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time management

A List of Favorite Convenience Foods

by admin on January 31, 2011

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I’m a busy mom. I’m a wife, high school teacher and coach, business owner, blogger, and hamster [...]

Tagged as: cooking, motherhood, organizing, recipes, time management, timesaver

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The BEST Idea of 2010 {because housework stinks}

by Nif on December 30, 2010

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run. ~Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln pegged it. That’s exactly how I was feeling about housework. Now, at our house there’s me, Hubs, and the two girls. But when it came to keeping the house clean, Hubs and [...]

Tagged as: children, chores, family, habits, organizing, parenting, raising children, time management, values

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Free Daily Planner Download! 9/29/10

by Nif on September 29, 2010

The holiday season is almost here, and October is knocking on our door. The busiest times of our lives are the best times to stay organized and with a plan. Please feel free to download and use our gift to you – the StrongMothers Daily Planning Sheets. We’d love to hear how you like using [...]

Tagged as: organizing, time management, Wordless Wednesday

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Casual Friday – 8/27/10 – Revisiting a Favorite Book, The Slight Edge

by Nif on August 27, 2010

You can’t change the past. You can change the future. Would you rather be influenced by something you can’t change, or something you can? ~Jeff Olson, The Slight Edge If you ask most people who know me, they would probably say that I am self-disciplined. I would say that I am to an extent, but [...]

Tagged as: casual friday, courage, encouragement, habits, motherhood, positive attitude, self-discipline, time management

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Timesaver Tip

by Nif on November 2, 2009

I bet many of you do this, too… I “cook ahead”. Sundays are the days that I “cook-ahead” for the week, the day I usually go to the grocery store (using my Publix deals from http://www.southernsavers.com/). Yesterday, I prepared 4 dishes for the week and afterwards I realized that I should have taken pictures to [...]

Tagged as: cooking, family, motherhood, recipes, time management, timesaver

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An Experiment with a Media Fast!

by Nif on August 30, 2009

I’ve been missing you! This past week — inspired by the blog Zen Habits and the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley — I tried a “semi- media fast.” I want my entire family to go on a media fast, so I thought I would try it myself first. Before going whole-hog (I’m from [...]

Tagged as: motherhood, self-discipline, time management, values

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4 Things to Do Every Day

by Nif on August 12, 2009

Summer is winding down, and that means back to school and new routines. While you are getting your children back into their routines, I want to share a new routine for you to try. Below you will find what I call the “Dailies.” These things should be done every day, and I think you [...]

Tagged as: motherhood, organizing, self-discipline, time management

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Today Matters

by Nif on August 11, 2009

Today I gave all I had; what I’ve kept, I’ve lost forever. -anonymous I heard and memorized this quote when I was a teenager, and it has stuck with me all these years. I embroidered a pillow with these words on it for my sister when we were in college. I’ve hung the quote in every [...]

Tagged as: attitude, encouragement, motherhood, regrets, time management

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Casual Friday

by Nif on July 31, 2009

Friday’s here, and it’s the end of the month… we’re right at the edge of a new beginning, another payday, new school year, and ending a summer season. Let’s welcome in the changes with learning new ways of doing the old! Friday posts will be devoted to blogs and websites worth checking out, money-saving ideas, [...]

Tagged as: casual friday, frugal ideas, motherhood, organizing, saving money, time management

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Timesaver Tip

by Nif on July 30, 2009

I’m always looking for ways to do things better, more efficiently, and/or frugally. I hope to share what I find with you here, and I hope you’ll share your ideas, too! Since summer is here, I don’t like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, especially cleaning it. With two kids, sometimes it [...]