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I am not a morning person. For many years I tried to get up at 5:30am but I just don’t operate well at that time no matter what time I go to bed. I also end up getting really tired in the afternoon when I wake up that early. If I sleep until 6:15 – 6:30 I am able to make it through the day without feeling tired. Over the past several years I have d...
I’m a big believer in eating breakfast. To save time (and brain power) I eat the same thing every single day. When my children were young, we had hot breakfasts most mornings and I doubled the recipe so the kids could reheat breakfast on their own later in the week.
We homeschooled exclusively for 15 years. It was always my goal to have the kids nearly self-sufficient in their learning by middle school. This freed up my time to focus on the younger children. I usually left time in the afternoon to check up on my older kids.
When my kids were little I made lunch for everyone. Now that they are older they have to fend for themselves. I typically buy bagged salads for myself and the kids eat whatever is available.
Everyone in my family has chores. The only way you get out of doing chores is if you have a cast. (Which strangely seems to happen a lot around here, lol). Some chores rotate, while other chores are done by the same kids on certain days. You can read more about how I manage chores here.
Free time is possible, even if you are a working mom. I try to make the most of my free time. Typically I have list (in my head) of things that need to get done and work in order of priority. Since my kids are having free time too, I rarely have interruptions.
When my children were exclusively homeschooled I planned for the next week on Fridays. Since their books were already out it works well for me to look over the next weeks lesson’s, write up school schedules, and plan for the week. If I didn’t get it all planned on Friday, I finished on Sunday afternoon. As for grading papers and checking work I try...
Meal planning has probably changed the most since my kids were little. When they were young, I would plan my meals for 30 days at a time. Now that they are older and I don’t to take them all to the store (or find someone to watch them) I plan our meals a week at a time. I’ve tried a few menu planning services, but typically I stick to recipes that ...
I realize this is not possible for many families who take their kids to therapy, school, activities or other appointments. However I do not run errands throughout the week. I go to the grocery store and bible study, that’s it. I am able to accomplish a lot at home because I am not in and out of the car. If I do have to go out, I combine all my erra...
I use to never watch TV or movies. It wasn’t because I think they are bad, I just had other things that I thought were more important. For years, I didn’t watch ANY television. Once my boys got older, I started watching sports on television with my boys. It was a way we could spend time together without my teen boys feeling like I was conducting an...
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My First Attempt as The Happy Housewife; The Summer in Which I Became Frugal and Long-Haired Hippie ate Meat; Why I Should Have High-Tailed it Out of the Apartment Complex; Why You Should Never Let Long Haired Boys Take Your Daughters to the Airport
Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband's job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word 'emancipation' simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés.
