Looking for more ways to streamline your life? You can simplify and maximize the enjoyment you take from your home and family time. I love the title of a Calvin and Hobbes book, The days are just packed! Ain’t that the truth?! Between 6:11 am (about when FishBaby awakes) and 11:39 pm (about when I…
There’s no better time to streamline your life, simplify, and put systems in place to help you enjoy your home and family more. Do it now! The life as MOM can be a veritable labyrinth of twists and turns. You never know what lies around that bend in the track. Could be a smooth ride…
Patty-cake, patty-cake, baker’s man. Bake my own birthday cake? Well, yes, because I can. Here’s why I don’t mind baking my own cake. Yesterday I was 36. But, today I’m not. Yes, it’s my birthday. And this morning I baked me a cake. Some people think this is odd that I would make my own…
It’s birthday time around the FishHouse. We celebrate four birthdays in three weeks’ time which means lots of cake! But, remember? They like cake better than pie around here. So, it’s all good. My Littlest Man had originally requested a Pokemon cake. Then in the final hour he changed his mind and asked for a…
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This past week our family ventured into the world of theme parks. While our oldest is almost twelve years old, we had been waiting for the “right” time. In different seasons “the right time” has been defined as when we lived close to one we wanted to visit. when the kids were old enough to…
Find yourself in a mess you need to dig yourself out of? Here’s how to streamline your life! This is what my life feels like somedays. Messy and disorganized. Like the breakfast dishes that could have been rinsed and put in the dishwasher right away, but weren’t, things can start to pile up. There’s goo…
Follow these ways to streamline your life so things will be easier, more fun, more productive. Use your time wisely so you can enjoy your life more! Ever feel like you’re riding a really slow horse in a long line of really slow horses? Life can be like that. You have places to go, people…
My grandmother, referred to most as “Gramma John,” raised eight children during the 40s and 50s, all the while running a farm and managing a household. She was widowed when the oldest was 16, giving her a crash course in what it is to live within your means. One of her “claims to fame” was…
This is my son. This is my son high on books. Yes, our kids love to read. It is such a blessing. I remember not too long ago when my eldest and I would cry – both of us – over the process of learning to read. Not so anymore. The last two have practically…