Carpet-Saving Secrets

I am constantly saving other people’s carpets by introducing them to this AWESOME product!
Many professional cleaners are familiar with the Don Aslett cleaning supplies brand, but too few homeowners know about his great stuff because you can’t find it at Wal-Mart. Just another reason y’all need to get out and shop the little guy, people!
But seriously, [...]

Time to LOVE Housework!

Several months ago I wrote a post that shared my epiphany about Falling in Love With Housework.  Today, I realized that I forgot to include one very important aspect of daily life that will do more to help me love my homemaking tasks than any how-to or self-help book!
The missing element: God.  I learned this [...]

The Perfect Books for Summer Reading!

What a wonderful series of books I have discovered!  After a gruelling semester of full-time grad school and teaching children in my home school, my mother referred me to the enchanting Mitford book series as a great way to relax and enjoy the summer.  She was right!
I wish I could put into words the inspiring, even [...]

Great Freebies for Frugal Types

Special thanks to Monica at the Homespun Heart blog; her posting about freebies and rebate shopping really opened my eyes to the possibilities for saving if I just pay attention to my circulars!  Here it is:
Super Savings!

Organizing Time!

Check out these photos!  I spent some time organizing today and want to share what I did:
First, we have the kids’ game cupboard which has been a mess since holiday visitors and their children descended upon our home almost daily for a month . . . it was a disastrous mess with pieces, loose cards, [...]

How to Live the Simple Life

I am loving this!  Today I am learning to live the simple life from this amazing book that I just got: Living Simply: Choosing Less in a World of More, by Joanne Heim

I am so into reading this marvelous book that I simply can’t find time to post something interesting today!  Also because today is Working Mom Wednesday, [...]

Exposing My Addiction

I thought I could hide my addiction, but as you can see from these photos, I’m obviously addicted to books!  We have been T.V. Free for almost four years, and in that time I have been doing a lot of reading.  At birthdays, Christmas, and Mother’s Day, all I ever ask for are books! 
First, I [...]

On Using Time Wisely

Let’s talk about free time and how it is spent.  From my own informal polling, I have learned that most people spend it in front of the television, watching a movie, or reading a book if not out with friends to eat, drink, or see a production of some sort (stage, cinema, concert, etc.)
Philosopher Mortimer J. Adler often voiced [...]

The RIGHT way to use a calendar

If you have a bulletin board that looks like this, listen up!  My life got a whole lot easier after I learned the right way to use a planner/organizer.  Before, I used to write things in my planner, then forget to look in the planner, thus missing appointments, forgetting to return library books, and sending belated birthday cards [...]

The Dilemma of “Too Much Stuff” part 2

The best advice on de-cluttering and organizing one’s home can be found in Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life.  I want to quote an excerpt here, to prepare our minds for Christmas, which always brings an explosion of “Stuff” into our homes:

Organize with the zeal of [...]