For years, I struggled with my daughter about her messy room. I felt guilty because I didn’t teach her to keep it clean. I didn’t model tidiness or organization. And it always reminded me of my own childhood years because my room was always a mess, too. It made me think of how I constantly battled those You’re Not Good Enough thoughts and didn’t feel very good about myself most of… Continue Reading
Printable Leftover Tracker – Stop Food Waste & Save Money!
Wasting food not only wastes hard-earned money, but time as well. And, Trim Healthy Mamas, our ingredients are precious! Keep track of what you have to use up in the fridge with this handy, free, printable leftover tracker to save time, money, and make the most of those valuable and healthy THM ingredients. Do you cringe when you have to throw away leftover food? If you are a Trim Healthy… Continue Reading
Moving and Downsizing WooHoo!!
After five and a half years in the house we are in as of the time of this post, we are saying goodbye to Gigantic, Old, Dusty House and hello to Teeny, Tiny, Considerably Less Old and Hopefully Less Dusty House. I can hardly believe that a week from tomorrow is Moving Day! I haven’t started packing yet, and I’m not even remotely stressed. Some of you just may have… Continue Reading
Another New Year, What’s New?
It’s hard to believe yet another year has flown by! My baby will be FIVE next month, my firstborn will be THIRTEEN…my head is spinning. There’s been many changes in the last year or so, mostly in the spiritual and emotional areas for me. Good ones, thankfully! As God continues to bring healing and restoration in my “inner man”, my housekeeping improves. I realized this week that it actually bothers… Continue Reading
S.O.S. Challenge Update
It’s finally September! I so long for the shorter days, the crispness in the air and the lovely scent of autumn on the wind. The urge to bake is revving up again, and I dream of breads and anything pumpkiny emerging from my oven once more. Sigh… It’s also the beginning of my Sick Of Stuff decluttering challenge that I’ve recently imposed upon myself. Are you curious about how I’m… Continue Reading
The S.O.S. Challenge
S.O.S. can mean several different things…Save Our Schools, HELP!!!, Switched On Schoolhouse. Anything with an S-O-S configuration, really. Right now, for me, it is an acronym for Sick Of Stuff. It’s time to get serious about Stuff around here. As I’ve gotten older, wiser, and more free of debilitating emotional issues, I have found that I’m somehow a better housekeeper. Do not read I’m A Perfect Housekeeper and My Home… Continue Reading