Non-Scale Victory – How to Silence the Scale and Turn the Volume Up on Success
Picture it: the local community pool in the summer. Kids splashing, adults lounging, sun shining. Life is GOOD on pool days. Well, not for everyone. Although no one (including my kids) was thinking...
View ArticleBefore and After 75 [My] Hard – A Beginner’s Fitness Journey After 4 Kids
Don’t you just love a before and after picture? Instagram knows I love before and afters. When I scroll through my feed there’s always a TON of nasty-looking rooms or houses inviting me to swipe to see...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 21: Garbage Day Routines
We have a trash problem in our home. Seriously. Ugh. It is insane the amount of waste we have to throw into our garbage and recycle bins and put out on the street each week. And at the same time,...
View ArticleSimple Snack Planning on a Budget
This post was originally published in August 2015 – before we had two more kids! The addition of 2 more kids didn’t really change these tips much, so I reworked this post for ease of reading, but left...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness – Day 23 – Resources for Homemaking
Throughout this series I have been sharing the routines that work for me. These are the habits that I have developed throughout my 15+ years as a homemaker – the ones I return to even in difficult...
View ArticleMomentum for Homemakers – How to Get it Back
As I was getting ready for the next book in our series, One Bite at a Time, I realized a number of things regarding my homemaking skills and habits. #1 I work better when it is quiet in the house. #2 I...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness: Day 22 – A Cleaning Playlist
I love to clean and I love music. Thus, I love to clean to music. The only problem I run into is when the song makes me want to dance so much that I don’t clean, I just dance. It is a delicate...
View ArticleEarly Morning Routines for Christian Homemakers
This post was originally published in November 2013. The Hope for Homemakers group is no longer active. But you can join a small community of like-minded homeschooling moms here. I have updated and...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 21: Garbage Day Routines
We have a trash problem in our home. Seriously. Ugh. It is insane the amount of waste we have to throw into our garbage and recycle bins and put out on the street each week. And at the same time,...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 20: Who’s Watching Your Homemaking
Let me tell you a story and you tell me if you can relate. Your mother-in-law calls and says she is on her way over. She is about 15 minutes away. You put the phone down and look around you at the...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 19 – What I Learned from Decluttering
In the 14 years we have lived in our home, I have worked on decluttering it more times than I can count. Big projects, little projects, long term projects, and ten minute projects – I have done them...
View Article#Clutter Free Journey, Kitchen (Week 3)
Wow, we have really made progress in our Clutter Free Journey this past week! I was not expecting to have a lot of things to get rid of in our kitchen because I “de-cluttered” fairly recently. But I...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 18 – The Problem with Decluttering
The past couple of days in this series I have been sharing my decluttering ideas and routines. While I don’t have a perfectly clutter free home yet, the routines I have in place help to give me the...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness: Day 17 – Dealing with Clutter Zones
My house would likely look clean if it was less cluttered. Even if my floor has not been vacuumed in a little too long, or there is a little dust on the cabinets and light fixtures; if there are not a...
View ArticleA Clutter Free Living Room – Simple Tips for a Clean Space
This Clutter Free Journey is really getting to be fun! I am starting to see my house the way that I want it to look. It really helps after removing all the clutter. I am starting to see the...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness: Day 16 – Routines for Cleaning Up Clutter Fixtures
Following my Mom’s best advice really helps me to stay on top of daily clutter. My assent to her command, “Don’t waste a trip,” always makes me breathe a little easier about the state of my home. But...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness Day 15: Housekeeping Tools – Use and Maintenance
There is something about deep cleaning which makes me examine my cleaning tools. I have been thinking about cleaning instruments lately. Seriously…I have devoted literal moments to thinking about when...
View ArticleThings I Learned From Leather
We purchased a custom leather sofa about seven years ago. Before that, my husband came home one day from one of his projects with a leather library chair. I love both of these pieces of furniture –...
View ArticleProper Care and Maintenance of Leather Furniture
In the past couple of years I have had a number of friends mention a problem they are having with their leather furniture. And they all seem to be having the same problem and saying the same thing: “I...
View ArticleMarch MAIDness: Day 14 – Deep Cleaning Bedrooms
Deep cleaning has taken over my week! During this week of March MAIDness, I have motivated myself to actually do the deep cleans I have written about. Yesterday I tackled the master bathroom. Today, I...
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