My kids went back to school today. Well, my oldest did. I home school my youngest, but school started for him as well. With this mind-blowing amount of free time, can you guess what I’m doing today?
EVERYTHING!!
Laundry, organizing and inventorying my food storage, baking bread, and prepping some white beans for canning. See?
I made just one loaf of bread since one of my boys, the best bread eater, is back at school.
It will be done soon!
I received some food storage a couple of weeks ago which I never even opened! Well, today I opened it, added it to my food storage app (which keeps track of my inventory and progress), dated the cans and box, and put it away, nice and neat, so my food storage closet doesn’t get overrun!
Finally, I sorted and washed some Great Northern beans, and now they’re soaking. I’ll can them tonight after dinner so they can sit in the pressure canner overnight, cooling.
I’m going to start a long-awaited sewing project, and dinner’s still to come (I’m making my friend’s fabulous homemade chicken noodle soup recipe for the very first time.). It looks like today is going to be a wonderfully, productive day!!
Tomorrow? That’s another story! I’ll probably be so exhausted that I’ll laze around the house all day. 🙂
What are you doing now that the holidays are over and life is returning to normal?
My Foray Into Food Storage 
January 12, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Welcome back!
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January 12, 2015 at 2:15 pm
Welcome back!
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January 13, 2015 at 9:35 am
Thank you!
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January 12, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Today I put away all the canning I did last week and cleaned up the pantry and storage are where I keep all our extra staple goods.
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January 12, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Everything is back to normal, and today was laundry, and I sewed a new skirt.
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January 13, 2015 at 9:34 am
Awesome! How did your skirt turn out?
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January 13, 2015 at 10:01 am
Perfectly. I’m wearing it right now! 😄
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January 12, 2015 at 5:28 pm
Awesome! What is the name of the food storage app you use? And do you have a favorite book you would recommend for canning? Thanks for sharing!
http://cooksewwrite.com
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January 13, 2015 at 9:34 am
I like the Ball canning book. It’s available most places where canning supplies are sold. I also frequent a few websites which feature tested recipes, so I know they’re not only safe, but delicious as well.
The food storage app I use is called “Food Storage app.” (http://foodstorageapp.com) It was free when I downloaded it a couple of years ago, but I think it’s a couple of dollars now. While I don’t generally pay for apps, I’m too cheap, I think this one is worth it. I’ll write a post about it later this week or early next and give some details.
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January 13, 2015 at 9:40 am
Thanks for the info!
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January 12, 2015 at 7:13 pm
Love the idea of bread – can almost smell it baking in my oven. How do you like home schooling? Did that for Kiddo – it was wonderful!
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January 13, 2015 at 9:32 am
I like home schooling more some days than others. 🙂 However, it’s generally very good and good for my son.
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January 12, 2015 at 8:32 pm
One thing I’m doing: Dreaming of what that bread loaf will look like when it’s baked! I’m trying to stay organized, get rid of a cold before a flight to Cancun on Friday, and get a few posts ahead for my blog.
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January 13, 2015 at 3:29 am
Wow…what a day….i see what you mean…back to school…when homeschooling…i use to years ago…my youngest daughter Is dyslexic….so she spent 3 schoolyear with me….every morning…during these 3 years…i was working only half days….and i had the feeling i was working double shifts….good job and welcome back…..
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January 13, 2015 at 4:19 am
ohhh i am really looking forward to baking some more bread its been too long! YUM
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January 13, 2015 at 7:17 am
Happy to see you in my Reader again! Now you’ve inspired me to get out the pressure canner and can those black beans. My garbonzos last year turned out awesome, a nice texture just like the cans on the shelf. How long do you soak your for before caning?
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January 13, 2015 at 9:31 am
Thank you!! Glad to hear that your garbanzos turned out well. I soak beans overnight or for at least 8-10 hours (if I start them in the morning).
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January 13, 2015 at 8:53 am
Welcome back! And now I am tired just reading all that you have been doing!! LOL
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January 13, 2015 at 3:12 pm
Would you do a tutorial on pressure canning beans?
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January 13, 2015 at 5:25 pm
I have some pictures and instructions on this post:
http://forayintofoodstorage.com/2014/03/22/am-i-really-saving-money-part-one-dried-beans-full-steam-ahead-2/
Maybe I’ll do a more detailed tutorial in a future post. 🙂
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January 14, 2015 at 5:26 am
Welcome back! Love your energy…so productive. I still haven’t gotten into the swing of real life yet….I need to can some your enthusiasm!
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January 26, 2015 at 7:03 pm
Is it not amazing what one woman can accomplish in a quiet house? Nice.
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