The holidays are stressful for most of us. So many people visiting. So many gifts to wrap and give. So many treats to make. So many dishes to prepare. So many cards to write. So many things to be done, so little time to squeeze them in. Does this sound like your holiday season too? What […]

I had a home management routine that was working pretty well for me. I’d miss a day here and there but things never got really out of hand. That is, until I hit a little “bump” in the plan. Literally. Shortly after I made my last blog post in early September (sorry, I know it’s […]

Do you ever buy nice things for yourself or your home and then when it occurs to you to use them, you think “I don’t want it to get messed up”, so back on the shelf it goes? That sentiment is all-too-familiar in our home. Just this weekend we hosted a double birthday bash for […]

What do you do with papers? Do they pile up around the kitchen, office, living room… pretty much everywhere? If you are like us, you might have lost an important paper before, even though you were just certain it was in that pile over there. Or was it that other one? Or the other other […]

When I first got a vision for this blog, I felt strongly that I would be able to get the wisdom and direction for how to run my home by studying the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. On the topic of finances in particular, I feel there is much we can glean from this chapter. […]

Someone near and dear to me is in the throes of planning the most important day of her life – her wedding. As I’ve been helping in little ways, memories of when I was in that season of my life have flooded back from the not-so-distant past a few years back. While our day was […]

We are on the road for a short trip so I can attend a national convention for my home-based business, Mary & Martha. Just recently having finished 8 months of living in hotels while our belongings were in storage, I feel like I have learned a thing or two by making my own mistakes and […]

Part of living a healthy, happy life and having the energy to keep up a home is staying active with regular exercise. But sometimes there are so many obstacles to working out. “The weather is too hot/cold to get outdoors.” “I can’t take my baby to the gym.” “We don’t have a jogging stroller.” “I’m […]

Last night I was at a social event where I didn’t know anyone. On two occasions, while I was chatting it up with some nice folks, the question of occupation came up. “So what do you do?” they asked. To which I responded, “Nothing… well I stay home with our 1 year old daughter.” Later […]

It’s been a few weeks now since I implemented and shared the new organizational tools I developed to keep me focused during the day. If you’ve been following along, right about now you might be wondering, “How’s that working out for you?” I am so glad you asked! So far I have loosely stuck to […]