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Lives today are very busy, that is no secret. Parents and families running to and fro, from one activity or task to the next. We get so busy doing that we forget we are human BE-ings.
How can we slow our pace down and begin enjoying our lives and our families?
If you look at some of the activities that many of us like to do, you can see a big contrast between them. Consider:
Racecar vs convertible vs walking
Motorcycle vs bicycle vs running
Speedboats vs sailboats vs kayaking
Speed swimming vs snorkeling vs scuba diving
Each of these [...]
There is so much attention given these days to clutter. There are TV shows such as Hoarders or Clean Sweep. On the front of any woman’s magazine you will find an article about clearing clutter. And there are MANY websites and blogs whose focus is to help you clear your crap!
And we need it to be cleared. But as we work on our physical clutter, and start emptying some space in our physical life, we find that we have a lot more that needs to be dealt with. Not physical clutter that you can put your hands on and toss in a bag. That kind [...]
If you were to walk into the house of just about any busy suburban family, you would probably find some unfinished business. In some houses you would have to look harder than others, but it would be there, maybe tucked away somewhere, out of sight. In other houses, you wouldn’t make it past the front door without finding it!
Here are some examples of unfinished business: The library books that have been sitting by the front door to go back to the library for 4 weeks The lawnmower sitting in the front yard where it cut off on Saturday, and now it [...]
Wanna clear some clutter? Here are 10 things you have probably been hanging onto, or they are laying around your house by default.
1. Cans of old paint
We all have those cans of paint in the garage or basement. They’re great for touching up walls when they get chipped or scratched up. If you have repainted however, or you haven’t painted in several years, you could probably get rid of the old paint. Try patching a wall you painted years ago with the paint in the can, and you’ll see that it’s not a perfect match. The paint [...]
While I have had 4 kids of my own, it has been a few years. My youngest daughter just recently had her first baby in June. I thought it would be good to get first hand feedback on what products she loved, and a few she could have done without.
Lyndsey also has a new blog at Adventures in Infatuation.
Here is Lyndsey and her sweet Tobyn when he was just a few weeks old.
Take it away Lyndsey!
I was glad to share what I have learned so far about babies and baby products! Here are 10 things [...]
Just in case you aren’t stressed out enough, here are 13 ways to make sure you can turn your stress level up to the MAX!
Don’t have any kind of plan for meals or grocery shopping. Figure out what’s for dinner at 7 pm each night. Don’t designate a specific place for your mail and bills. This will ensure that you have piles of papers all around your house, and you will have no idea where your bills are. Let coworkers pile their work on you. Be the go-to person in the office. Say yes to every request made by your church, [...]
We all want to get more done in less time. If you look at magazine covers and article headlines, they all promise you ways to do more stuff. At the same time, we all feel the pressure of our to-do lists, our calendars, our phone, our email.
Is it possible that the answer to doing more is to actually reduce our responsibilities? To do less?
Preparing for a journey…
Consider this. You are trying to pack a suitcase for a trip. (You know how hard that is nowadays — 50 pounds in a suitcase, that’s it.) You are packing for [...]
Many women are SO stressed out and they don’t even have a clue where to begin to change. This post will show you 10 things you can do that will begin to make a difference right away. As always, I don’t necessarily encourage you to try to implement them all in one day. That may be too stressful! Two or three at a time will still help you make some lasting changes to improve your stress level.
1. Most Important Things (MITs) – Before going to bed, make a list of the THREE most important things you must do [...]
Or should I have titled this 10 habits to keep mom sane?
One reasons moms can feel overwhelmed is well, because they are. They have so much to do, and a limited time to do it in.
One way to overcome some of this overwhelmed feeling is to create some daily habits for taking care of your home and family.
There may be different habits that you decide you need for your family, but these below will get you thinking.
10 daily habits for moms
1. Wake up early. I know this one stinks, but it is [...]
Maybe you got new clothes for Christmas. Or maybe you have gained or lost weight over the past few months. Or you recently left your job to stay home so you no longer need all those business clothes.
For whatever reason, your closet is in desperate need of cleaning out.
If you REALLY don’t have time to devote to a full closet clean out, try this method. Every time you go look for something to wear, pull out 2 or 3 items you don’t like, can’t wear or don’t need anymore. Have a box or bag designated [...]
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