Tag Archives: routine
July Goals: 3 in 30 Challenge
And here we are – the beginning of a new month and it’s time to update my goals . First let’s evaluate what was accomplished in June… Physical: I’m still losing weight and eating salads. I’ve been having a lot … Continue reading
Puttering Effectively
I am a confirmed putterer. I come by it honestly, I can point to both parents and grandparents who putter. For years I’ve tried to be one of those diligent people who work at something until it is finished, but … Continue reading
Nibbling Off More Than You (or I) Can Chew
As I constantly chew and chew on our schedule, re-work it, try it out, and never manage to get everything done, I often think to myself “Kyndra, you’ve bitten off more than you can chew again.” I’ve always been this … Continue reading
The Current State of Things
This is a “no school” week since we had grandparents here on Monday and I have an amazing amount of organizing and cleaning that I need to do! Maybe its my German ancestry but I am convinced that if I … Continue reading
Trying to Organize…Again!
I’ll be the first to admit that organizing and staying organized are not my strong suit at all. I recognize the importance of organizing and I like the feeling of being organized but find the discipline of staying organized nearly … Continue reading
May Goals
Like most of you I spend some time reading other people’s blogs and noticing what they do that seems to work. I recently ran across the 3 in 30 Challenge and thought I would try it for a few months. … Continue reading
Why I LOVE Sheet Protectors
The other day my shopping partner and I took the children and went to Sam’s Club (yes, I know it’s a big box store but buying things cheaply there that I can’t get locally, frees up my budget for things … Continue reading
The Practice of Daily Morning and Evening Prayer
It seems to me more and more that if we are to call ourselves God-centered (and that is a good definition of Christianity) that we must make the shape of our daily lives God-centered. Our schedule and routine (daily discipline … Continue reading
Daily Chores Part 2
So what things are on my daily list of chores. Most of the first half hour or so of morning chore time is spent getting the children to do their stuff and teaching them how to do it. Then I’m … Continue reading
Daily Chores Part 1
Routine daily chores are one of those things that I find very hard to accomplish. Partly this is because there are so many things I would rather do than housework and partly because getting preschoolers to do chores can be … Continue reading