Scheduling without a schedule

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I am a planner by nature.  Growing up (and even until I had kids) I had schedules and lists, and even lists for my lists.  I spent hours just organizing my days, weeks, months, to-do lists, and so forth.  Anything that could be written in list format was. And then some. After having kids I [...]

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Getting It All Together

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By Julie Kieras I thought life at home with baby would by idyllic. I would read and coo and play with baby, then flit about the house with a feather duster, frilly apron and high heels. Okay, maybe not the high heels. But life would be sweet…and light…very Becky Home Ec-y. The reality is – [...]

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Take Time For Yourself

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Take time for yourself. I actually really don’t like this phrase.  It’s not that I don’t appreciate the sentiment, but it’s that most of the people who say this to me have no idea what my schedule is like or what “me time” is, or should be, composed of. My “time for yourself” isn’t getting [...]

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Managing Your Time at Home

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I often get emails (almost daily!) asking about scheduling, time management, and any tips to make life easier at home with little ones running around. If you have any, please let me know, as I am still trying to figure that out every day.  :)  No seriously, I do have a few tips that help [...]

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As the Fog Clears

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Kingdom Mama is a frugal homeschooling mom of TWO sets of twins and a singleton that spends the majority of her day in the kitchen.  The self-proclaimed “enigma wrapped in a riddle” has a love for the Lord and is not afraid to tell you about it.  As a matter of fact, if you stop long [...]

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Beginning of Fall

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Two weeks ago, in my End of Summer post, I wrote about my love for shiny new school supplies and decluttering, clearing space out for what’s to come. Since then, I have acquired three glittery pens from the Target dollar bins, washed my bedroom curtains, and continued to clear one item a day out of [...]

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