Getting It Clean?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, February 24, 2011
Since my husband and I became parents, our evening routine has gone like this: put the kid(s) to bed, tackle tidying the house, then finally - when things are back in order - relax until it’s time for bed.
There have been a handful of nights when we’ve skipped the tidying, but we’ve always regretted it. It helps immensely to start the next day with a living room that is cleared of toys, with a kitchen... READ MORE
Worth Having Around
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I was tidying Isabel’s nursery today and realized, as I added books to her second book basket, that I have a weakness for books. I am practical about things and stuff and I can get rid of just about any other item around this house. But when it comes time to purge, rarely can I justify ditching a book.
(I sort of feel this way about shoes, too, but somehow I can rally and get rid of them here and there.)
What about you. How would you finish the following statement: You can never have too many ____________?
Picking It Up
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, February 25, 2010
In today’s podcast, I mentioned that I’m trying a suggestion from Lisa’s new book The Handbook for Catholic Moms: keeping my house fairly tidy during the day.
Bryan and I work together to make sure that our house is orderly before we go to bed every night, and I also attempt to have the place decently tidy when he gets home from work. But putting extra effort into keeping the house in order during... READ MORE
Random Gets the Job Done
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thanks to Sr. Patricia, I think the Dr. Wicked writing tool is going to become a new friend of mine. I’ve spent too much time staring at blank documents, waiting for the words to come, when I know well enough that the only way to produce them is to jump right in.
It works with housework, too!
Before I had kids, I used to attack my chores systematically. But after my daughter’s arrival I learned... READ MORE
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