Dust Pans: Product Review 016
Courtesy of Quickie.com I’ve been searching for the best dust pan for years. I’ve come to realize it doesn’t exist, at least not in my price range. However, I have had some success in finding something I’m happy with. I checked Walmart,... read more
Posted by Stephanie Kelley on Mar 30th, 2012 | 0 comments
Motivated Moms: Product Review 015
Along with shuffling around my children’s chores, January has also been a great time to shuffle around my own. I admit that my house could be cleaner, I just lack the motivation. Probably the only time my house was up to par for cleanliness was the... read more
Posted by Stephanie Kelley on Jan 29th, 2012 | 0 comments
Chore Charts–Product Review 014
This time of year I’m thinking about what worked last year and what we might need to change for next year. One thing that needs updating is my kids’ chore chart. As I look around the house, I’m seeing all kinds of things that my kids could... read more
Posted by Stephanie Kelley on Jan 6th, 2012 | 0 comments
Shed and Share
It is the holiday season. For the adults, it is often a time of rushing, worrying, and hoping that somehow you can make it a better Christmas than ever before for your families. And a better Christmas it will be if you teach those you nurture how to... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Dec 30th, 2011 | 0 comments
Twelve Months of 2012
Although it is the first week of November, its time to begin “background planning” for next year. By this doing, the structure of the next year, its nuances and undulations, will be in your mind as you make initial plans for this year’s holidays,... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Dec 30th, 2011 | 0 comments
Doing the Best We Can
I would like to propose that one of the life’s laws is that we are consistently in need of doing that we don’t know how to do and are expected to make some success of it, too. In my own experience, this has proven true in many season of my... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Dec 30th, 2011 | 0 comments
Can Organizers–Product Review 013
For this review I got to try out a product that I’d never seen before: cardboard can organizers. If you are not familiar with can organizers, they are meant to store and rotate cans for food storage. By loading cans at the top, and removing from... read more
Posted by Stephanie Kelley on Nov 14th, 2011 | 0 comments
Halloween Hangover
How do you avoid the seemingly inevitable Halloween hangover?How do you have good, clean fun this Halloween and still have energy for November and December? Well, it’s time to start right and take control. Sit down today and list what each... read more
Posted by Annie Smith on Oct 24th, 2011 | 0 comments
Window Cleaner
Dirty windows? One of my students shared with me this wonderful formula for effortless window washing: 1/2 bottle “jet dry” 4 Tbs. rubbing alcohol 1/4 cup ammonia 1 handful powdered dish-washer detergent or equivalent of liquid gel ... read more
Posted by Annie Smith on Sep 21st, 2011 | 0 comments
Honesty: I Have Set an Example for You
I remember the first time I was deceptive. The pre-school kids in our family had been told to take naps and while I joined the others on the beds of our mutual bedroom, I didn’t fall asleep. One of my parents came to check on us and because I had... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Sep 14th, 2011 | 0 comments
