This simple free eight-page guide is meant to help you think through your summertime schedule for your family. As you walk through it you'll determine what your family loves to do, leave room for spontaneity, and put together a simple daily routine to help your days run a bit smoother. There are some summertime meal planning tips and a printable with ideas to put on your family's bucket list for summer and maybe spark new ones of your own! Come download your free 8-page summertime guide here ... continue reading...
EP 83: Cousin Camp: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren
This summer, we decided to create a camp experience for our grandkids in our backyard. This camp is referred to by Cousin Camp because usually, you're intermingling cousins together. However, our daughter has our only grandchildren, so technically ours wasn't a "cousin camp," but it was still a fun way to create sweet memories with our grandchildren. My husband and I recorded this as a podcast and share much more information in our time together. I encourage you to listen to the ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 77: Simple Summertime Meal Planning Tips
"Take a little time to make ordinary things extraordinary." ~ Emilie Barnes ~ Summer is a natural time for me to get off my routine of menu planning. In the winter, we're more apt to stick to a schedule, but summer brings about a more flexible and changing calendar. Along with that, I find myself getting out of planning meals like I do when inside in the winter months. I'm not too fond of it when I do this because it takes up more time and costs more money when I ... continue reading...
25 Ways to Enjoy Your Family
Summer is upon us, and I know how quickly our schedules can fill up. We can easily get caught up in a flurry of activity and miss out on enjoying our time together as a family. Below are some ideas adapted from Little House on the Freeway by Tim Kimmel. This book would be a great read to start your summer. It's a helpful, practical read and just a good reminder that there are many things we can be doing but we don't have to lose our calm and joy along the way. Mr. Kimmel ... continue reading...
EP 41: Getting Back into a Homemaking Routine after Summer
Are you struggling with getting back into a routine after the summer months? For us, our summer months are a bit more spontaneous and flexible, so I'm out of a daily routine quite often. Summer brings a sense of unpredictable days to our homes. We don't always have a regular schedule, and we're on the go or outside more than usual, so we may find our inside tasks take a back seat, and our normal routine schedule doesn't happen as often as it does in the fall, winter, and even ... continue reading...