Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Granola with Wholesome Sweeteners

I am currently compiling all of my favorite revised recipes, and I'll be sharing a few over the next few weeks.  This one is for granola.  I love to make this for ahead of time for those hurried mornings.  It's healthy and delicious!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Book Review: Sink Reflections

Book Review: Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley

FANTASTIC Book!!  I LOVED, loved this book.  I immediately went and washed and shined my sink as she suggested and I swear the rest of my kitchen almost cleaned itself.  It was amazing. 

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Book Review: Unclutter Your Life in One Week

Book Review: Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin Rooney Doland

This was a great book for someone with severe disorganization and had some helpful tips that we could use.  The best one that we have implemented with immediate results, has been changing into our pajamas one hour before our desired bedtime.  This has helped us stay on track with our evening routine.  It helps us to stay focused and not get sidetracked by all of the things that still need to be done or that we want to get done.  We have also found that instead of going to bed with a million things on our minds, our thoughts have settled more, we're in bed 30 minutes before bedtime,we actually get to converse uninterrupted and have time for some scripture study.  Getting to bed on time really helps start the following day off on the right foot.

Another helpful tip was setting out clothes for the following day during our evening routine.  This is really time saving in the morning.  We've been doing this for Big Sis for quite a while to avoid meltdowns during our morning routines, but never thought of doing it for ourselves.  It's helpful to discover any surprises the night before, so we aren't chasing around looking for it in the morning.  It has shortened our morning routine just a bit more...always a blessing.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Children's Achievement Chart and Board

Achievement Charts (almost) eliminate nagging for regular morning and evening chores. Nagging and micro-managing is very time consuming and creates a hostile environment where both parent and child are unhappy. It was a place we were at much too often!  Thank goodness this works for us!