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Keep Your House In Good Shape In my mind, these are the 12 basic steps to keep your house in good shape: picking up out of place items and straightening removing trash washing laundry, then folding and putting it away (while continuing to work between starting and finishing loads!) ****** washing the dishes cleaning the kitchen cleaning the bathrooms ****** cleaning the furniture cleaning the floors meal preparation food and goods procurement planning and… Read More
Metal detecting is a fun and profitable hobby. It sounds like a lot of fun to me. Finding lost treasures, helping others who have lost treasures, walking in the outdoors — all of these are part of this fascinating hobby. Getting the Right Equipment My original thought was that you could buy whatever metal detector the local hobby shop had and then head out to the nearest empty lot to start finding fun stuff. It… Read More
Can you quickly describe your family culture? Or are you, like I was when first exposed to the terminology, not sure what it refers to? WHAT DOES FAMILY CULTURE MEAN The easiest to understand description of the phrase’s meaning that I’ve seen is this: this is how a stranger might describe your family after meeting and spending time with your family members for the first time. FAMILY CULTURE EQUALS CORE VALUES OF THE FAMILY I… Read More
I want to know how to live a quiet life in a noisy world. My grandparents (both sets) had remarkably quiet and serene homes, even when all the cousins and aunts and uncles gathered there. There was chatter and laughter, but no electronic noises. Even the telephone on the wall was remarkably quiet. It almost never rang. And all the kids went outside to explore. Noise, flashing lights, or bright lights seem to be an… Read More
Everyone knows they should set aside savings in order to prepare for their future and reach their goals. Record-keeping can be hard to figure out. Just writing down everything you want to remember is as good a way to keep records as any. There is one thing you should consider doing, though, in order to reach your financial goals. It’s a good idea to divide your savings into a few or several sub-accounts, depending on… Read More
Beginning Sewing without Breaking the Bank Beginners can learn how to sew from patterns. Read on to see how I did it. Learning how to sew can be done without breaking the bank. Let’s talk about the bare minimum needed to get started in sewing. Sewing is a great skill set that makes sitting time productive, saves money, and can actually earn money. The very first complete piece of clothing I ever sewed was a… Read More
How to Make Sure You Work on Your Goals Use these tips to achieve your goals, even though working on your goals sounds difficult and, frankly, forgettable. In this article, I want to give you four techniques to make it easier to (1) remember your goals need you to work on your goals and (2) to get started each day on your next best step to success. Use a Visible Reminder with Written Intentions Here… Read More
Things to Consider as Personal Goals Now that we have considered setting family goals (family), let’s get ready to set your personal goals for this new year looming. List desired results: I want to lose 42 pounds. I want to drive a clean car with no fast food cups or wrappers floating around loose. Developing a smaller but more cohesive wardrobe for work would make mornings easier. I want a large enough savings account that… Read More
Set Family Goals Based on Values You Have Chosen We’ve been discussing setting goals for our families, based on our values, so that family members grow in the direction of becoming valuable citizens, family members, and just good people. So I thought it might be fun to list a few types of family goals to consider that could be fun and useful for various values you might want to encourage. Sample Family Goals to Kickstart… Read More
Set Your Family Goals Based on Your Values The best family goals will be based on the core values that your family members hold most firmly. So what are “core values”? “My core values” is another way of saying “my most significant beliefs” — those beliefs you hold most firmly to. In the case of family values, these beliefs would be jointly shared by all or most family members. How do you know what those… Read More
