Stress Free holidays? Only if I ran away to a desert island and lived alone on coconut milk and papaya in a drift wood shack and a grass skirt. Wait, then I would just feel sad that I was not with my family. Such a pickle, the stress of creating a holiday memory or much…
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Menu Planning Time Savers for Busy Moms
Meal Planning Saves Money While I do not actually go to the grocery store in our family I do the menu planning and make the grocery list. Tons of marketing research and common wisdom shows that the more you plan your meals the more you save on your food budget. Check out this quick…
Easy Kid Friendly Gingerbread Houses
Easy Gingerbread houses that kids can do themselves are a great holiday party idea. This sturdy gingerbread house works for even the chunky toddler fingers–no baking required! These gingerbread houses use graham crackers right out of the box. All the fun is really in the decorating right? This lets you get to it right away…
How to Make Holiday Guests THINK you Spent All Day Cleaning
How to make holiday guests think you spent all day cleaning with out actually doing it. Here are six awesome ideas for quick holiday “tidy ups” that are simple to perform in an hour. Clean Builds on Clean For Holiday Guests We figured this out during the few short weeks before our wedding that we…
What Little Treasures From Your Children are You Keeping?
Children offer us little treasures almost daily, a picture, a kind word and sometimes a holy experience. Mary, the mother of Jesus comes to mind when these holy moments happen to me. Luke says that after the angel sang and shepherds admired the baby Jesus, that Mary, instead of being frustrated at all the intrusions…
Want a Happy Life? Answer These Three Questions.
Everyone wants a happy life. The question is how do you get there? I truly believe these are the three fundamental questions you must answer for a happy life. Life is not a chance; it is a gift. Rambling aimlessly through life rarely offers deep fulfillment or happiness. Thoughtful answers to these questions provide a…
Simplest Bread Recipe Ever
The simplest bread recipe ever comes from the man section of an old stained church cook book. In fact, this simple and cheap bread was listed right after cream pies under the “Man” section of the cookbook. It calls for 2 1/4 cups of any kind of liquid, water, milk or pot liquor. I have…
Triggers: How to Exchange Your Angry Reactions for Gentle Responses
Triggers are the little things that jump under your skin and cause reactions you did not intend. An explosion of anger when you only meant to correct your child gently can send you reeling. These reactions hurt you and your beloved child. You know how the teacher will appear when the student is ready. Well,…
How Over-Scheduled Are You? A Pop Quiz
Over-scheduling seems like part of the American lifestyle. As a first year middle schooler, my 11-year-old son has packed his schedule full of activities. A typical Wednesday starts early with 6 AM homework he was too tired to finish after he got home from soccer at 7 PM the night before. Then off he goes…
5 Get It Done Housekeeping Tips (Especially If You Work From Home )
I work from home and my house is spotless. Never gonna hear that from me. My greatest desire is to hire a housekeeper like Alice from the Brady Bunch. Alice even made dinner and took care of kid issues. Realistically, a house keeper who left behind a home cooked meal once a week would be…