Hi! This week I have an exciting announcement to make! For the past few weeks I have been doing a lot of planning and preparing. And that is because… I’m putting together a home management video series! Ekonomia The BadgerDad and I spent some time brainstorming a title for this series. And eventually we settled …
Organizing shared spaces can be difficult. For one, you have to accommodate stuff that other people have and not just your own things. Two, different people have different ways of organizing. A system that works for you might be difficult for others to use. And three, the more people using a space, the more chances …
Since having children, I’ve noticed that it is harder to visit other family and friends if they do not also have kids. Or, it is even difficult to visit of they have kids but who are all past the age of reason. When I bring my own small children into these homes I have to …
I am writing this article while all my children are three and under. And yet, the issue of screen safety for my child has haunted me since before my first child came out of my womb. One of the nice things about starting a family young, is that I have the fresh memories of how …
Before having kids, I’d never even heard of meal planning. But it turns out this is an essential skill for stay-at-home wives and mothers! And, not only did I not know about meal planning, I also couldn’t cook. Talk about being unprepared! Now here I am, after four and a half years of marriage, and …
Birthdays = super special days in my family. I grew up with the tradition that, on your birthday, you were basically royalty. Or at least, penniless royalty. But not having much money does not mean not having so much fun! So I am writing this blog article in the middle of global shutdowns. Children aren’t …
Managing household items can feel like trying the tidy the sand at the beach. In an article in the Los Angeles Times (here) its says that “The average U.S. household has 300,000 things, from paper clips to ironing boards.” That is a lot of stuff to have careful stewardship over! So before you get down …
What do you think of when you hear prayers for preschoolers? Do you think of “Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here?” Or perhaps “thank you Lord for this beautiful day, for home and care and happy play.” Well, that is not what this article is about. We are …
Declutter 2021 Clean Monday is coming up! And since everyone begins to talk about giving things up this time of year, I thought it would be a great time to declutter. Are you interested in giving up your stuff? Decreasing your attachment to physical goods? Great! Come join me on my 40 days in the …
If you have been with us a while, you may or may not know that I am an Oblate of St. Benedict. It has been a while since I have had the chance to go out an renew my vows (Babies and COVID both make travel difficult eh?) but I still try to use St. …