How to Make Your Bathroom Scent-sational
The overall smell and sight of a bathroom matters to me. If I can walk into a bathroom that is clean and fresh smelling, as…
Category: Home management
Three Household Helps Gone in a Day
We lost three household helps the day after I got back from Dubai. Oh wow, that’s today! I was so looking forward to getting a…
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Why We Shouldn’t Skip Breakfast
Breakfast is a big deal in our home for three reasons: 1. We gather together as a family at the beginning of the day. 2….
The Simple Homemaker’s Guide to Making a House a Home
My confession is that I am a practical homemaker. For as long as my husband and kids get to eat good food, the laundry is…
Stay Vibrant Outside and Inside
It’s so disappointing when favorite clothes start to fade and look old after they go through the laundry. I would say the same for colored…
“Hon, You Have to Be a Better Homemaker”
When my husband, Edric, told me I had to be more involved in the home as a “homemaker,” meaning, “to put my whole heart into…
Teaching Kids to Organize Their Things
As much as possible, I try to instill in my kids the value and discipline of picking up after themselves. Even little Catalina, at three…
Menu 2017
One of my to-do list for 2017 was to come up with a meal plan for our family that was a combination of healthy and…
Going to S&R is a Fun Field Trip
There’s only one grocery that my boys don’t mind accompanying me to, and that’s S&R. I think it’s the spaciousness they enjoy and the tech…
Your Kids Are What You Eat
We binged on junk food when we got back from our trip to New Zealand and Australia. It was a good and terrible thing. I…
Stinky Clothes No More
My husband, Edric, has very sensitive olfactories. He can smell cockroaches and a host of things that normal people can’t. On the one hand this…
Breakfasts In Our Home
Breakfast is a pretty substantial meal in our home. Personally, I wouldn’t mind eating dinner leftovers for breakfast, but Edric and the kids always want…
