I’ve been so busy working on my 31 Days to a Happier Home series that I completely forgot to post the Visiting Teaching Printable for this month! Well, we still have 3/4 of the month left, so hopefully it isn’t too late. This month’s Visiting Teaching message is Divine Attributes of Jesus Christ: Filled With…
I’ve written before about our budget, but what I did not write about is how we totally and completely fell off of the budgeting bandwagon last year. Life got crazy and stressful, and we slowly stopped entering in our expenditures and balancing the checkbook. We slowly stopped having budget planning meetings. We slowly stopped being…
The other morning my youngest daughter was having an emotional meltdown before school. In fact, I could probably write that sentence on any given day because on most mornings she has an emotional meltdown before school. Usually it’s because she is feeling rushed (the bus comes awfully early), and she doesn’t like her parents nagging…
I got home from work today absolutely exhausted. While I’m having more and more good days, there are still plenty of bad ones, and today was one of the bad ones. As soon as I got home, I went straight to bed, hoping to magically find some energy for mothering my children once they hopped…
A few years ago my husband and I felt more like roommates than we did husband and wife. He was going through a particularly stressful time at work and I was at the height of my busy-ness working two jobs, serving on two boards, and trying to keep my head above water with the kids…
Are you looking for a chore system that actually works? Here’s the secret to finding the perfect chore system for your family—and it isn’t what you think. Ever since my oldest daughter was old enough to do a few small chores I have been looking for the perfect chore system. We started with pictures of…
As a parent, do you often find yourself saying “no” to your kids’ requests? Here’s why you should turn that around and say “yes” as much as you can. “Mom! Can I invite Elizabeth over?”“Mom! Can I make myself a snack?”“Mom! Can I watch a movie on Netflix?”“Mom! Can you please buy me new shoes?”“Mom!…
It is essential for a busy family to use a family calendar. These 4 tips will help you set up a family calendar that helps your household run more smoothly My kids are super busy. It is not uncommon for all three of them to have to be somewhere completely different at the exact same…
I’ve been thinking an awful lot lately about how I can make my home happier. Not that it’s necessarily unhappy, it’s just that it could be happier. Little things like idleness (ahem, electronics), snapping at each other, disobedience, and not enough time spent together as a family make us all a little grumpy. And you…
I love football season. And this fall I’m loving it more than usual because, guess what? We, who have prided ourselves in never paying for cable in our 16 years of marriage, finally got cable. I suppose it was inevitable. Sixteen years is a lot of years to go without being able to watch football…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. Sending my girls back to school each year is always bittersweet for me. Watching them…
Are you ready for your kids to pack their own lunches for school? This free printable will help them to pack healthy lunches that have every food group included. I want my kids to be self reliant. I try hard to give them as many ways to be independent as possible so that they are…