“Living life on purpose.” “Intentional living.” “Living a purpose-driven life.” These are phrases that have gained a lot of momentum in the last decade or so. Depending on your personality, the principles behind them can either bring a lot of freedom or a sense of dread. For me, the idea of being intentional has recently been [...]
The Overwhelmed Homemaker: 3 Solutions To Simplify Your Life
March 22, 2012 By
As homemakers, wives and mothers, we have many tasks (and people) that are vying for our attention. However, filling our plates too full can lead to burnout, a bad attitude, and feelings of overwhelming discouragement. Does this sound familiar? I know I can raise my hand in agreement on some days. If this describes you, [...]
The Art of Homemaking: Keeping a Cleaning Schedule
March 5, 2012 By
The beauty of a home is order. Spring arrives this month bringing with it a desire to open the windows to let in the sweet smell of the wind, and to prepare our homes to get a fresh cleaning. Do not let yourself be OVERWHELMED by the daunting task of “Spring Cleaning” your entire home. Maybe [...]
Menu Plan Rotation – Putting It All Together
March 5, 2012 By
We are now on the final step of the Menu Plan Rotation System. By now you should have the following: a good idea of your family’s weekly schedule and your time constraints/limitations/abilities for planning and preparing meals list of meals you regularly eat, family favourites, new recipes to try menu plan board, monthly spreadsheet or printable you [...]
Preparing Your Pantry, Fridge and Freezer for Meal Planning
March 1, 2012 By
If you are just joining us, we have talked about the following: benefits of a meal plan rotation, how and what recipes to collect for planning, logistics of your weekly schedule, making a rea listic schedule, and setting up a visible menu plan/ planning station. It is now time to move on to a little [...]
Preparing Your Meal Plan Rotation System – Part 2 of 4
February 26, 2012 By
Last time, we talked about the benefits of having a Meal Plan Rotation system for your family. In case you missed it or need to be reminded of them, make sure you check the post out here: What is A Meal Rotation System. Today, we are going to tackle the background and pre- planning you [...]
What Is A Meal Plan Rotation? A 4-Part Series
February 25, 2012 By
Meal planning. We all know what it is. We have all heard how beneficial it is to have a meal plan in place for each week/month. Certainly, we will save a lot of money at the grocery store, if we started planning our meals, instead of shopping on a whim and over-purchasing. Yet, we still [...]
Homemaker’s Challenge: How to Gain Financial Control
February 24, 2012 By
As a homemaker, it can be daunting to see the money come in and then quickly go out. As an accountant, I would like to say I am perfect at tracking the ins and outs, but the reality is, I am busy and don’t always do this – just like you. Should this change? Absolutely. [...]
Snow Day Actitivies for Your Kids
February 17, 2012 By
Snow day—are there two words more magical and terrifying, at the same time? Probably. But if you’re a mom of school-aged kids, you know exactly what I mean. Snow day–Go ahead. Admit it. There is a little bit of terror in the deep well of your heart when you hear those words. Right? On the [...]
The One-Word Resolution
January 31, 2012 By
I love, and I mean L.O.V.E. a fresh start. One of my all-time favorite Scriptures is Lamentations 3:23, “Great is Your faithfulness; Your mercies are new every morning.” My eyes are always open for a fresh start- the morning after a difficult day, Mondays, the first of the month, the first day of a new [...]
