Unsocial updates
All last week, I ran from thing to thing. These are the social media posts I drafted and redrafted in my head, and never shared.
Category: Life around home
Summer things that worked
Here is our philosophy of cleaning in the summer: As Little As Possible. So every year, about the time the kids go back to school, my whole house needs a good shake and a bath.
Two-week review
Sometimes my life spins more quickly than I can follow. Here are some snapshots from the past two weeks. We spent a precious weekend with our second son on his home visit. He said that when I took him back to camp, he wanted to show me Eagle’s Point, so we packed a lunch and […]
Simple chore lists for little people
To make the chart, we drew a simple table in Microsoft Word, and inserted icons to match. Kids like picking the icons that match up with their chores.
From The Dock: Preventing the summer slide
Researchers, educators, and parents are becoming increasingly concerned about what they call the “summer slide,” and they’re not talking about the local water park.
The Rules
I think of this when the moms-who-are-done-with-the-busy-stage look back and sigh, and say, “I wish I had let the housekeeping go. Just enjoy them…”
Snippets
I’ve been sharing my words in other ways this month. Here are some sneaky snippets.
List of gratefuls
Each fall to date, my schedule and stress level have turned a gentle corner together into greater peace. Here are things I’m grateful for…
Shari’s Amazing Household Hacks!
I love shortcuts around the house, little tricks for making housekeeping work. My ideas today are simple and efficient.
On the evolution of species
And next will be – a walrus! a blue whale! an entire menagerie!