Stumbled across this neat little quiz today… Have at it! 😉
Afraid to look in your closet? If so, you may have a condition known as “packratitis”—a problem causing people to collect miscellaneous items and have trouble getting rid of them. Find out just how bad your packratitis is… take the quiz below and get your diagnosis!
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Here’s a mending must-have: A simple business-card organizer (from an office-supply store) that keeps all the fixings for your clothes in one place. Label and tuck your spare buttons, thread samples, cloth tags, and even those scratchy fabric-care labels you snip off garments (or pillows and blankets) into the compartments. It will be a snap to find them later. |
Yay! Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been revamping the downloads section of this site, and now it’s ready for you! So, welcome to the first edition of a new regular [ real neat ] series that will feature a handy-dandy printable download each week. Enjoy!
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This modern family chore chart has fillable form fields so you can list the chores that are most appropriate for your child. Use this customizable list to help you and your kids keep track of how they contribute to your family! |
Note : If you have a favorite checklist or chart or article that you’d like to see included, please let me know! I’d love to feature your favorites! [ FYI : Quality design is a must! ]
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Check out this month’s newsletter…
· feature: spring organizing
· extras: blog highlights, organizing parties, downloads
· bonus: [ real neat ] ideas : 35 home organizing tips
Unfortunately, it’s quite commonplace to begin to feel totally trapped in the day-to-day mind-numbing monotony that’s also known as motherhood. Nursing, changing diapers, warming bottles, bathing, doing laundry, picking up toys, making dinner, emptying the dishwasher, helping with homework, shopping for groceries, etc., etc., etc. But, it’s extremely important that we not lose sight of our true purpose… raising grounded, well-rounded, healthy children.
As important as it may be to complete your to-do list each day, it is absolutely imperative that you spend most of your time and energy on your children. They must be your primary focus. Goal number one. And, yes, this means that your laundry may pile up and you may be tripping over toys, but your children won’t remember whether or not they wore clean clothes every day… they will remember that you sat down on the floor with them and played cars.
That being said, you do need to find a way to maintain your household while you instill strong Christian values in your children, and here’s how…
