I tried to be the kind of homemaker that had a daily schedule. You know: Monday: Vacuuming Tuesday: Laundry Wednesday: Baking etc. But, I realized, I’m just not that kind of homemaker. I prefer to clean it all in a frenzy. ALL of it. Well, the majority of it. On the weekend when the toddler [...]
Sun, August 22 2010 » Family, Homemaking » 1 Comment
No, not the name of the newest member of the infamous girl group, but my activity for the morning. Matt and I went through all of the spices and discarded all of the expired ones. (Yes, we know that they don’t actually “go bad” but they do lose their flavor, and we are passionate about [...]
Sun, April 19 2009 » Homemaking » No Comments
I had a fun and productive day today! The morning started a little earlier than I would have liked, but Matt was wonderful to me and kept me company when he could have easily gone back to sleep. I made pancakes for breakfast which were very well received! After Lily’s morning nap we all packed [...]
Sun, November 16 2008 » Family, Homemaking » No Comments
I’ve made it to the end of the challenge! I feel really good about what I was able to accomplish with God’s help in my home this week. Today’s tasks are as follows: Get Christian off to school Meet friend for coffee Go through coupons and go bargain shopping at Walgreen’s fold and put away [...]
Fri, November 14 2008 » Homemaking, Spirituality » No Comments
Wow! This week has flown by! I think it is because I haven’t had much time to sit, thanks to Monica and that is a really good thing! Today’s focus is all about fun. So I am planning to focus my planning in that area on my son. He is nearly 8 and very creative, [...]
Thu, November 13 2008 » Homemaking, Spirituality » No Comments
We are on day three of our series with Monica. Today’s task was to make our homes more cared for by tackling some of those things that have been needing to be addressed for awhile. I awoke at 4:30 but just didn’t have it in me to get out of bed. This is an area [...]
Wed, November 12 2008 » Homemaking, Spirituality » 1 Comment
Today is day two in my quest to Make my Home a Haven! I have already been so blessed by this and am excited to see what blessings there are in continuing on. I awoke at 4:30 again this morning and struggled to get out of bed, but am happy to report that I made it [...]
Tue, November 11 2008 » Homemaking, Spirituality » 6 Comments
As promised, today is day one of a week long adventure to make your home more like a haven. Today’s focus is to tidy up! So, here is my plan for the day. Prayer and devotion: I awoke around 4:30 today and spent a little time in prayer, but because I know that I wake [...]
Mon, November 10 2008 » Homemaking, Spirituality » 7 Comments
