The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle (97 ebooks for less than 31 cents each!)

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THIS SALE IS NOW OVER. If you’d like to know about future eBook bundles and other special offers, click here to sign up for notifications. As a new wife (and then mom), I had no idea how to manage a home, no idea how to raise children, and not a clue as to what went [...]

Get Organized with the 2013 Confident Mom Planner

The Confident Mom Planner

I know Christmas is just a few days away, but so is the New Year! I’m already thinking about organizing my home and making plans for 2013. How about you? Are you hoping to stay more on top of things this year? Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and disorganized? Yes to both of those [...]

21 Days to a More Disciplined Life {Giveaway}

21 days to a more disciplined life

Making our hopes and dreams a reality is often a matter of exercising discipline. With a little self-discipline it seems that anything is possible. When I think about the areas in which I struggle, a lack of disciple in often at the root. In fact, I’d go as far to say that discipline is one [...]

This Week’s Goals

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Well, it took me two weeks, but here I’m finally letting you all know how I did on my goals. Actually, it took me about two weeks to accomplish most of what was on the list. Last week’s goals: 1. Post the rest of the self control series. Yes, this has been on my to [...]

My 10 Goals For This Week

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Grain Free Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins I made last week. They are on the list to make again. I love making goals. I’m kind of addicted to it, really. Getting them all checked off my list is another story! I often make too many at once. Do you do that? This week I’m striving to keep [...]

10 goals for this week

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 My family running ahead of me! They are doing some of my training runs with me. I’m doing a 5K in the fall. It feels like there is a lot to do this week, especially with taking part in the 42 Days to Fit series (which is turning out to be tons of fun.) This [...]

Weekly Goals – Getting more out of life!

Weekly goals

Crystal of Money Saving Mom has inspired me to live more intentionally by setting weekly goals. She posts her goals every week and shares her progress along with new goals the following week. I’d like to start doing the same thing. Setting goals is truly an excellent way to get more out of life! Even [...]

How to Keep from being Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed

This week the High Five Moms are sharing tips for keeping that overwhelmed feeling at bay. I am not an expert, but I’m learning. This post is as much for me as it is for you! I’m quite talented at taking on too much. The following is what I’ve learned (or am currently learning). I’d [...]

Small Changes for a Simpler Life

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A glance into my highly-distractable, un-organized mind (just what you wanted, right?): It all started with me standing at the front door, with two kids, a baby on my hip, and a bag on my shoulder. Juggling my load I tried key after key before finally finding one that would let us in. I became [...]

Keep On Keeping On (and a picture of my living room)

I wrote yesterday about my messy tendencies and wanted to quickly share my clean living room: There are little bits on the floor that need vacuuming, the shelves are still overstuffed, but it’s not terrible, right? I don’t think so. I’m happy with it. It’s lived in. My desire is to make my home a [...]