Keeping a sane home, for the whole family:
Part I: Whose Job is it?
Part II: Getting Rid of the Clutter
Part III: Let Them Help
Part IV: It Takes Time
Part V: Work Together
Part VI: Learn to Practice
Part VII: Make It Easy
“Cornelis Hollander’s newest [wedding ring] creation is inspired by the Braille system. It has a message of “I LOVE YOU ” in Braille. Diamonds are set into each cell dot. You can feel and read the love from your fingertip.”
…but first the “prequel” post:
The Rules — Heth, From Under the Laundry Pile
If I were the boss of the whole world, I would immediately implement the following:
No more than one parent per family is allowed to be sick at any given time. If the second parent feels the illness coming on, they must wait until [...]
Rachel went into surgery one more time this morning – hopefully for the last time — to get her stitches replaced because the old ones weren’t doing the job. Ellie Stager came over early in the morning to take care of Jack while we were at the outpatient surgery clinic. Jack didn’t sleep very consistently [...]
“The family that is sick together, sticks together.”
Fancier and fancier kitchens, emptier than ever before. (HT:
NRO’s Crunchy Con blog)
“…I’ve got to manage 4.5 people (one of whom is me), their stuff, and 1775 square feet of space, not including our vehicles.”