Note: I originally wrote this piece in 2020, when many parents were suddenly facing difficult decisions about school, health policies, distance learning, and whether to bring their children home. I have left the post as it was written because the …
Happy Monday! It’s a gorgeous first day of June morning here. Deliciously cool (in the 40s) and blue skies. I mentioned last week that we have been doing little things to make home more enjoyable. Since we work at home and home educate, …
If you go all the way back to the beginning of this site, I began with writing about simple living. Living a quiet life. Making deliberate choices. Those are the threads of thought that have been woven through virtually everything I’ve written …
Happy Monday evening! I hope you had a lovely Memorial Day weekend whether it was at home or somewhere else. We were at home all weekend. (Shocking, I know, since our state is still locked down until June 12.) We made the most of it and took care of …
Happy Monday! As we do each day, David and I were watching the local weather during breakfast when the meteorologist said something about the coming Memorial Day weekend. I was like, “What? This weekend is Memorial Day?!?!?!?” I feel like …
Happy Monday evening! Yes, it’s an evening edition of this week’s post. Today is It’s a Girl Day, the day we celebrate each year discovering via ultrasound that God was giving us the desire of our hearts – a daughter – …
Do you need Christmas stocking stuffer ideas? If so, you’ve come to the right place! And best of all, at the very end of this 290+ stocking stuffer ideas list you can download a free printable of the entire list. Print it off and take it with …
Happy Monday! It’s a later-in-the-day edition of the weekly post. I had a number of things I needed to get done today so writing this had to wait until I had completed them. We’re all doing well. David has been working on some landscaping …
In case you missed it, a Harvard professor named Elizabeth Bartholet unleashed a firestorm last week with a call to institute a presumptive ban on all homeschooling. In other words, homeschooling would be forbidden unless the parents could prove that …
It has been many years since I switched from those little packets of taco seasoning to making my own. I found this recipe in The Complete Tightwad Gazette (page 423) and it is very good. I mix mine in a small glass jar and keep it in the refrigerator …
Welcome to the official Half a Year Anniversary of Simple Living This Week! I’d like to go back and look at what I’ve written in the previous ones, especially in the beginning which seems a very long time ago now. I don’t know what …
Lemon is such a wonderful flavor. This Lemon Lover’s Coffee Cake is a yummy dessert or brunch treat you will love. My mom originally made this for us and I immediately added it to my recipe box for future use. If you like lemon, you will love …
