Copperswife

Month: January 2014

  • There’s An App For That – Why I Use Evernote For Almost Everything

    Most of us have computers or smartphones that use apps. We have an app for our grocery list, an app for our recipes, an app to keep track of our yarn or fabric stash, an app for menu planning, an app for homeschool planning, and app for this and an app for that. Too many […]

  • Winter Solstice – Perfect Fireside Reading

    Last summer, it was all about the books that I could take to the ballpark with me. The summer before that, it was beach reading. I’ve never been one to think much about a book in light of it being just right for reading by the fire in the midst of winter, but I’ve just […]

  • Still Cooking My Way Through America’s Test Kitchen

    I’ve really been enjoying the recipes, and learning a few new things from The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. This will probably be the last week that I cook so many new things from the cookbook, but I really wanted to give it a good workout and then be able to write an honest review […]

  • Resolutions, Goals, And Grace

    It’s hard to look back over our accomplishments, or lack thereof, for the past year with an objective eye. We are either very pleased with what we see, or we feel dismayed. Whatever 2013 brought your way, I hope, as you look back over the year and weigh what you’d hoped would happen, and against […]

  • Some Plans For The Year Ahead

    I mentioned yesterday  that I’d realigned my personal schedule (it’s more of a flow chart, really), to better reflect my personal priorities. As I looked back over the months that were 2013, I realized that I had not read nearly as much as I would have liked, and the time that I was able to […]

  • Remembering Priorities

    I learned long ago that things fall apart pretty quickly when we allow our priorities to get out of whack. Almost thirty years ago, I attended a class for moms where priorities were the key teaching point. It didn’t sink in right away, but oh, how I have learned the wisdom of that teaching now. […]

  • Great Help For The Mama Of Preschoolers

    Homeschooling is hard work, but if you have a preschooler (or two or three) in the mix, your homeschool day can be downright chaotic. Enter Kendra Fletcher’s e-book,  Preschoolers and Peace – Homeschooling Older Kids With Success While Loving the Little Ones at Your Feet.   Whether you’re homeschooling a small family with only one […]

  • The I’m Glad Things Are Back To Normal Menu Plan

    Christmas is packed away, my house is, gradually, finding its way back to normalcy, and today we resume our homeschool schedule. It’s nice to have things settling down after the excitement of the holiday season. My family’s schedule is a bit odd. Aaron works swing shifts, which has him eating breakfast when the rest of […]