This post is part of the 5th Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge, an education and awareness campaign designed to highlight the benefits of using cloth diapers…
7 homemaking skills my kids won’t be leaving the nest without
I don’t know about you, but I spent the first years of marriage and motherhood climbing a steep learning curve. Why? Because despite having a…
Bad news… they lied
One of the most-quoted lines in large family circles is this: “Large families really don’t really cost any more than average-sized families.” Which sounds really,…
The best from-scratch mixes you can make at home
When you do a lot of cooking, you quickly come to realize that, ummm … well, you can make anything at home. Usually cheaper, probably…
A busy, homeschooling Momma’s 12 favorite crockpot recipes
It’s kind of a running joke here: if it stands still long enough, I will try to find a way to cook it in the…
Starting over
We knew that when we came back, we’d be starting from scratch. Knew it, accepted it, embraced it. Part of the call, part of the…
Home, making
That I can tell, there is no word for “homemaking” in Nepali. There are words for cooking, words for cleaning, words for doing a whole…
Laundry
Right now, school doesn’t get started until 10 a.m. at my house. Our regular start-time was 9 a.m. in the States. By that hour, I…
By request: A painless meal planning system in 3 easy steps {3}
We’ll call this Advanced Meal Planning 201. At this point, you’ve already got your master list, and you’ve completed at least one menu. Your feet are wet,…
Leaving home
In the end, one of my last acts of love towards our home was the same as the first: I cleaned the sink.