Adventures in Mothering

Homemade Swiffer Duster Heads

One of these days, life is going to slow down long enough for me to get back to blogging all of the great things I want to share. . In the meanwhile, this was too good not to share with you. I shared how to make mock swiffer pads and other cleaning supplies in Put [...]

Enough

Lately, I’ve heard the word “enough” quite a few times, mostly in the form of questions. The question is usually phrased in one of a few different ways: But is that going to be enough? That’s not enough, is it? Sometimes, it’s even phrased as a statement: I don’t see how that’s going to be [...]

We cut almost $1000 from our monthly household budget!

Hi all. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Life has been pretty busy here at my house.We’ve been focusing, as a family, on saving even more money on our household budget, as expenses keep rising. If only pay rose too! In doing so, I sat down and wrote a brand new [...]

Changing Seasons

I love Autumn in Michigan, because the sights, smells, colors, and flavors are a refreshing treat after the heat of summer starts to wear on me. My dear husband prefers the hot weather. I prefer the cold. You have to love how opposites attract. Seasons in life change too. I started this website almost nine [...]

Learning to Enjoy the Curves in the Road

I recently heard someone say that how we deal with change and the curve balls life throws at us says more about our character than anything else does. I cringed, because I’m really bad at handling those changes and curve balls. I used to think I really, really had strong faith and that I would [...]

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Day 7: Eating Together

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on January 8, 2012 at 6:54 am {no comments}

In our family, we have tried to make eating together a priority. This has not always been easy to do, and we’ve struggled from time to time as we adjust to changing work schedules for my hubby. But, in general, we try to treat our family meal as a non-negotiable. There’s quite a bit of [...]

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Day Six: Thinking About Your Menu Visuals

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing, Projects by Kimberly on January 7, 2012 at 6:17 am {2 comments}

I recently joked on Facebook that I start every project by spending time at a free font website trying to decide on a font. I took almost 2 hours with one of my daughters, trying to find a font for our menu plan. (maybe should be a support group or 12 step program for people [...]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Vocabulary, Pilgrim’s Progress, Early Rising, and Defrocking the House

Filed under General News, Homeschooling by Kimberly on January 6, 2012 at 2:14 pm {one comment}

I learned a new word this week.New words are important around here, because we seem to be in perpetual SAT/ACT prep mode. We’re always trying to use big words in sentences to sound really smart. What new word did I learn, you might ask? Adelynn posted on Facebook that she “defrocked” her house. Not being [...]

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Day Five: Conveniencing Yourself

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on January 6, 2012 at 6:41 am {3 comments}

Yesterday in this series, we talked about checking our schedules when planning our menus, so that we don’t plan a labor-intensive meal on a day when we usually run errands. As wives and moms, managing our time is important. As much as I love to cook (and I really do), I also have come to [...]

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Day Four: Look at the Time!

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on January 5, 2012 at 6:20 am {no comments}

Time is a huge factor in preparing home-cooked meals and having a family meal time. If it weren’t so, there wouldn’t be much of a market for convenience foods or fast foods. Saving time and managing time when making home-cooked meals is a necessity. Our schedules and commitments should be considered when we start to [...]

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