Inside: I am sharing various systems, tools, and routines I've appreciated having available to me as a homemaker and how they help me manage my days. I'm sharing a walkthrough of various tools and systems that help me to get things done. It's a practical episode, and I hope to encourage you, if nothing else, to take a look at how your days are going and ask yourself some simple questions like: What is working and what is not working?Where do I find myself wasting time?Where can I make ... continue reading...
My Favorite Planners & Journals
Inside: A roundup of my favorite planners and journals for homemakers - perfect for staying organized in the New Year! We're getting ready to turn the calendar, and if you're like me, I always look forward to starting a new planner for the year. I utilize digital apps for some of my time management, but I can't seem to eliminate paper. (I need to put a post together on how I manage my digital life, and it's on the to-write list for the blog sometime in the future 😉) But, truly, nothing ... continue reading...
50+ Things to Do Instead of Scrolling Social Media
Inside: Sharing some simple ideas to make good use of your time over mindlessly scrolling social media on your phone. We have all been there, finding ourselves mindlessly scrolling social media or the news or email or whatever on our phones. It's not fun, productive, or helpful at all! I wanted to share some ideas with you about what to do instead of scrolling. So before you're fingers start moving, take a look at the list below and maybe pick out a few go-to tasks you can choose over ... continue reading...
Homemaking for the Glory of God
Come join me and listen to my time with Reagan Rose from Redeeming Productivity (one of my favorite podcasts!) as we talked about our challenges as full-time homemakers, contentment, and—of course—being productive in the home. Here are some questions from the interview with Reagan: I know you didn’t get saved until your 30s, could you tell us a little about your testimony and what got you into creating resources on homemaking? What I love about your ministry is that you really ... continue reading...
Helpful Tools for Your Homemaking & Walk with the Lord
Part of my hope here at Thankful Homemaker is to not only provide you with free resoruces through the blog and podcast to encourage you in your homemaking but to provide you with other helpful affordable resources. I love to use a sermon notebook, daily time with the Lord planner and menu planner. Sometimes these can be fairly expensive but I've created some affordable resources that I hope will help you in these areas of your homemaking. Weekly Meal Planning System: The Weekly Meal ... continue reading...