As a mother, I am a leader. Sometimes I lead by force. Sometimes I lead by encouragement. But always, whether I like it or not . . . I lead by example. We have had a new addition to our home in the last month. My son, who is 8, bought a DS. If you don’t know what that is (like I didn’t a year ago), it’s a hand-held video game system. I … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – An Abbreviated Version
My daily checklist posts have been random to non-existent lately. It's not that I'm not doing anything. I'm just not doing everything. In the midst of summer fun, one surface cleared or one item of trash thrown away feels like a huge accomplishment, so my brain is censoring any nagging guilt over all the things I'm not doing. Of course, … [Read more...]
My Sure-Fire Cure For a Messy House
Here it is. My most profound and life-changing revelation (in the area of housekeeping) to date. I know the cure for a home that is always messy. A home with clutter everywhere you gaze. A home that causes its owner to despair. Ready? Clean it. Now if you happen to be landing on this post as your very first experience with my blog, … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday – Asian Salad and a Request for Reader Help
As much as I don't feel like making a menu plan on Mondays, it's amazing how much of a difference a plan makes. The last thing I want to do when I come home from the pool is make decisions about what to cook. First, before I share our plan, I need your help. Instead of steak, hubby made fish last Saturday night, and we had a feast. I offered to … [Read more...]
Facing the Fear of the Known
Yesterday was one of those days when I was in the mood to clean. Those don't happen often, but I used to depend on them. I would try, but get incredibly frustrated, and give up. And usually I would end up feeling hopeless. Things are better now. While no room yesterday was party-ready, no room (except the always-struggling master bedroom) was … [Read more...]
Random Weekend Thoughts
First of all, have you noticed that I finally added a picture to my profile? I know that I snuck in a pic in my blogfrog community recently, but this was a big step for me to have one smack-dab at the top of the page. If you're in the mood, let me know in the comments if I look anything like you imagined. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being "You look … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – All About the Focus
It's Friday again, and this time, it really is. It's not Thursday night, when I'm supposed to put up the Focus Check Friday post. I didn't post until pretty late last night, and I simply didn't have the energy or desire to also get this one up. We had been gone all day visiting with friends an hour away, did a crazy but awesome shopping trip … [Read more...]
Yet Another Reason Why I Can’t Afford Library Books
I've admitted before that I can't afford library books. This morning, as I got ready for one of my greatest pleasures, leg-shaving/book-reading-no-of-course-you-can't-come-in-Mommy's-in-the-tub-no-I-don't-have-any-idea-how-much-longer-I'll-be-in-here time, I confirmed in my mind that it is much smarter, much more frugal of me to buy books … [Read more...]
Recordings of the Savvy Blogging Summit Sessions are Available for Purchase
Sorry! This offer has expired. Oh the irony. I shared last weekend about my experience at the Savvy Blogging Summit. I went on and on about how much I learned. I trembled as I typed about how I was going to take advantage of opportunities here and there to monetize this blog. And here we go. My first affiliate link (other than … [Read more...]
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