I feel I should explain, that while I am very excited to share this series with you and do feel bad for leaving you hanging so long between posts, my post last week was very convicting to ME, resulting in some re-shifting of my time. Fact is, a few things come before blogging in my…
Continue Reading“Me First!” and Other Secrets to a Well Ordered Binder
When setting up my home management binder, I started with defining and prioritizing my roles. These eventually became the titles of each section in my binder. A binder that’s organize by roles doubles as a constant reminder of our priorities. What are your roles? Your roles are what is required of you as an individual…
Continue ReadingMy New Best Friend {A Home Management Binder}
From my latest posts you may have figured out that a home management binder is my new best friend. Today I’m gonna walk you through building your own. photo source I know what you’re saying. I said the same things when I first heard about home management notebooks. “I have to build something? I don’t…
Continue ReadingMy Personal Cinderalla, Please!
The year I had my third child was the year I began dreaming the same dream over and over: I wanted a hired hand. The children outnumbered the adults and the number of arms I had. The laundry was a living thing, threatening and growing. What to feed all these little animals was a constant…
Continue ReadingIn Which We Confess Our Mess and Vow to Be Good
Notes from things I forgot to say…the beauty of my home management notebook is that I now can actually see where I will have time to tackle this Mt. Everest of organizational challenges. My notebook has been the final tool that has helped me be productive AND find rest in my schedule! And for me,…
Continue ReadingSpinning the Island Outside of Its Box
Last week I turned my island around. You know the one in my kitchen, with the giant butcher block on top? It had been that way since it arrived in my kitchen – in fact, I’d decided how the island would stand ever before we bought the house. Moving it seemed like a weird idea……
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