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Megan Blakelie • Simple Living + Cottage Style
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 ธ.ค. 2011
Hi there! I am a full-time homemaker & mama to two tiny little girls - Rosemarie and Annabelle. My degree is in business but my heart has always been in the home. After nearly 6 years in the workforce, I am finally living the life I've always dreamt of. It is not always perfect, and rarely ever glamorous, but I wholeheartedly believe there is much good to be found here. Join me as we make the most of & seek to cherish these sweet, simple moments together in our cozy North Georgia cottage.
a week of HEALTHY low income MEALS for our family of 4
Can healthy and low income really go together when it comes to groceries these days? Join me for a week of low sugar, low salt, high protein meals as we seek to maximize our budget and make wise decisions in our diets.
Gut Health Cookbook: amzn.to/3CwqiGr
- recipes include: skillet chicken, breakfast burritos, pasta
Homemade Pizza Dough: bellyfull.net/quick-and-easy-pizza-dough/
www.meganblakelie.com
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Cozy Cottage Home
Simple Living Lifestyle
Winter Homemaking
Low Income Household
Week of Meals
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00:00 Introduction
01:33 Meals
07:37 Final Thoughts
Gut Health Cookbook: amzn.to/3CwqiGr
- recipes include: skillet chicken, breakfast burritos, pasta
Homemade Pizza Dough: bellyfull.net/quick-and-easy-pizza-dough/
www.meganblakelie.com
••••••••
Cozy Cottage Home
Simple Living Lifestyle
Winter Homemaking
Low Income Household
Week of Meals
••••••••
Be sure to subscribe & turn on notifications so you don’t miss out 🔔
Also please like this video if you enjoyed it 👍 I love to know what y’all are loving!
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Contact/collab: meganblakelie@gmail.com
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📷🫶 Follow me on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/meganblakelie_
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00:00 Introduction
01:33 Meals
07:37 Final Thoughts
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I definitely want to roast a chicken sometime soon! I bought a frozen turkey breast after Thanksgiving on sale, and that's been a week of meat for my husband and I. We've had turkey bacon avocado wraps for lunch, turkey with mashed potatoes and drippings gravy for dinner. Tonight I'm making turkey pot pie. I also used the carcass to make turkey bone broth with my frozen veggie scraps I save.
Yes! There's just so much you can do with one chicken or turkey. I want to learn how to make broth sometime!
Your pasta dish looks and sounds delicious!
It was so good!
New friend here! I love roasted chicken! Also a single income/low income mama and always looking for new budget friendly recipes.
My fave smoothie is exactly like that, but I add a banana or half, and a few frozen strawberries instead of ice! So good!! I always say it reminds me of a peanut butter cup smoothie too.
When I eat healthier we actually save money, for me the snacks etc add up but I love them snacky foods 😂
Oh this is so true. Chips are crazy expensive these days 😅😩
I like the frozen strawberry option! Never have been able to enjoy the combo of banana and chocolate but I know a lot of people do!!
So glad you're here! Same same. These types of videos are always super helpful to me ❤️
I found my new favorite channel - I live a similar lifestyle 🙂
You're so sweet! Super glad to have you here, new friend 🙂
Love this message! 👍👍❤️
Simple but not always easy! ❤️
Wow nice vlog
Thank you!
I love that, whatever I saw on the internet earlier, of something I don’t or can’t have, keeping my eyes focused on what matters…my kids❤
They really are the sweetest and best reminders for me!
South Fulton here 😊
Love! My mom grew up in Milton, she says it was a lot different then 🙂
It makes me sad when people put small home and just said home be thanksful big small is a great home that some people can’t have ..
I agree!
Great points..i am 62 soon and I like you, my whole life thrive better with a regular routine.. I don't find it redundant at all. I do fit in occasional things throughout the month llike visiting family/friends.
I love that!
I'm not religious but I still found great value in your message, thanks for your inspiration to slow down and be grateful.
I'm so glad we found common ground! Thank you for being here ❤️
Such a powerful message, thank you❤ a routine is how I stay sane as a mom
So relatable! 😅
Thank you. Good content!❤️
Thank you for watching! ❤️
Excellent video. This really spoke to me. I’ve started for 2025, learning new things. I’m going to attempt to can something new every month. This month was jelly. I am also a teacher and finding joy is my goal for both my classroom and my personal life. My goal is to start cooking more. It’s not that I don’t know how it’s that I let life get busy and don’t plan correctly. Finally having a better relationship with our Lord. I e let that slip and lost some of the joy I had in church and want to grow that back
It’s so inspiring to hear about all your goals! Wishing you the best!
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Love this!
Thank you! 🙂
I am learning to be content with what the Lord’s blessed my life with, I m a work in progress this world is constantly telling u that u need this to be happy or that but in reality what I need is more time with Jesus and my family. Great vlog!!!!
It is such a beautiful reminder! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Great video Megan!! Is there any chance you can test our product (Microscope will be provided for free)? It would be greatly appreciated if you could check the email you provided. Thanks and take care!!
Such a cozy video🩷
Thank you for stopping by ❤
NW GA mom here and we LOOOOVED the snow. We still have a little dusting at our house up on the mountain.. I’m hoping for some more next week!
Yes, bring on more! It has been so beautiful. Glad y'all have been enjoying it too!
I love your sweater. Where did you get it
It is Natural Reflections, I believe, which is usually found at Bass Pro! It was gifted to me.
Beautiful! Being in north Texas, I understand about the ice. 🧊🥶 I love your bedside lamps, where did you find those?
