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How to Get Your Kids Helping Around the House – Large Family Management

November 16, 2017

If you are trying to figure out how to get your kids helping around the house, then great! You are in the right place.

Teaching children to be responsible goes hand-in-hand with giving them daily chores, and expecting them to complete those chores well.

Years and years ago a wise mother of nine children told me “If you do your job properly now while they are young, the more children you have over the age of 8, the easier your job will be.”

This Mom knew what she was talking about, she had nine children, and several of them were teenagers, a few had successfully launched into independent life outside of the home, and she still had a few in the middle age range.

She had done her job well when each child was young, teaching each child that he or she was expected to help with household chores, and then she taught each child HOW to help with household chores. And then she had them doing those household chores. All three steps are important.

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Meal Plan for the Week

July 30, 2017

For the last two weeks, I have gotten off track with my meal planning. We’ve just been so busy!

Busy times are when I should be making SURE to get my meal plan done though, otherwise, what happens?

You guessed it. Fast food, convenience food, or hastily slapped together meals that don’t go over very well.

If I am struggling with my own meal planning, maybe a few of you are as well, so I figured, in the interest of being helpful, that I would go ahead and post my meal plan for the next week, with links to recipes when I have them.

Ryan and I are going on a date on Tuesday, so the babysitter will be fixing convenience food, otherwise, I think I have a solid plan here!

Monday-Crockpot Pot Roast, Dinner rolls, Mixed veggies, Salad
Tuesday– Chicken Nuggets, Tater tots, Salad
Wednesday– Pasta and Meat Sauce, Salad, Garlic bread
Thursday– Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken, broccoli, rice
Friday– BBQ Chicken Pizza, salad, fruit
Saturday– Grilled boneless skinless thighs, Roasted potatoes, Salad, Rolls
Sunday– Taco Lentils and Rice, Tortilla Chips, Salad

The most important thing to remember when you are meal planning is to keep it simple. You can have the most amazing looking plan, but if it’s not practical, it’s not going to happen, and you just wasted five minutes.

Instead, pick simple meals, and add something extra to it if you end up with extra time that evening!

Have you been struggling with your meal planning? This little Kindle book will get you on the right track and quick! It’s short, sweet, and right to the point (meaning it won’t take you a whole week just to read it!

Half the battle is having a plan!

If you have been skipping meal planning lately, what’s the one thing holding you back? Let me know in the comments.

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How to Create a More Inviting Atmosphere in Your Home

July 20, 2017

We all to have a more inviting home atmosphere. We want home to be the place our children long to be, our husbands look forward to at the end of a long, hard day, and the place where we can bring guests to offer a respite from the world.
Over the last few years, every time I have been gone into an inviting home, I have tried to pinpoint the one thing that is responsible for the atmosphere. Iʼve come to the conclusion though that itʼs not just one thing.

Itʼs a combination of many things, done well. Read on for my formula for creating a more inviting atmosphere in your own home.

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Survival Mode Housekeeping When You Are Overwhelmed by Motherhood

July 6, 2017

Overwhelmed housekeeping, I know this feeling very, very well. I remember when all of my children were young, and I had no older helpers.

I had five children, ages 7 and under, and it truly felt like I was living every single day inside a tornado.

I had so many different responsibilities, outside of just keeping the children alive, and I just didn’t know where to start.

There never seemed to be a finish line. Life just felt like a continuous whirlwind.

This Mom of 9 explains how she keeps housekeeping under control with a houseful of busy children. FREE printables and worksheets!|Large Family Cleaning

This Mom of 9 explains how she kept housekeeping under control when all of her children were young. FREE printables and worksheets!

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How to Crack the Code to Your Best Daily Routine

May 25, 2017

The one question I get asked more than any other by overwhelmed moms is…how can I create my best daily routine? What does it need to include? How early do I need to get up for in the morning? Will it actually work for me?

Having a flexible daily routine may actually change your life. The key is to set up your routine properly, making sure to include the right things and exclude the wrong things.

A flexible routine is worth its weight in gold, so let’s get started building yours!

Having trouble creating a daily routine? This is how I have made my best daily routine. Free printable! Creating a Daily Routine|Daily Routine for Mom|Time Management

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