Every few years you have to reassess the deal options out there. When our kids starting going to college we realized we needed a strategy to save on flights. We have tried several credit cards and hands down the best is SouthWest. Before you read any further please let me be clear about using credit. Credit cards are very dangerous and require lots of discipline. Many financial advisers recommend that you don’t use credit cards at all. The SouthWest Visa…
I was at a DotMOM Conference and heard Kathy Peel explain this very clever concept – The Clutter Jail. Kathy, author and family manager expert, created a clutter jail for her children. If they left there clutter around the house – she did not nag – she did not chastise – she did not punish. She simply picked it up and put it in jail. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. When her child discovered the item was…
What is it with me and white lately?! I am tempted by all things white: the white fire place and my wedding dress the white cabinets I want for my kitchen the silver tub with the white porcelain lining And now the white Nikon J1. I want it. And I am rather attached to it. If I had a J1 my pictures might look like more Ree Drumond’s or Ann Voskamp’s. If I had it I would take…
I love the holidays. I really think they should just skip Halloween – who needs it? Magazines should be filled with tantalizing Thanksgiving recipes starting in September and let’s deck the malls with Christmas in October. Every year, I can’t wait for the holidays. Until, I get to New Year’s Eve. It’s kind of an afterthought for me. I am somewhat of a New Year’s misfit. After Christmas day all the relatives take that “holiday feeling” home with them and…
I love this tool. My children love this tool. My IN-LAWS love this tool. Need I say more? This is a free downloadable from iMOM.com. It is very easy to use and a great way to turn Thanksgiving into a delightful time of thanks. Consider this the whip cream on your pumpkin pie! Thanksgiving Story Cards These are the story cards. They tell the real story! Things I never knew about that first feast. Very intriguing. Everybody picks a card (there are…
I was asked for an update on the house. This is a tempting question for me because I am trying to stay out of the circle of Fear-Worry-Anxiety (see post below). And when I think about the house it is easy to fall into the circle. When one is abstaining from the circle of fear it is rather interesting what strange, happy thoughts might appear in the brain. For instance, I am mysteriously pleased, actually tickled about these two items…