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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
Set Family Goals and Values Life is best if you know what you want to be when you grow up/finish your life development. This is true whether you’re speaking of one person or of a family or any other unit of people. It’s easier to hit your target if you know what it looks like. That having been stated, I would like to ask you to think about your particular situation, and I’m assuming you… Read More
Holiday Get-Together Step by Step Want to have a fun holiday get-together with friends and family? Avoid a large, expensive party and offer an informal open house instead. This can be a more frugal holiday get-together where you offer hot beverages and finger foods and holiday cookies for refreshments. You can set up non-alcoholic Hot Sips bars in various spots throughout the designated area for food and drink. Provide coffee and flavored creams at one… Read More
Set Work Spaces for Safety and Convenience Promote both your safety and your convenience in your kitchen. Set up your work areas to accommodate your height and your reach. This should be done only if, of course, you are the main cook! Always before now, I have been the main cook, producing a full meal most evenings. Usually, I was able to produce enough so that we could all have leftovers for lunch the next… Read More
DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional therapist or counselor. I am simply passing along advice that has worked for me in the past. I have been a part of four different family situations, some more successful than others. Maturity has helped me develop insights that totally escaped me in the earlier part of my life. I hope these can reach and teach those who can learn earlier than I did! HOW TO BUILD JOY INTO… Read More
Be a Good Homemaker Being a good homemaker means taking the best care of those in your household that you can muster — including yourself. You also should use good stewardship of all that you have been given — financial means, physical possessions, and mental abilities. Old Assumptions No Longer Work There used to be an odd set of assumptions in our culture. These assumptions included the belief that if you were a female, you… Read More
