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Starting the New Year Off Right with Bill Organization!

Published on December 27, 2024January 12, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I hate paying bills, as I’m sure almost everyone does, but I have a couple of ways that make it easier. I set a day each week to sit down and pay the bills that are due or to schedule upcoming bills. I also like to keep them organized with a simple printout. I can check them off and then highlight them as I see them come through on my bank account. This helps me to stay on top of the bills, avoid late fees, and not have any overdrawn accounts.

Starting the New Year Off Right with Bill Organization!

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Special Holiday Meals: Our 1st Shepherd’s Dinner

Published on December 24, 2024September 23, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog9 Comments

Hi! Just wanted to jump on really quickly and share a few photos of our 1st Bethlehem/Shepherd’s dinner which will be happening on a yearly basis in the future… the timing might change a bit but we definitely want to repeat this!

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Polar Express 2024

Published on December 23, 2024December 17, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog5 Comments

Hey everyone!

How are you doing? We are doing great… I had to take a couple of days to recuperate from the Polar Express Party. It was so much fun but it did take a lot out of me… I ended up with a migraine that night and spent the next two days in bed with a dreaded FIBRO FLARE but it was worth it… everyone seemed to have a great time.

I didn’t get as many pictures as I should have as I was too busy taking it all in… the smiles, the laughter, and just the blessing of being surrounded by friends and family.

We made some Fudge and Sourdough for gifts plus we still had some things left over from the baby shower and wedding earlier this year so those were given as gifts as well… the kids got lots of little toys and some cocoa and popcorn for their own movie night plus some really cute cups that I found at Dollar Tree…

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Household Routines File Set Up: OVERVIEW

Published on December 21, 2024May 12, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

It’s that time of the year when we start thinking about resolutions for the New Year and many times they involve getting things to run a little smoother.

I’m going to share with you a file system that we had set up a couple of years ago and we still refer back to it every now and then or when things seem to have gotten a little off track.

We had a similar system set up many years ago and it really helped me get my house in order. We felt like we were always running behind and never getting caught up but our routine system helped us get and stay more organized.

I recently heard that routines have been proven to help you be more productive and less stressed as they lessen the number of decisions you have to make on a daily basis… it definitely helps us!

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Special Holiday Meals: Creating a Meaningful Bethlehem Dinner Tradition

Published on December 19, 2024October 5, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog7 Comments

Hi friends!

I’ve really been trying to spend more time this year on incorporating new traditions into our lives that will help us bring more focus back to GOD and to JESUS, especially during this time of year. I haven’t been great about posting all of the things we’ve been doing but I do try to give an overview of what we’ve been up to. One thing we want to try this year is a ‘Bethlehem Dinner’. I have also found similar meals labeled ‘Shepherd’s Night’.