I think we’ve all experienced the confusion and frustration of trying to get our lives organized and under control, but feeling like we’re missing a piece somewhere. I personally can’t stand feeling that way, so I set out to determine what the essential pieces were and how I’d handle them. Then if it didn’t work,…
Seven years ago, I was approached about an opportunity to speak with a local mom’s group about household management and organization. I was delighted to take on the speaking engagement, though I inquired why I had been chosen, seemingly randomly, for the task. The group leader explained that she had overheard me talking to another…
Chapter four in Leisure, the Basis of Culture was one that connected a lot of dots for me back when I first read it. It was because of the ideas sparked by chapter 4 that I picked the word convivial for my blog title, because it summed up what I wanted for my home: feasting…
As a busy homeschooling mom of 5 kids, here are the supplies I use daily to keep things running (somewhat, sometimes) smoothly. It’s hard for me to restrain an office-supply impulse buy, but these are the supplies that get replenished as they are used up (or broken by use). This month I’m sharing homeschool lists…
I am very much impressed by the people who regularly set aside time daily, weekly, or even monthly to get their school stuff in order and laid out. As a planner, it seems like I should be able to do the same. But the truth is that I am not a details person. I can…