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If ever there was a girl who overly complicated her life, I would be the one. At a young age I decided my life would be anything but boring so I began adding all kinds of things, problems, people, situations (you get the picture) into my life to keep things “interesting”. As you can imagine, [...]
Every couple of months in a household of ten people we need a thorough cleaning of the house. Our house is cleaned daily, but items get misplaced, put away in the wrong place, and it gets dirty in cracks and crevices that we do not notice on a regular basis. When mom is on her [...]
…and I’m working hard with our family and also enjoying summer in all its warm, splendid glory. { The picture is my Meredith age 6 } “Each moment of the year has its own beauty.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson But, I happen to love summer the best! Summer for us means homemade ice cream, watermelon, [...]
Many people have a mistaken assumption that homemaking is merely just sitting at home eating bon-bons and watching television. While I do have the occasional handful of Lindt truffles, my life as a homemaker is anything but idle lounging and mindless eating. I’m sure as you’re reading this you’re nodding in agreement with a knowing [...]
By Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz, Authors of The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers Every day we see a television commercial featuring an ecstatic mother who is never harried or stressed. Why is she smiling with that happy glint in her eye? Her nose is buried in [...]
Your Home, Your Family, Your Life is a Classic. What is the definition of a classic? It is the creation of the highest excellence. We could be more specific and define it as a perfect example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. Creating a classic, worthwhile, and high [...]
{ image via Flickr’s We Heart It } What is a woman to do when she is spending 24 hours a day in a tiny hospital room with a sick baby? Well, when he isn’t be snuggled and played with and while his sweet, red head is sound asleep in my lap I was planning [...]
The other day I was talking with a girlfriend about my ponderings as I’m balancing out my life { again }. I have four important things going on in my life right now: homeschool, and three businesses. I was focused on three things so it looked like a triangle with a little bubble off to [...]
Life in the West has been busy { as usual }. I am so excited. We manifested a beautiful, large home. What a joyful blessing! For those who remember my last post about Feng Shui and the New Year, we rearranged the house keeping all large, heavy pieces of furniture off the south wall. Three [...]
This past year was quite overwhelming for me. I moved, was pregnant with and delivered baby #8, homeschooled, ran a business, wrote articles, played mom and dad while hubby was away for two Army schools totaling 3 months. Despite running in all directions, I was able to keep afloat. However, after going over this past [...]
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