How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Our Home

You can see the perforated holes leftover from it's use as a calendar, but you can't tell farther away

Inspired by Simple Homeschool's article on Creating a Visual Schedule for Kids, I realized that this was exactly what our home needed to bring some much-desired peace and order to our days. Too many times each day, I was being asked "when are we eating lunch?" or "why can't I watch a movie right now?" or "why do I have to do my math before I play outside?". I was weary of the questions, and I could tell that my kids needed some more structure [...]

Staying Motivated to Exercise

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Written by Stacey K, Contributing Writer Once the initial excitement of New Year's goals has passed, the reality of sticking with an exercise plan can become difficult. As keepers of the home, we have much to do every day. It is easy to knock exercise off the list in order to get something else accomplished. This might be necessary occasionally, but in the long run, it will hamper our ability to reap the wonderful benefits regular exercise has to offer. Benefits that will help the [...]

Get Outdoors and Get in That Sunshine!

Cora Lake

Guest Post by Kait Curran Palmer Summer is upon most of the Northern Hemisphere at this point--minus the cloud-covered and still-chilly Pacific Northwest--but for the rest of you lovely people you are kicking off your flip flops and getting to have a grand ole time basking in the warmth of long and sun-filled days. No bitterness here as I sit wearing flannels and a fleece. None at all... Seattle drudgery aside, as the kids are out of school and it is the season for “fun [...]