Homemaking

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. Ours was rather quiet. Caroline is still trying to shake her cold once and for all. I finally took her to the med center yesterday where we were happy to be told there were no infections or anything troublesome. Just the lingering results of a virus. We're hoping for a rather quiet week. We could all use several days of mostly puttering around the house, doing schoolwork, and working.If you haven't joined us yet in our cozy homemaking weekly goals, I hope you will today. If you need inspiration … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 6

Happy December! This month will be full of all kinds of special homemaking activities whether it's related to the changing season, the Christmas holiday, or other events unique to your home.Last week we did some rearranging of things in our family room and library when we put up the Christmas decorations. They were really good changes and I may try to write about them with some photos. It's amazing how making a few little changes in where things are located in a room can make a big difference. We definitely took another step forward in … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 5

We're quietly at home this Black Friday morning, enjoying the long holiday weekend. I will probably venture to Meijer for a few things this weekend, but that will be about it. (I am updating a list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals all weekend in the forum if you want to see what I've found.)I had one goal this week. I was supposed to continue weeding out my recipes which will be an ongoing job for a few weeks. I didn't make any progress on it leading up to Thanksgiving. I do plan on spending a little time on it this weekend. We're … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 4 – Friday Follow-up

This seems an appropriate piece of artwork for the week of Thanksgiving. I anticipate there will be lots of dishwashing going on in our homes over the next four or five days! LOL!Due to a variety of circumstances, we're going to be home this year with just the three of us for Thanksgiving. We've all agreed to scale back our expectations for the actual feast. To tell the truth, we're all kind of tired for various reasons. We decided that rather than spend days with the three of us devoting multiple hours each day preparing for one meal for … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 4

So my secret objective in starting this series of posts was to help everyone else feel better about themselves and how well they are doing with their goals while watching me fail to meet mine. LOL!Okay, I did make some progress on mine during week two.Goal 1: Complete a Home Inventory. I started this one. I now have the video recorder loaded with a new tape and sitting next to me on the desk. I plan on doing the actual taping in the morning when the sun is out and things are brighter in the house. (UPDATE: Done!)Goal 2: Christmas … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 2 – Friday Follow-up