A few months ago, a friend of mine recommended I try FlyLady . I looked at the site, looked at the frumpish purple winged housecleaner character, skimmed a bit, and decided it wasn’t for me. Then again my friend recommended it. She said after following FlyLady’s advice and resources, she now had more time for […]
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I tried to FLY…
November 18th, 2003 · Comments Off on I tried to FLY…
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Rainbows on the rug
November 18th, 2003 · Comments Off on Rainbows on the rug
The other day the girls and I were having a “Tidy Time” in the living room. I set the timer for 10 minutes and the goal was for us to focus on cleaning up the toys and mess efficiently. This is one of the principles I had learned from FlyLady (see previous post today). While […]
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I’m in good hands with these kids
November 15th, 2003 · Comments Off on I’m in good hands with these kids
What Abigail said to me, as she watched me try on clothes in a dressing room: “That looks nice, Mom. You could grow into that.” At dinner I said I was suddenly feeling sleepy. The girls encouraged me to take a nap. Michaela: “Go to bed, Mom. We’ll take care of everything.” Abigail: “Sometime when […]
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Hold my hand
November 7th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Where we are right now is a scary place to be. We’ve taken a step as a family in our faith but we can’t see any farther on this path. The next step is unclear. We are waiting to know the next move to make, suspended in space. Sometimes it seems a bit dark. I’ve […]
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The necessity of napping
November 1st, 2003 · 1 Comment
I confess I’ve thought naps were for wimps. Or at least I’ve resisted taking them. Maybe it’s just the too-busy-mother in me: the KIDS need naps but I need to get stuff done. While they sleep, I write, read, cook, make phone calls in the quiet, work in the garden, do things that are much […]
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