Recently I posted a picture of my beach sand collection on some social media sites because after my recent trip to Australia and New Zealand, I added 4 new beaches to it. Well, I was amazed at the feedback I received! Many of you asked to find out more about how I do this, particularly […]
I really love those ads where the camel goes around an office on a Wednesday, asking everyone what day it is and waiting for them to say ‘hump day.’ Camel humor. Many folks think the Wednesday-dread is common only to those in a 9-5 job, but we all fall into this temptation of thinking that […]
Total confession. I am not an oily mom. Yes, I have heard of essential oils, and I am familiar with their benefits, but I am just not ready to get my brain around one more regimen…one more system. I sometimes feel like I must be the ONLY mom out there who hasn’t gotten into this. […]
For those of you who are following me here, you may have noticed I haven’t posted anything new in a few weeks. Well, first of all, even though I have a blog, I do not consider myself a “professional blogger.” Those amazing folks have blog planners and often have several weeks of posts in various stages […]
As a new school year begins, most of us are excited. We have new curricula, shiny pens and pencils, matching notebooks and paper, and we cannot wait to start! But I always had in the back of my mind some hesitation. Kind of like when you wanted to dive into the pool when you were […]
One of the challenges of having many children close together in age is that they all hit the teenage years at the same time. Now, three of our four children are boys and if you have any boy teens, you know that they are going through massive growth spurts and physical changes. That means that […]
When was the last time you cleaned the cobwebs out of the upper corners of your rooms? How about dusting the ceiling fans or cleaning the top of your refrigerator? I know. Those chores are not as critical as cleaning the toilets or making sure the spilled honey on the floor of the kitchen is […]
For years we have all been encouraged to operate with less paperwork and more electronic storage. But it seems that a completely paperless society is still far on the horizon. I don’t know about you but I continually need lots of storage for paperwork. Add children and education to that and you have colored papers, lined […]
If you have children, it is a given that laundry is a big part of your week. I know it has been for us. Of course, as the kids got older, I began to have them take on some laundry chores to help. Yes, it builds skills and teaches them a good work ethic, but […]
I know it is a little early for picnic recipes, and many of you are still hunkered down in cold weather, but things are beginning to warm up down here, and I wanted to share with you a technique I use to feed a bunch of people. It’s easy. It’s inexpensive. And everyone loves it! […]