
Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ 8/16
FOR Sunday August 16 Outside my window…It would be blue skies, but it’s more like smokey blue skies. We have fires all around us here in Idaho. Nothing close enough to cause us any problems but the smoke is now coming around us. And the smoke really bothers my allergies. Yesterday, though it
Family Outing
There are lots of great places to visit here in Idaho and the surrounding states. We are blessed that lots of these sites are less than 5 hours away. One of my cousins and a 2nd cousin came in for a visit last week and we decided to visit one of these sites, Craters of

Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ 8/2
FOR Sunday August 2nd Outside my window…Partly sunny and warm. We are in the mid 90’s today. But I think this will be our last day this warm. After today we drop to the mid 80’s and it looks like we stay there for the next 10 days. I like the mid 80’s,
Baked Chicken
🫣 Digestive Notes – How did my body respond? My body does great with this chicken baked this way. 🔁 Substitutions Tried – List any

Busyness, Productivity and Creativity
Have you ever been so busy you weren’t productive at all? I know sometimes that’s hard to imagine. Lots of people equate busyness with productivity

Being alive and active when middle-aged
I’m into my 51st year on this earth, having turned 50 last August. I’ve never been one to be stressed by my age. I was

Being Productive When Craziness Hits
I’m sitting in a laundromat with my two kids waiting for our 6 loads of laundry to wash! We have had such a crazy week.

Who I am and why am I writing
My name is JoAnn and I’m a middle-aged, entrepreneur, living in a small home, with my husband, two adult children that need our help and

Learning to live the life I have
It’s the 4th of July as I’m sitting here writing out this post. I’m sitting at my patio table in the backyard with one of