I once heard an organization and productivity expert say that before she starts her work for the day, she first makes sure that her machines and systems are running.  Brilliant, isn’t it?  It made me think about what kinds of things I could have doing […]

Throughout most of my time as a mother, laundry has always loomed in the background of my life.  I dreaded gathering it from four corners of the house.  I procrastinated sorting it. As for folding and putting it away, I chased the ever-elusive mirage of […]

While you’re doing your homeschool planning this year, may I recommend putting a dinner plan in there?  Whatever style of homeschool you do, one thing is for sure: you will be feeding people all the day long.  Let’s not pretend that food isn’t a significant […]