Projects
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Sewing Retreat
Completing a quilt has been a dream of mine, and I can’t believe I did it!!! I was thinking I’d match my newbie level and start out with a simple design, but I’m…
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Fletcher’s Pet Rocks
School is putting on a Second Grade Store where the kids can buy and sell their creations and services for school money they’ve earned throughout the year for doing helpful deeds or good…
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Style Transformation Before & After
Happy New Year! Two years ago I wrote about my plan to start a new wardrobe that better represents me; more functional clothing and elevated looks. My sense of style had taken a…
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10 Tips for Coming Up with Mother-Daughter Dates
My daughter L has requested a “Year of Mother-Daughter Dates” for the third consecutive year. Does she think she’d ever like something else? With a teasing smile and very firm attitude, she says,…
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Front Closet Transformation: Budget-Friendly Storage Solutions
Always looking for ways to improve functionality and maximize space! This closet transformation will ease the effort in our daily routine. At the crossroads in my kids’ lives, this closet is there with…
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Empowering Kids Through Personalized Chore Charts
I wanted something to set a clear routine, be consistent, easy to follow and see progress, and give them positive feedback for completing it. We’ve never had chore charts before, but life has…
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Wind-Gineering
Paper airplanes and kites. W has been really interested in things that fly, and asked how to make a kite. I couldn’t really find anything on the subject at the library, so I…
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Cleaning With The Organized Mum Method
Saw this video from The Awkward Mom who test drove this cleaning system. The philosophy behind it really resonated with me: smaller efforts more often—very doable for me! Fridays are reserved for rotating…
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How YouTube Helped Me Clean My House
Caught myself singing “Just whistle while you work” while doing dishes to get me in a better mood when it’s super late at night. Do you ever just need a pick me up…
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Getting Organized
This is a pic of Roxy, perplexed at my transformation into a slooooow yet resolute character because I can’t take all the hustling! I’m relishing the quiet comfort of being in my own…
