31 Days to a Happier Home Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/31-days-to-a-happier-home/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:19:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png 31 Days to a Happier Home Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/31-days-to-a-happier-home/ 32 32 Happy Halloween from a Happier Home https://www.overstuffedlife.com/happy-halloween-from-happier-home/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/happy-halloween-from-happier-home/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2015 01:54:00 +0000 The one issue with the October 31 Days challenge is that it ends on Halloween day, which is usually a little too busy to find time to do a really great post. But luckily, Halloween is the last day of the challenge, so it’s a perfect time to give an accounting of how things went....

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/the-secret-to-calmer-mornings/feed/ 0 Build a Better Relationship With Your Kids by Being Pen-Pals! {free printable} https://www.overstuffedlife.com/build-better-relationship-with-your/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/build-better-relationship-with-your/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 02:59:00 +0000 Learn more about your child and strengthen your relationship together with a Pen Pal journal As a busy mom, I sometimes feel I don’t have enough time to really talk to my kids. And sometimes, when I try to talk to them, I am met with girls who don’t actually want to talk to me....

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/build-better-relationship-with-your/feed/ 0 I Want My Children to Be Best Friends https://www.overstuffedlife.com/i-want-my-children-to-be-best-friends/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/i-want-my-children-to-be-best-friends/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:49:00 +0000 Some days, I worry that my children are never going to get along. So much bickering. So much unwillingness to share. So much eye-rolling. And so much more bickering. But then I remember that my brothers and bickered and refused to share and rolled our eyes and bickered some more. All the time. My poor...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/i-want-my-children-to-be-best-friends/feed/ 0 Showing Up For Your Kids Matters—A Lot! https://www.overstuffedlife.com/showing-up-for-your-kids-mattersa-lot/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/showing-up-for-your-kids-mattersa-lot/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2015 02:22:00 +0000 When my middle daughter was in the first grade, she got the lead part in her class Thanksgiving play. She was SO excited! They performed it during the school day at the local retirement home, and I couldn’t wait to see her. The morning of the play, I remembered. I reminded my husband about it....

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/showing-up-for-your-kids-mattersa-lot/feed/ 0 5 Ways to Teach Your Children to Pray Always https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-pray/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-pray/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:11:00 +0000 One of the most important keys to having a happy home is making it a house of prayer. It’s good for children to learn at a young age how important it is to include the Lord in our lives and to rely on Him for strength and for guidance. I want their first thought to...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-pray/feed/ 0 The Golden Rule Applies to Moms, Too https://www.overstuffedlife.com/the-golden-rule-applies-to-moms/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/the-golden-rule-applies-to-moms/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2015 00:40:00 +0000 The other day while I was sitting in the store waiting for my prescription to be filled I noticed a little boy goofing off. The things he was doing were totally age appropriate, but his mom was clearly annoyed with him. And then she snapped. She yelled at him to stop, using a word that...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-getting-rid-of-clutter-makes/feed/ 0 8 Tips for Holding an Effective Family Council https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-hold-a-family-council-meeting/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-hold-a-family-council-meeting/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:51:00 +0000 Family meetings are important for scheduling, goal-setting, and family unity (Like my planner? Me too! You can get one here: Mom on the Go Planner.) Keeping track of a family’s schedule is difficult, but even harder is staying on top of the coordination of a family schedule. And it’s not just the schedule, either. It’s...

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