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Get Your Act Together with More Free Planner Pages

September 1, 2010

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I laughed when a reader commented about my OCD tendencies. She was speaking in reference [...]

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Back to School Inspiration from Around the Web

August 26, 2010

In case, you don’t go surfing where I do, check out these posts to help your Back to School season go well:

8 Back to School Breakfast Ideas and Recipes – delicious inspiration from Simple Bites.
The Secret to Success: Teach Your Children to Fish – wisdom from FiveJs.
Our Homeschool – a large family perspective on homeschooling [...]

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Clean & Disinfect Your Tile Countertops

August 21, 2010

Got tile? Yeah, me, too. Tiled kitchen counters are the bane of my existence. Well, no, mice are.
But, tile counters rank really high on my list of Things I’d Rather Live Without. But, they are also one of the most popular kitchen surfaces in Southern California. So, if you can’t live without them, learn how [...]

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Get Your Household Notebook Going!

August 19, 2010

Have you got a household notebook? It’s one of the systems I use to help me stay organized. Today I’m sharing over at Organizing Junkie how to make a household notebook that works for you.

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How Often Should You Vacuum?

August 16, 2010

The house we live in had brand new carpet when we moved in. What a treat! So, we’ve tried hard to take good care of it. Well, as best as one can when you live in a busy household of eight people, six of them active children.
Daily Vacuuming
This summer I wanted to instill some better [...]

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Thinking Ahead to a Holiday Wardrobe

July 31, 2010

I confess, I am no fashionista. My sister, Jamie, has always been the one with style, while I have been the one with the frump. I am probably the last person who should be writing about wardrobes.
That said, I like to know that my family has nice clothes for special occasions. I like to have [...]

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Our (Little) Garden

July 10, 2010

Many moons ago we lived in the country on two acres on the Central Coast of California. I won’t get too nostalgic except to say that we had quite the large vegetable garden each summer. And, truth be told, while I don’t miss gravel roads, well water, and septic tanks, I do miss that garden.
It’s [...]

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Freezer Cooking Plan for July

July 8, 2010

As you may know, freezer cooking has become a way of life for me. I started the practice of “once-a-month cooking” when I was pregnant with FishBoy13. And over the last thirteen years it has served our family well. I didn’t always do 30 meals every time, but having meals in the freezer has always [...]

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