Life is too short to not enjoy every day. Start out by surrounding yourself with your favorite things. Growing up in the 1970s, my earliest memories are filled with shades of harvest gold, avocado green, and rusty orange. To my 3-year-old eyes, it all seemed…
When decluttering your home, these 2 simple questions can make your job easier. The thought of decluttering makes me a little twitchy. I absolutely hate the effects of clutter in my life and in my home, but decluttering always seems like such a huge undertaking….
As much as you may want to create a haven, four common obstacles may be in your way. Everyone longs for a haven. And you might even try very hard to create one for yourself or your family. But you may feel like you’re at…
Keep your health in mind when cleaning by wisely choosing to use safe cleaning products. When I first began caring for my own home – at the time, it was a two-bedroom apartment in the lower level of a house – I never gave a…
Break big homemaking jobs into smaller ones with this easy step-by-step guide! Reader question: Can you please help me? I’ll start a big job in my home, then have to stop part way, then have a bigger mess, then I don’t have time to get…
Longing for a haven is natural. The good news is it IS possible to find a true haven you long for. Everyone longs for a haven. It’s completely natural, because everyone is created with that longing. It’s the longing that nudges you with the truth…
If you’re wondering how to prioritize what to do in your home, you’ll want to pay attention to these simple but helpful suggestions… Have you ever looked around your home and wondered what in the world to do? Or what in the world you should do…
Everyone longs for a haven. But what IS a haven? And how can you create one? Haven. Just the word makes me smile. When I think of a haven, I think of a safe place. Comfort in the midst of a storm. A welcoming harbor….
Choosing essential cleaning tools will help make your cleaning your home easier. These 14 are a great place to start! Cleaning your home takes more than elbow grease and time … it also takes products. Choosing the right products will make your cleaning go easily…
Ever wonder what to do when you know you don’t have time or energy to do it all? Raise your hand if you’re a woman who feels overwhelmed with everything that’s on your plate. Family, housework, cooking, job … all of it. (See my raised…
Sometimes, your marriage can be helped a lot by good examples of healthy marriages. Growing up, I saw marriages that were unhappy – and filled with arguments simply because spouses chose to disagree with each other about everything. I knew if I ever got married…
If you think you’re always right in your marriage, you’ll need to question this at some point. And if you’re married, you need to regularly think about who is right in your marriage. Does it ever seem like you’re always right? No matter what the situation,…
If you suffer from Homemaking ADD, your attention may be at the root of your homemaking challenges. Most days in my home, my homemaking tendencies look a lot like this: I know I need to stick a load of laundry into the washing machine. I gather…
Getting tired out from striving on your own as a wife? Sounds like it’s time to stop. Have you ever wondered what you could do to be a better wife? Do you feel tired out from striving on your own as a wife? Have you…
Wondering how to add a little structure to your days? Try creating a daily routine! For several years as a stay-at-home-mom, I fought daily routines. My life revolved around my babies’ sleep schedules. I tried to fit in what I could on any given day…
Let’s face it. It’s not always easy to fit in family, home and work into everyday life. Finding – or creating – balance in life is a concept that seems like it should be possible. Since we all have 24 hours in each day, we could…
If you want to make a haven in your living room, here are 7 things to include … If you’re set on creating a haven, a great place to start is your living room – mainly because everyone who visits your home will most likely see…
As much as you’d like to rush it, for some couples it takes a lifetime to figure out marriage. Is it just me, or do you also try to rush through life and figure out new phases right away? In a new school or new job,…
One of the many benefits to marriage is living life together as one flesh. In just about every wedding I’ve ever attended, Genesis 2:24 has been part of the ceremony: “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined…
Whether you have a quiet or talkative husband, it’s important to learn to listen to your husband. Have you ever noticed how opposites attract in marriage? In most marriages I can think of, either the wife is very talkative and the husband is very quiet, or…