household responsibilities

Using Technology to Teach Homemaking Skills

Technology can often be seen as the very antithesis of traditional homemaking. It can be easy to let technology take over our lives, as we may spend too much time on something like social media and then have to rush around at 6 pm trying to throw together a quick dinner. Not only does this [...]

Home-Ec 101 in the Comfort of Your Own Home

I’ve been pretty open about my prior complete lack of domestic skills, and the fact that it’s an area that I’ve really been trying to grow in over the last few years.  Given this, I was thrilled to be given the chance to review the book Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living by Heather Solos.  [...]

10 Things I’d Like to Do in 2011

This isn’t so much a resolutions post as a 2011 wish list, let’s say.  Mind you, this is a wish list with items that I actually have some control over (things that my actions could actually make them happen).  So, 2011, if I could write a wish list for what I want from you, here [...]

The 2011 Motivated Moms Planner and App are Available

I have spoken before about really enjoying the Motivated Moms planner.  I have to admit – I don’t always keep up with it, but I try.  Even when I’m not using it, I love the concept of this household management planner. I was thrilled, however, to find out that this year, Motivated Moms is available [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: The Cooking School Edition

I have to admit that as much as I would like to be a very creative homeschooler, I fear that I am not. I read blogs of those that constantly have projects all around the house and amazing things to post, and again – I do not.  We do some fun things, but we also [...]

Believe It or Not – I’m Going to Try Coupons

This month, I’m going to try to start using coupons. Who knows how it will come out, but for our November fiscal month (which doesn’t run from the 1st to the 30th, due to when Eric gets paid), I’m going to make a real effort to use coupons to help our grocery budget. I have [...]

10 Things I’d Like to Change About The Way I Live

I have been trying to come up with what ten things to write up for Top Ten Tuesday, and was drawing a blank.  And, then, almost without any thought, I just typed the title of this post into the subject line.  As soon as I wrote it, I thought, “Where did that just come from.”  [...]

Homemaking for Boys?

A couple of months ago, I was reading on a site about the importance of teaching our daughters homemaking skills.  I am certainly proof of the need for that.  There was then a question for readers asking what they were doing to encourage their daughter’s homemaking skills. I couldn’t help but answer in this way: [...]

Will You Still Love Me If I’m Not Mary Poppins?

One of my favorite scenes in Mary Poppins is when she has just met the Banks children, and she measures them with a tape measure which is printed with attributes about them right at their heights.  When Mary Poppins is then measured, the tape measure reads, “Practically Perfect in Every Way.” I’m here to say [...]

Ten Things I Want to Do This Summer

I am excited to participate in Oh Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday again this week.  Apparently once I talked about what I needed to talk about, I just can’t stop talking now. We finished out last day of school on Friday, and I’m looking toward what I plan to get done this summer. 1. Come up [...]

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