Great Post

This is a really great post http://simplemom.net/the-daily-balance-of-parenting-housework-four-useful-reminders/ 
I enjoyed reading it and I think you will too It had some great reminders for me, the perfectionist in me that wants everything to be perfectly clean/and or organzied….which is really hard with a toddler (no she is actually almost a “preschooler” now…) and two large [...]

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Home Management Notebook

 
Alright…go ahead and laugh, it is ok, I try not to take myself too seriously anyway…but, yes I have an entire three ring binder devoted to “home management”… I’ve only within the last year developed such a binder, so I spent the first 4 years of my married life without one. I can say that [...]

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Clean Carpet

Yesterday, I purchased my new carpet cleaner. I got the one I mentioned in a previous post. I tested it out last night on the play room area rug, the most stained rug in our house. It worked wonderfully, and got all the stains out! The same stains I had tried to srub out by [...]

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Frugal Friday: A good investment

Sometimes to get something worth while you need to put effort, or money, into it. Buying a carpet cleaner is not something I would consider with how frugal we are trying to be right now. However, I think with two kids and one on the way, and two large dogs it would be a good [...]

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Our Menu

Kate and I went to Aldi today and got our groceries. Yesterday I made a menu plan for the next week and a half. My mother-in law taught me to plan menu’s when I first was married. When Keith is home, we always always plan a menu and then get groceries we save so much money [...]

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clean pantry

I have been blessed by a walk in pantry in our house on base. It is very nice. But, as of lately it has been neglected. It’s one of those closests you are embarressed to open when company is over. Also, we have mice, and they had left nice presents for me as well. I [...]

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What we’ve accomplished today…

 
So far this morning we’ve (Kate enjoys helping):
1. washed Kate’s bedding
2. wiped down couch
3. wiped down baseboards in family room, dining room, and entry way (just the visable ones, I admit to taking a short cut on this one!) (this was also my spring cleaning project for the day)
4. vacuumed whole house
5. wiped down painted [...]

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Making Home a Haven

Today Kate and I will be cleaning our home. I plan to do the following:
- Vacuum whole House, pay special attention
- wash down couch (it tends to get pretty “used” between Kate and dogs)
-Clean out fridge
-Special Spring Cleaning Project: Clean Pantry, Re-Organize
After Kate’s nap, we’ll head to the commissary to pick up a few groceries. [...]

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So Much More

 
“But so seldom do we hear of a godly woman – or of a godly man either, for that matter. We believe women come nearer to fulfilling their God-given function in the home than anywhere else. It is a much nobler thing to be a good wife, than to be Miss America. It is a [...]

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Frugal Friday

 
I am participating with Biblical Womanhood  in sharing frugal tips each when I remember on Fridays. My frugal tip has to do with hand soap. If you buy hand soap at the store that has a “foam pump” you can re-use it. The next time that particular bottle runs out of soap, fill your bottle [...]

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