With a new year upon us, it just might be time for you to get your finances in order ... there's a lot to manage in this category sometimes and it can be hard to keep it all straight! I've definitely missed things over the years (and have literally had to "pay" for those mistakes).… Continue reading Flashback Friday: Finance To Do’s Worksheet
Category: Domestic Responsibilities
My Ideal Week: Worksheet
If you've taken a minute to see where your time goes with the time tracker, and you've decided what's important to you by drafting your important list, it's now time to plan your ideal week. The handouts are very similar to the time tracker handouts, but they are useful just the same. As you work… Continue reading My Ideal Week: Worksheet
7-Day Decluttering Challenge STARTS TODAY!
In an effort to prepare for two weeks with everyone at home and for the Christmas season, which tends to bring with it a lot more “stuff,” I am hosting a 7-Day Decluttering Challenge. It’s time to tackle one room or one category each day for the next seven days ... Possibilities? The laundry room,… Continue reading 7-Day Decluttering Challenge STARTS TODAY!
The Importance of Why
Maintaining the house … the yard … and their contents … has been a battle for me since … forever … over the years, “home” has been associated with “work” … Again and again, feelings of complete overwhelm would strike as I looked around to see a mess (or not even a mess … just… Continue reading The Importance of Why
Enough
I have a confession to make … I haven’t been doing all of those things that I wrote about in my last post (“Even Though”) back on April 12th … I haven’t been creating, I haven’t been reading, I haven’t been spending a whole lot of time with my kids (even though they’re in my… Continue reading Enough
All the Things
*I share this today ... not for pity ... but for my fellow moms, who could easily draft their own lists of ALL THE THINGS ... TO DO LIST Keep the house “guest-ready” Make sure you’re “presentable” Straighten your hair Put on some make up Serve nutritious meals to your family - morning, noon, and… Continue reading All the Things
What’s Going to Happen?
Work before play … work before play … work before play … this concept has (somehow) been ingrained into the very core of my being … no time for fun … no fun allowed … forget about fun … Work … work … work … oh, you’ve got some “spare” time? Get to work! Surely,… Continue reading What’s Going to Happen?
The Myth
I woke up this morning to this question on FB Messenger … Hey, I really don’t know who else to ask. How do you balance kids, work, life, etc.? I’ve been struggling lately with balancing everything, and I think I’m failing at it all. Lol. First, I am confronted with feelings of gratitude that she… Continue reading The Myth
They’re So Capable
For years, I’ve struggled with the whole chore thing with my big girls (who are seven and five now). They’ve always required too much support to complete a task or my requests are met with resistance (so it just seems easier to do it myself) or I make a “chore” schedule and fail to stick… Continue reading They’re So Capable
Away Some
Today's truth: I get burnt out after a few too many days of "doing it all." As you may have gathered by now ... my husband is a grain farmer. He also has a full-time job as a millwright. In recent times, with harvest upon us, this has meant weekends and evenings at the farm… Continue reading Away Some
Our Life Well Lived - Leanne Hintz 