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A Good Finish

The end of our first week back to regular schedules after the Christmas break. Some adjustments were necessary and the first few days were a little difficult (not helped by my having a slight cold). The first couple of days … Continue reading

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Getting Ready

Not that you could tell by looking at my bedroom- but I have spent a good deal of time planning and organizing this past week. S has been home and we’ve been trying to finish up some of those projects … Continue reading

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It’s a Beautiful Day

Lower 50’s and sunshine after an amazing wind and rain storm last night. F’s school was closed as they had no power. I worked this morning on some writing (longhand so it’ll take me a while to get it up … Continue reading

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Limbo

One of the things that I really hate is not knowing what is coming next. I hate it. I want to know what’s going to happen in the next five minutes, five days and where I’m going to be in … Continue reading

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3in30 Update: First Week of School

This was a bit of a topsy-turvy week as we all tried to get used to a new schedule of taking F to school at 8 am and picking him up around noon. Plus it rained heavily most of the … Continue reading

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September Goals: 3 in 30 Challenge

September already! Finally cooling off too, I’m down to only running the AC in the afternoon most days….starting to think about fall foods, fall gardens and what I need to do to better winterize this old house…. August recap: Physical: … Continue reading

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3 A Day Rotation: 15 Minute Housekeeping

The other day my clean three rooms for 15 minutes each went so well, that I decided to make a rotation schedule for our whole house and follow it for four weeks. I’ll be reporting in each week on how … Continue reading

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3in30 Update: Second Week of August

I missed the link-up last week, just had one of those days when I had too many things to do and not enough hours…. Here’s how things went this week: Cleaning off the table and half the counter before I … Continue reading

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Ten Work Motivators

One thing that often makes it difficult for children to work effectively is parents and teachers expecting them to interact with the job like an adult. The truth is that adults have learned to work at a task whether they … Continue reading

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Laundry Daze Part II

A while back I posted about how frustrating my laundry routine was and how much trouble I have getting the laundry done. I thought I should update you on how it’s going these days… I’ve started putting a load on … Continue reading

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