Planning with Heaven in Mind

planning with heaven in mind

I have had the unfortunate opportunity to lose two family members suddenly (my father and sister). Twice I’ve had to go to the same funeral home and sit in that same horrible room (which is actually very nicely appointed) and make decisions that I am not prepared to make. While dealing with the shock of unexpected…

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Top 10 Tricks to Cure Your Loathing of Laundry

Laundry is my arch nemesis.  We don’t get along very well.  I’ll blame it on the fact that I am not a huge fan of doing the same thing twice.  I tweak recipes every time I make them.  I plan an alternate route for the way home on a road trip. I’m creative.  Laundry is…

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Top 5 Cleaning Hacks to Cheat Your Way to a Clean House

Cleaning hacks for non cleaners

Cleaning house doesn’t rank in my top 10 favorite things to do.  Actually, I would avoid cleaning at all costs if it wasn’t for the fact that people show up at my house for music lessons with my husband 4 out of the 5 week days.  They are actually a wonderful motivation for this lazy…

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Design on Her Dime

tween design bedroom

While we were counting up our final savings for our road trip, my daughter realized that savings can really add up. She remarked, “Next I want to save up to redecorate my room!”  It’s amazing how empowering success can be. Part of me wanted to say, “No, your room is fine.  We don’t need to spend…

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10 Ways to Reclaim the School Room

Reclaim the School Room

We have gone crazy since Christmas cleaning out, organizing, and cleaning up our home.  It all started with my girls wanting to renovate their room.  In order to paint and set their room up like they wanted, we really had to purge.  It was incredible!  After we finished cleaning up everything, there was a weight…

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