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Creating Space

October 11, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

So, if you remember from my Wrapping up the Week post of last week, I moved my laptop from the kitchen. I needed another little space to keep my computer as well as a few other things. I wanted to create a little space for myself. That seems to be our theme around here lately […]

Family Closet

September 29, 2010 by Jen 2 Comments

I mentioned in my last Wrapping up the Week post that I was working on a major reorganizing and de-cluttering project. The project was inspired by this post at Starry Sky Ranch. I had never heard of the the family closet concept until my sister forwarded that blog post to me. It was life changing!…well […]

Christmas Notebook

August 10, 2010 by Jen 1 Comment

Here is my Advent/Christmas notebook. As I mentioned it is very simple and basic, but it works. Each year I add or modify it a bit to better fit what we need. First, I have a list of the gifts we gave last year as well as all the receipts. I will move this […]

New Chores and Upcoming Plans

March 12, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

I have been diligently working on new homekeeping routines this week (ok, not really). Actually yesterday my sister and I took the kids to the zoo. The temperature reached almost 60 degrees. We haven’t seen 60 degrees around here since October or November – it was time for a field trip! I did manage […]

Upcoming Plans

March 5, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

We are taking an at home spring break next week. I need to work on new homekeeping routines. A couple of kids need a little more responsibility and a few need to learn new chores. I am hoping to get new routines in place so that when pre-school is finished (11 weeks, but who is […]

De-cluttering Continued….

March 4, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

Last weekend I managed to take a bit of time to work on our bedroom closet. Bob was out of town so I didn’t get as much accomplished as I would have liked. I had lots of “helpers” that really weren’t much help! In fact, Bob didn’t even notice the newly reorganized space. Even though […]

Fireproof DVD Give Away

February 25, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

In an effort to keep up with my Lenten de-cluttering, I have an extra copy of the movie Fireproof that I would like to give it away. The movie has never been used and is still in the plastic wrap. If you are interested, please leave a comment and the kids and I will […]

Giving up Clutter for Lent…

February 22, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

There has been a lot of on-line discussion about 40 Bags in 40 Days. Lent is a good time to clean things up both literally and spiritually. I wasn’t necessarily interested in getting rid of a certain number of bags, but we definitely had some areas that needed some attention. Bob and I came up […]

Daily Routine

February 8, 2010 by Jen Leave a Comment

While we were researching the option of home education for our family, I was always curious about what a “typical” day looked like. Even after almost four years of home education, I am still curious about how other moms manage their day. It is almost always a topic that comes up when you get a […]

Laundry

January 30, 2010 by Jen 2 Comments

Every mom’s favorite laundry basket picture……..empty!! This is how these baskets are supposed to look every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon. At least for a few minutes, until they rather rapidly fill back up again. And, no, no pictures of how they look on Sunday night! I am not even sure you can see […]