If you’ve read any of my Menu Plan Monday posts, you’ll see that most of my Monday meals are leftovers. I don’t know what it is, but even if there’s not a lot going on, I am just plain tired at the end of Monday. It’s definitely worse if I don’t have time on Sunday to prepare and ease myself into the next week. Here are 6 things to do on Sunday or over the weekend to prepare for the upcoming week: 1. Look at your schedule for the upcoming week.......
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May 07, 2016
4 Life Skills to Teach Your Kids This Summer
I already hear the cry echoing across the blogosphere – “Summer is coming!” Wait! Calm down! I have a few summer vacation ideas to keep your kids busy and teach them some new skills at the same time. Of...
October 20, 2015
The Art of Stress Free Productivity
On Mondays we watch a video at the end of our weekly meeting. Usually something inspirational, we feel empowered to go out and do great things. I’ve been a huge follower of David Allen and...
October 19, 2015
Maintaining – How to Create a Habit
If you have a chance to read The Power of Habit* by Charles Duhigg, I highly recommend it. It’s a fascinating study on how the brain works, on how to make and break habits and...
October 18, 2015
Another Kitchen Update
We made quite a bit of progress this weekend on getting our cabinets in. We didn’t even have them put together on Saturday morning, and now they are basically installed. We’ll be putting in some...
October 17, 2015
A Good Sleep
Sometimes between normal life, working on getting your house reset, and the things that are not so normal (I’ve just finished a work-related class that took most of the last two weeks), we just need...