Yes, I remember when you all were hit hard a few years ago! Ice is nothing to play with. And the sconces in our bedroom came from Amazon :)
We’re in north GA too! Canton. We LOVED the snow day!
Awe so glad to hear y'all enjoyed it! I have family not far from Canton ❤
Hey I'm new to your channel and I'm from North Carolina
Hey neighbor! So glad you're here 🙂
Thank you very much. @@meganblakelie_
Dreamy! 👍👍❤️
Thank you! ❤
Cinnamon rolls ARE a lot of work girl! 😅 It's worth it at the end though lol
So glad to have this affirmed! But I agree, definitely worth it 🙂
This was a great video! We've had snow in the Missouri Ozarks, and I've really enjoyed it. ☃️❄️☃️
That's so cool! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. ❤❄
i liked this video a lot!
Thank you!
Great video. I love your new oak dry sink! Quite a bargain for $25! I would have snagged it up, too!
I was so excited to find it! I love the term dry sink, as well. They had it labeled as a changing station which felt very limiting to me. Either way - I really like it! ❤
Love the sofas! 👍👍❤️
Thank you! I love them so much 😍
I have the same windows! I use 6 panels total. I'm happy to share a picture!
I would love to see! Also, do you have exterior shutters around them? We can never figure out what to do on the outside because there's about a foot of brick/sheetrock in between each window versus them being right beside each other.
I’m not sure I’d call it a sacrifice to be a single low income family. I made every choice every day to not spend money and yet have everything we needed. Recycled clothing with friends. Bought only whole food items and cooked from home. I didn’t waste food. No tossing out unless it has gone bad. One car. Not new. Went to the library. Went to the park to meet up with friends and took a packed lunch or snack and drinks. Said no to many things if it didn’t fit our goals. Planned for all purchases. Birthday, Christmas, car repair, gifts, furniture, holiday travel, everything. Chose no mani pedi appointments. I chose a hair style that didn’t require constant maintenance. I played the no spend days over and over. Not a sacrifice, a choice to live the life I valued most. Oh, and, accepting that most others will not understand and look at you cross eyed for your lifestyle. Keeping life small was the key.
Agreed! It's all about perspective and contentment in my opinion ❤️
Praise God for your wonderful realistic video. I am in the early years of raising two boys and have only been staying home for about a year and this was such a good insight into the sacrifice and reality of setting yourself aside for the ability to raise children! I loved that there was no flare or fancy filters, just real information and open honestly. God bless!
Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words! 😊
This video really blessed me, thank you! The peaceful atmosphere and your heart for the Lord really shone through. God bless you and keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy that it blessed you. ❤️
I'm sorry - but an adult woman making cardboard castles instead of adding to society those same gifts seems wasteful. That should be a project you give to your children. You are delaying your ability to be a mother (as a mother) and then CEO your life by making money.
I implemented a strict budgeting strategy to track expenses and set clear limits, while also focusing on a smart investment approach. In just six months, my investments grew by over $70k boosting my savings and financial confidence. This combined strategy has set me on track to achieve my long-term financial goals, and i'm hoping to get to a three million plus this 2025, so help me God
that’s incredible! What’s the secret behind this strategy? How did you manage to save up so much so quickly?
Working with Lorrie Greta Hillard , a financial advisor, was a game changer. She helped me refine my savings strategy, including retirement planning, and provided expert guidance on investments and budgeting to maximize my savings.
Got it! Thanks for the tip! I was curious, so I looked up Lorrie
that's an incredible goal to set 2025
This is wonderful, so glad I stumbled upon this video. Subscribed!!
Thank you! So glad you're here 🙂
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I don’t know. There’s a lot of stuff going on in this “simple” cottage
It is definitely a busier season for us!
Stay at home wife right now but TTC for our rainbow baby. I love your page and can't wait to be a sahm ❤❤
Absolutely love your videos! Randomly came across my home page and I’m so glad it did.
Thank you so much, I'm happy you're here!
We have a few of the same goals! I want to be calmer and more present with my kids too. And I want a cut flower garden too! I tried last year but they ended up being windowsill flowers 😊 but that was fun and pretty too
Love the similarities! Happy New Year! 🙂
Megan, you are a blessing. Thank you for your ideas and positivity!
You’re so sweet, thank you for watching!❤️
Sandwiches look good and your garden is beautiful I’m big on quality time too ❤ happy new year i like shiny things too ! 😊
Thank you! It seems we have lots in common. Happy New Year 🙂
Happy New Year ! ❤
Same to you!
Aww how precious your daughter loves the new couches! 😊 I actually don’t know much at all about Christmastide. I know I’ve heard of it when I was little but never learned what it means. I will have to find out more and start incorporating it for my family. Being on a nice vacation from work I’ve tried just taking it easy and sleeping in late as my kids allow 🥰 My parents came close to buying a property to turn it into a bed and breakfast many years before I was born but ended up not. They love staying in them.
I hope you're getting some good rest this break! Taking it easy sounds great 🙂 and I love that your parents enjoyed the idea as well, seems my plans might have the same end result as theirs. I bet their property is wonderful!
The advent wreath and nativity are my favorite Christmas decorations. Love your new couches.
Thank you! I love those decorations too ❤
Megan although my lifestyle is different I so much enjoy watching your videos…you are a breath of fresh air. Happy New Year ❤
That is so kind of you to say, thank you! 💕 Happy New Year!
Yummy!
It really is the best! ❤️
Don’t know why but that spill of milk killed me 😂
What can I say I'm a pro 😂
You are very wise! I love thrifting!
Thrifting is the best! ❤️