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Is getting organized on your list of to-dos for the new year? Need a hand? Enjoy these free or nearly free tools for getting organized in the new year. But…before you start going download crazy, heed this caution. Do not overwhelm yourself with the process of preparing to organize, such that you never actually do it. (Says experience.) Don’t overclutter your life with “helpful” tools….
Today we welcome novelist and homeschooler Suzanne Hartmann as she shares about balancing the often overwhelming demands of life. Homeschooling and writing a book are both time-consuming activities. Yet that’s what God has called me to do. I’ve questioned Him over and over, but He leads me to the same conclusion every time. Why would He ask me to add a second all-consuming project to…
There are many ways to make a to-do list to help manage the array of duties involved in the homemaker’s average day. I have tried and failed at a huge number of them. I am therefore highly qualified—no, over-qualified—to expound on how not to make a to-do list. How Not to Make a To-do List First Path to Failure: Confusing your to-do list with your…
If you made your list in “How to Make a To-Do List, part 1,” chances are you are wondering what on earth is different about this to-do list compared to any other list you’ve made in the past. Let me enlighten you. First, you narrowed your expectations and therefore your to-do list down to the essentials. Second, you prioritized, putting the must-dos at the top….
You read right. This series of posts is about how to make a to-do list. Come on, Simple Homemaker. We’re not in kindergarten! I know, my friends. You’re not in kindergarten. You don’t have anybody telling you when it’s time to listen to a story and when you have to put your blocks away. Dinner doesn’t get made while you nap and nobody washes your…
This week we’re discussing how to make to-do lists. How about some life advice from one of America’s literary greats to kick things off! Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. ~ Mark Twain Yup. Ick. The logic behind the raw amphibian cuisine is that if you do the absolute worst…
Clear: to remove (people or objects); to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty. Queue: a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something. Bear with me as I share what will at first seem a completely pointless glimpse into my life. Some time ago we subscribed to Netflix. Through Netflix we could stream videos to watch instantly. We could also add shows to our…
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