April 23, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
The Creative Mama is in the midst of the “A Day In The Life” series. Today, I am there writing about how my idea of the ideal homeschool day has changed. I’m realizing there is more to education than books. Our days and schedule reflect that. To read more about it, click HERE
April 16, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
I love sharing resources that will inspire you and help you get the busy out of your life. That is why I am super excited to share this with you. Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandi from Life…Your Way have brought together some of the top family life authors with 38 ebooks covering a variety [...]
April 16, 2012 by Marci | 3 Comments
Don’t you just love when you find a blog post with a great tip, recipe or life hack? Over the past few years, my main source of all things “aha!” has been Works For Me Wednesday at WeAreThatFamily.com. Each week, I look forward to perusing a few of the couple hundred blog posts that link [...]
April 8, 2012 by Marci | 3 Comments
Yesterday, we had 6 adults and 7 children over for Easter lunch. It was gorgeous outside, so we were in an out of the house from the get-go. There was a trail on my floor from door to door. When it was time to eat, there were so many of us that we had food [...]
April 3, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
Tomorrow, I am taking the kids to my parents for three days. That’s three days of no internet or cell phone – at least that’s easy to come by! I have to admit that part of me is a little scared of being “off the grid” for that long. On the other hand, another part [...]
April 1, 2012 by Marci | 10 Comments
When I started Overcoming Busy, I did it just to gather some resources and thoughts about keeping the busyness out of our lives for a few friends and myself. I never really thought people I didn’t know would read it. Then, one day, I had a comment from someone I didn’t even know. Then, another [...]
March 26, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
My first task in spring cleaning my bathroom this week was cleaning my make-up drawer. I used this chart from Real Simple to determine what cosmetics to keep and what to toss. It also has the expiration of lotions, shampoos and other bathroom products that will come in handy while cleaning out the bathroom cabinets later [...]
March 25, 2012 by Marci | 1 Comment
This week, I am working on the bathrooms. My bathroom surfaces are cleaned thoroughly each week, but the insides of the cabinets are another story. It is time to clean out the shelves and drawers. I’m sure stuff has accumulated that I don’t even remember having and I’m positive there are some out-dated products that need to [...]
March 23, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
Ever have those days where you catch yourself coming and going? Those days when you are moving faster and faster and going nowhere? Days full of chaos and disorder? To find some hope and encouragement for your busy days, visit me at Sisters In Bloom today.
March 21, 2012 by Marci | 17 Comments
“You can’t organize crazy.” When I read that line from the new ebook 3-2-1 Stop, I knew I was going to LOVE this book! The author, Lori Lippincott, was talking my language! Lori advocates and strives to live a simple life, free of the unnecessary distractions society is full of – a life free of busyness. She [...]
March 20, 2012 by Marci | 1 Comment
Are you joining me in Slow and Steady Spring Cleaning? This week, I am working on the closets! Here are some links with closet decluttering/organization how-to’s and inspiration. Closet organizing tips and inspiration from Operation Organization 20 Ways To Organize Your Bedroom Closet from Apartment Therapy Organizing and Inventorying Children’s Clothing from Organizing Junkie How [...]
