Have you established a chore system for kids in your house? If not, you should consider it. Years ago I attended a Mother of Middle Schoolers meeting led by Marya, a fabulous gal slightly further down the parenting path than me. That morning I learned that I stood alone in the I-do-every-single-thing-for-my-kids camp. “When did
My sleep problem? I can fall asleep just fine. But if I wake up at 3 am, dang it! Because falling back to sleep in the middle of the night is near impossible for me, I consider it my #1 sleep problem. The one thing I refuse to do when this happens is look at
For years, I had no idea what was wrong with my mother. That she’d been diagnosed with a mental illness: manic-depression (Known today as Bipolar Disorder.). Ashamed of her condition, Mom told no one. My father stayed silent on the topic as well, not clueing my brothers and me in on her condition. No doubt
Are you still trying to figure out how the heck to make your curly hair happy? Or has the routine that used to work for your ringlets suddenly stopped producing acceptable results? If so, today’s post is for you: 10 tips to try if your curls are behaving badly. FYI, this is an update of
Last week I bought a new car for the first time since 1986. For decades I believed buying a new car was a really bad idea. Due to the tendency for a new vehicle’s value to drop 10% one month after you drive it home. But then a link in my Facebook feed began to
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your weight is maintain the current number. For some people that means not gaining weight. For others, the goal is not to lose weight. For the last few years of her life, my mother fell into the second category. Every time we saw her doctor, he begged Mom to
So you want your Facebook experience to be better. Awesome, in fact…. For starters, make sure your bio is up-to-date. To do this, Go to the “Intro” area beneath your Facebook profile picture. Update both areas: the “Intro” field and the list below it which includes where you live, where you work, where you went
In my latest reader survey (You can take the survey here!), and in person, a few ladies have recently asked for skincare suggestions. Just like last month’s final Friday post, this post will be a List Post with lots of helpful hints for you to try. For starters, please know, you are awesome. You are
by Kathleen Guire I love cleaning. I know. Not everyone does. I love order, organizing, and making things beautiful. Homemaking is an art that many in our culture have discarded. Perhaps we back down from beautifying our space because we don’t think it’s “beautiful enough.” The barrage of HGTV picture-perfect homes and Instagram design accounts
In last week’s blog post on time management, I barely got started taming time. That’s why in today’s post, I’m going to drill deeper on the subject so you can reclaim some margin in your life. Step 1: Track Your Time. First of all, to grab your life back from the typical time-sucks, you need
