Category: Management Matters
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Have you heard of this or tried Manilla.com? As busy as we are as moms, anything that makes my life a little easier, allows me to get things done quicker, and helps me remember all the big and little things that course through my brain each day and week – I am all for and… Continue reading . . .
Project Purge: Day 4 results
Day 4: Not much purging – but a productive day. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post – plans had to change, and the only thing in the house that I purged and cleaned was the medicine cabinet. But boy it felt good to throw away drugs, vitamins, coffee and tea that were anywhere from a… Continue reading . . .
Project Purge: Day 3 results
Well . . . Yesterday I actually purged . . . NOTHING! Yep – that’s right . . . I didn’t throw away a thing or go through anything. BUT – my hubby did go through all his clothes and had a huge pile of some old shirts, shorts, etc that I hadn’t seen in… Continue reading . . .
Project Purge: Day 2 results
Big plans . . . not enough time! Well . . . have you ever been to a buffet and piled your plate sky high with food, and then half-way through eating that mountain you realize “your eyes were bigger than your stomach”? Well . . . my plans were bigger than the time we… Continue reading . . .
Fixing up your house – for FREE: Project Purge
Ok Moms . . .I might need your help today! I KNOW that many of you have awesome ideas, creative ways and various experiences with fixing up your house on a budget – and I would love to hear them! What I am working on this week is fixing up my house – for FREE! … Continue reading . . .
Better Planning
Better Planning Written by my friend Teodoro Martin Last time we moved, my husband and I did the worst job of organizing things. I think our disorganization made everything take much longer to get done, and more expensive. So, when the time came to move again, we wanted to make sure we didn’t have another… Continue reading . . .
Welcome to Mothering Matters
In light of the fact that many of you are new to Mothering Matters this week (thanks to the generous Giveaway going on) – I wanted to say . . . My hope and goal with Mothering Matters is to be an encouragement, support and resource for you moms (and dads). Here are some of… Continue reading . . .
Money Monday: Are you sure there’s only one “You”?
More than one “you”? Last year we had something happen to us that has never happened before . . . We found out someone (or several others) was posing as my husband. Someone had swiped my husband’s credit cards . . . without actually taking them! Yes – you heard me right . . .… Continue reading . . .
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The Money Saving Mom’s Budget Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year “Crystal Paine does it all as an entrepreneur, wife, and mom—and that means she knows all about finding room in a home budget! From reducing clutter to finding amazing coupon deals outside the grocery aisle,… Continue reading . . .
10 Tips for easier laundry
Laundry is not complicated . . . or doesn’t have to be. I’m all about simplifying – or at least I’ve been forced to be this way (and am trying to be!). By nature I’m a perfectionist – but having a non-perfectionist hubby and 5 kids has taught me how to just “let go” of… Continue reading . . .
Kids Chores (Part 5): Pursue (and find) Peace
If you missed the previous posts in this series – Read them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 I was going to have inner peace if I had to break a few heads to do it. -Erma Bombeck More Peace I have been on a mission lately to bring more peace into… Continue reading . . .













