Simple Purposeful Living

Easter· Featured· Meal Plan Tips & Ideas· Seasonal Activities

Simple Easter Dinner Menu Ideas

April 6, 2022

Easter is right around the corner. Maybe like me you, you don't love the traditional Easter ham and also want to keep the Easter Sunday dinner menu simple so you can enjoy the time with your family. I love Easter but we don't get any days off from school around the holiday and with no family close

Travel Tips

Family-Friendly Minnesota North Shore Road Trip

March 21, 2022

We just got back from another great family-friendly road trip in the midwest. You might remember last summer we headed west to South Dakota (check out that trip itinerary here) and that trip helped us realize our kids were great road trippers. So, when it came to planning spring break this year,

Main Dishes· Recipes· Under 30 Minute Meals

Quick & Easy Bacon, Lettuce & Egg Salad Sandwiches

February 22, 2022

Yep you read that correctly, a bacon, lettuce & egg salad sandwich. Don't knock it until you try it and I am guessing you will be hook line and sinker like my family was when we gave the traditional BLT sandwich recipe a simple but oh so good twist. Meet your new favorite sandwich mash-up!

Breakfast· Recipes

Perfect Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs Peeled in Under 15 Minutes

February 22, 2022

We love to eat hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, Quincy (our youngest) can put away deviled eggs like no one's business and one of our favorite sandwich twists is the bacon, lettuce and egg salad sandwich. Needless, to say we love hard-boiled eggs so I was anxious to learn how to cook them easily and

Home Organization· Simple Tips & Solutions

Top 10 Kitchen Organization Tools That Simplify Your Life on Purpose

February 17, 2022

The kitchen is the heart of the home and where I (maybe you too) spend a lot of time during my days. In order to maximize my time and minimize my efforts, I added a few simple + purposeful kitchen organization tools that have been game changer solutions in our home. Add these to you kitchen stat

Dessert· Recipes

Easy Puppy Chow Mix Recipe

February 1, 2022

It's that time of year when we are home, snuggled up as a family watching sports and movies. It seems lately every weekend my daughter has been making us some sweet treat to enjoy. Last weekend was no exception, she and I whipped up one of our family's favorite sweet snacks. Quick and easy puppy