writes: My husband David is coming towards to the end of his 23-month IA, and it has been a huge learning experience for all of us. I have learned that children need a lot of … Continue reading

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Don’t Start a Website

My biggest piece of advice about being productive when you’re working from home is to avoid starting a website. If you start a website, then you’ll work on it instead of billing hours, which is what makes you actual money.

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