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  • Dear Homemaker – You Are An Artist!

    Homemaking is an art, and you are an artist. We are created in the image of God. He is The Ultimate Creator, and so we are, by nature, creative. Think not? Well, you are! It’s inherent in the way you are made. That doesn’t mean that each of us is given the same talents or…

  • Three Ways I Get Things Done!

    We all have a lot to accomplish in a day’s time. Whether you’re a full time homemaker or work outside the home, whether your kids get on the school bus in the morning or open their books at your kitchen table, you’ve a lot on your plate. I know. Me, too. Here are three simple…

  • Time Management – Schedule or Flow Chart?

    Are you a schedule keeper, or are you more of a flow chart kind of gal? Since I frequently remind you to hold your plans loosely, I’m sure it won’t surprise you to know that I’m more of a flow chart girl. The irony is the fact that I love schedules. If you were to…

  • Deep Into Summer Planning Time

    I just wanted to pop in and say that I’m deep into my late summer planning time. I’m not planning what’s left of my summer, that’s already done. Rather, I’m working on my personal, homeschool, homemaking, and assigned chores schedules in preparation for September. I know most of you would call that fall planning time,…

  • I Don’t Have Time to Plan – Three Menu Planning Tips for Busy Moms

    “Cheryl – I’d love to plan my menus in advance. But with my part time job, running kids to soccer practice and just keeping up with the laundry, I never seem to find the time and we end up eating fast food.  Any suggestions for how I can find enough time to do menu planning?…

  • A Word About Using Pinterest As A Tool For Homemakers

    Pinterest is a lot of fun. I enjoy spending time on Pinterest pinning things I’ve found online and repinning beautiful, creative or fun pins that others have pinned before me. Pinterest can be a good way to relax, but it can also be a helpful tool in the homemaker’s tool chest if it’s used wisely.…

  • When It’s Not Copper’s Day Off

    Copper was called in for a twelve hour overtime shift early this morning. He worked those twelve hours, came home a little after seven this evening, and then started caulking the windows on the front of the house in preparation for painting the trim around them. He works hard, that guy! We worked hard today,…

  • One Little Corner – A Gentle Approach to Conquering Clutter

    There are times when we need to just dig in and conquer the clutter. That’s where I was the other day when I tackled my desk.   My friend, Kristi, left a comment on that post, and here’s what she said: “*sigh*  A semi went through the middle of my house.  Then shifted in to…

  • Spiders Are Great Thread Savers

    Until recently, I’d never heard of using a “spider” at the sewing machine. In all of my many years of sewing, this handy little tip had never come my way. I’ve often thought, and even said to my daughter or husband, that sewing wastes a lot of thread. Quilting wastes even more thread. I’ve hated…

  • The Broken Window Theory – Reclaiming One Small Area in Our Homes With Far Reaching Benefits

    I have found that the Broken Window Theory applies within our homes just as much as it applies in the neighborhoods of large cities.  A few months ago, I gave an example of a broken window in my home, and a couple of weeks ago, I shared another potential broken window on the Copperswife Facebook…