🎶 School’s out for summer! 🎶 Preschool and elementary school are out and with them, many of the gatherings and to-do’s that have filled our past few weeks. Community involvement is wonderful and we’ve had so much fun with the kids… and I’m excited to have some free time again.
This weekend, however, we did not relax. After letting housework and home/yard tasks seriously fall by the wayside in May, it was time to dig out and get stuff done. (Also, there was heavy wildfire smoke in the air, so it just made sense to stay indoors more than usual. Like the world was telling me to get my life together :P)… Read More »
I had a request to share what we’re growing in our garden this year, so here it is! Everything we’ve planted and hope to plant this year in our backyard.
A lot of homemaking is like that. You set the dishwasher to run. You pop some hand washing in the tub to soak. You make an appointment to have the air conditioner serviced… next week. You water your garden and wait for the seeds to grow. You vacuumed the entry, but someone tracked dirt inside two minutes later. Your friends need to reschedule a playdate. Your cousin has to move a phonecall.
Paper clutter…Â the bane of every homemaker’s existence. We receive more every day in the mail, kids’ backpacks, art projects made at home, etc. Paring down to the necessities feels almost impossible due to the sheer bulk of paper we receive and store in our homes.
Last week I shared about the benefits of a clean fridge–but how exactly does one achieve a sparkling, sanitized refrigerator?