Remember you get to choose how you spend the holiday season. Where will you focus your heart and your efforts? What can you eliminate this holiday season? As you know, here at Life as Mom we are all about NOT doing things you don’t want or need to do. All too often people, especially women,…
Want to enjoy the holiday and have it feel special without being tied to the kitchen and missing out on the fun. Here’s how to make that happen. If you’re the main meal planner/grocery shopper/food prepper in the home, chances are good that this is even more the case during the holiday season when it…
Sharing bathrooms in a big family can be tricky business. You’ve seen the movies! Here’s how we’re making it work for us. Sharing a bathroom is a good problem to have in a world where some still don’t have clean running water. Here’s our solution for sharing bathrooms in a big family. When we first…
It can be hard to get into the groove of doing something you know you need to do, especially when you’re not in the mood. How do you get yourself motivated? Habit stacking at home can help! The list can vary from day to day, but for me, the things that need doing can include:…
Don’t let the title fool you! Edith Schaeffer’s The Hidden Art of Homemaking is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to add beauty to his or her life. Here are some important take-aways. There are homemaking books about “making a home” and there are homemaking books about cleaning and organizing. This is the former. I’ve…
With the new school year comes a chance at a fresh start. Let’s get set up for success! Try these tried and true tips for organizing for back to school. Heading back to school can feel like a roller coaster ride with all the emotional highs and lows, not to mention the tech issues and lost…
Sunday Dinner is an old tradition that our family is bringing back. Here are the steps I take each week to prepare a special Sunday Dinner for my family as well as 20 Sunday Dinner recipes that are sure to become favorites at your table. Often times the old ways are the best ways. I…
Is homemaking a necessary accomplishment? Does it have space in the life of the modern woman? One of my favorite sets of books is written by Louisa May Alcott. Eight Cousins and its sequel, Rose in Bloom, are sweeter and more romantic, I think, than the Little Women trilogy. In Eight Cousins, a young heiress…