Seasonally Organized

Organization is the one thing that will get us through the season smiling and singing!  As long as we stay on schedule we will get it all we need to done in a timely manner! We really need to plan out our month.  Sit down with a calendar and figure out what needs doing week [...]

Thanksgiving Menu

Here is a Menu Planner form – don’t wait til the last minute to organize your Thanksgiving dinner! Now is the time to start picking up some non perishable items. This will help keep from getting hit financially all at once. A little here and a little there doesn’t hurt the wallet so much. Once [...]

Cleaning with kids

With small children your home will have that “kids live here” look! But toys out on the floor and messy jam smeared cabinets are two different things. If your following a daily chore lists and a weekly cleaning lists, the rest should just be picking up after yourself and children as you go through your [...]

Never Too Old!

Don’t let the kids have all the fun! Show up to the party dressed to match! Creating fun costumes can be easy as digging through your house to find the right items! Splurge a little for accessories and you and your husband are the life of the party! Blast From the Past: Have you been [...]

Autumn Scents

The warm, rich scents of autumn remind us of our mother’s cooking, snow working it’s way on the edge of a breeze, and rolling around in fallen leaves. Hay rides and pumpkin patches. Baked pies and roasted root veggies. All of that can easily be brought into the home without needing to buy scented seasonal [...]

Morning Madness

The alarm goes off and you hit the snooze button three times. By the time you fly out of bed, your kids have exactly 20 minutes to get ready before the bus gets there. You throw open their doors screaming to them to hurry up or they are going to be late. As if this [...]

Organizing Paperwork

The first step to organizing the mess is to designate a spot for each thing. When you come in from getting the mail, immediately go through it and throw out the junk. There is an old rule…”touch it once!” File the bills as soon as you get them. There are many organizers available or you [...]

Grocery List

By Marci from Overcoming Busy Each Sunday night, I make my menu plan for the week. This helps take the guess work out of wondering what’s for dinner each night. There’s nothing worse than facing a hungry family at the end of the day, when you are all tired and maybe a bit cranky, and [...]

Eating as a Family

Having dinner as a family is important. With so many schedules and time constraints this can be a challenge. But the benefits are so important. Studies have found that sitting together as a family for a mean is a simple, effective way to reduce the risk of youth substance abuse and to raise healthier children. [...]

Homemade Linen Spray

Avoid anything that has chemicals in it. I have seen homemade febreeze recipes that are basically just water and fabric softener. I don’t know that I would want to spray that all over the house. Here are a couple that are all natural, and shouldn’t leave any marks. Your house will smell fresh and clean, [...]

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