Chore Chart Madness
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Our family started school yesterday, and for me that means one thing: time to get organized.
For the last few days, as we celebrated the end of summer and got our school supplies lined up, I kept thinking about what I wanted our weekly home rhythm to look like. This year, I decided to take a step back from what I’ve tried in the past, mostly because I’m finally realizing it doesn’t really work.
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Finding Baby Jesus at Home
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, July 25, 2011
Here’s a thought my sister shared on her blog that really spoke to me this week. In light of our conversations about finding time/making time/praying for time for prayer, I thought it might be helpful to some here as well.
Many of us moms have heard the phrase “your whole life is a prayer!” and some of us might even have begun to suspect that it’s a cop out.
Well, it sure can be, but I think these... READ MORE
Motherhood Is A Work in Progress
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Procrastinate enough and one of your blog-friends will post what you wanted to say, and say it better than you could have.
After posting about perceptions of stay-at-home moms, I promised a follow-up about women and work.
I still want to say a little more, but in the meanwhile, read this lovely post from Hallie Lord!
In a post I hope you’ll click over and read, she writes about how meaningful—and... READ MORE
Casual Fridays - The Best Bosses
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, March 04, 2011
In my working life, I’ve had occasion to be on both sides of the boss/subordinate equation a few times. In my very first “real” job, I actually played a very big part in having an ineffective supervisor disciplined and ultimately terminated. Looking back at my 23 year old self now, I realize that the steps I took then—which I was quite convicted about—now seem very rash and immature. But back then,... READ MORE
Casual Fridays - Positive and Negative Feedback
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, February 25, 2011
While on our recent trip, Greg and I asked for the bill after a meal at a little cantina and it was presented on the little digital tray-thingy you see pictured here. My husband declared me a “geek” when I grabbed my iPhone and took a photo of the tray-thingy…but I recognize a blog post in the making when I see one! The tray-thingy was in fact a high tech feedback system, asking us to provide an... READ MORE
Casual Fridays - Work/Service Connection
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, January 21, 2011
This week, on my weekly “tech” update for the Son Rise Morning Show, I shared about the latest Pew report on the “Social Side of the Internet”. The study gives a fascinating look at how Internet users, and in particular those active on social networking sites, are more likely to be involved in volunteer efforts and in service groups.
Thinking about and speaking about community service made me ponder... READ MORE
Christmas Storing
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, January 13, 2011
Now that we’re back into Ordinary Time, it’s confession time.
Here’s mine: although December 25th was almost three weeks ago, we STILL have Christmas presents sitting in boxes in our living room.
I know!
I’d love to claim the stress of pregnancy as the reason for my disorganization, but I can’t lie. It’s like this every year. In fact, before we had kids, we were even worse at putting away the gifts.... READ MORE
Casual Fridays - Change of Environment
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, January 07, 2011
One of my favorite things to do when I’m on the road as I am this week is to take a photo on my iPhone and share it on my Twitter and Facebook feeds with the caption “The view from my office today”. These documented moments remind me to thank my blessings for the fact that the work I do is so portable and so flexible.
For the past four months, as I was working on my new book, I spent countless... READ MORE
Home Spaces
Posted by Robyn Lee in Homemaking on Thursday, December 16, 2010
Recently I started working from home a few days a week.
It took me some time to adjust to working from home. I missed the daily buzz of working in an office, I missed the convenience of being able to work directly with the designers and most of all, I missed having the blessed sacrament right there in the office.
Working from home has its benefits, however. Since there is no one at my house during... READ MORE
Mark, Set, Go!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sometimes, I get overwhelmed. When piles of unopened mail stare at me from the counter, I start to ignore them. When my Inbox gets fuller each day, I quit paying attention. The longer I put things off, the longer I’m able to do just that.
One recent evening I just didn’t have the heart to get the paperwork in order, but it needed to be done. I decided I’d give myself a finite amount of time to tackle... READ MORE
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