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
Every Good Thing
I’m thinking about the new year. I’m wondering what will befall me, what challenges I’ll face, and what changes will reshape my world. It is always like that for me as the tinsel of Christmas fads and the weight of improvement hangs heavy on my... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Dec 20th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Have You Seen My New Year’s Resolution?
I always get a bit lost by the second week of January. The firm resolutions which I had settled on seem to be slipping away and I wake up the same old person as before with less and less desire to keep to the commitments which I so recently ... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments
. Its Time to Put Last Year Away
When it’s the third week in January, if you’re like me, you have finally gotten your Christmas tree and decorations put away, you have settled into a semi-normal routine for the new year, and yet you feel unsettled about having completely... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments
. The Annual Report
Even if you don’t keep a journal, the concept of the Annual Report will capture the events of the previous year into a permanent record and can become a tradition that will alleviate stress because you don’t write in your journal regularly. It... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 17th, 2010 | 0 comments
. New Year’s Resolutions
Sometimes people ask me about New Year’s Resolutions. I am all for them, but I think they fail, not because we aren’t serious about changing, but because we try to make resolutions and begin to keep them in the midst of holiday stress, illness, and... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 5th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Make a List for Next Year, Then Relax
I hate to discourage you, but for the most part there is little time during the “holiday” weeks to keep working on any “non-seasonal” outstanding projects. There will simply not be time nor energy to focus, let alone have much... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 5th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Put Your Life Away & Enjoy the Holidays
My friends, today we are talking about handling the second week of December in such a way that you, too, can enjoy the holidays. I like to use this phrase: “It is my week to put my regular life away so that I can enjoy the... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 4th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Make Your Company Comfortable
If you are expecting company this week, may I offer a bit of hard-learned advice? Get ready now to make their stay a pleasant and more “uneventful” one. First, put up or away anything and everything that is of great value to you! I come... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments
