Copperswife

Tag: looking well

  • Friday Gets Too Much Credit

    I think Friday gets too much credit, and Monday gets a bad rap. Personally, after a week like this one, I’m looking forward to the brand new, fresh start that will come on Monday, after spending Sunday in worship and fellowship. I’ve a couple of pieces of blog housekeeping to share with you. First, I’ve…

  • Think About It – Things To Consider Before Menu Planning

    I don’t want to make menu planning complicated. Once you get the hang of it, it really is easy and you’ll be able to write up your plans in short order. For those just starting out, though, I want to be thorough. There are a lot of different ways to menu plan, but you need…

  • Gracious Living

    “Most of all, someone has taken the trouble to make things nice – to fluff up the pillows, fill a vase with flowers, put down freshly laundered throw rugs, or set a pot of potpourri to simmer. These little grace notes of sight and scent do more to make a home feel gracious and expansive…

  • You Can Count On It! (An Introduction to Menu Planning)

    When my mother-in-love passed away, Copper’s brother read a moving tribute to her at the funeral service. In that beautiful ode to his mother, everyone remembered with him that we could always count on Lola “just like chicken on Sunday”. Copper and his brother grew up knowing that chicken would be served for dinner on…

  • Keep Moving Forward

    Reaching a goal is a wonderful thing. Reaching a goal means that your hard work, perseverance and determination have paid off. What you do after achieving a goal can be just as important as realizing the goal in the first place. Combining my blog and web site into one site that was more flexible and…

  • Keeping it Together When Things are Busy

    We all have seasons – days, weeks or even months – when our schedules are unusually busy. It happens to all of us.   Though our days may be crazy busy and unusually full, our families and homes still need us. So, how do we look well to our households during these exceptionally busy times?…

  • It’s Not Static

    How we care for our homes changes over time. The ways I am looking well to my household today, are not the same as they were last year or the year before. We must be very careful to not become too comfortable in the way we do things, thinking that those ways will work forever.…

  • Money Saving Tip – Fabric Softener

    If you use a liquid fabric softener, try diluting it 50/50 with water. The softener will work just as well, but it will last twice as long! The same thing applies to those of you who use dryer sheets. Cut them in half. What are the ways that you save money in the laundry room?…

  • Just To Be Clear

         Reflecting back on my last post about home keeping schedules, and as I think about home keeping in general, I want to be sure you understand my position.      Please reread the things I especially highlighted in bold type and large font in my last post on this subject. I’ll make it easy for…

  • Money Saving Tip – Laundry Detergent

        Double check your laundry detergent bottle for the correct amount of detergent to use per load. The detergent “fill” line on my washer calls for three times more than my bottle of laundry detergent recommends! Using too much detergent wastes money and water, and it can also leave a nasty residue on your otherwise…