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One Less Mess

published by admin on Mon, 2012-01-09 13:35

Projects and challenges help me focus on my objectives.  I am constantly attempting something new to help keep my natural tendency toward disorganization and accumulation from running totally amuck.   I stick with those things that work and just abandon the things that don't.  My oldest son once commented that we were trying something new "yet again" 


For 2012 I am starting a little project top help me focus on taming the organizational trouble spots in my home.   A few times a week I will tackle one area and subject it to the Organization Checklist. 

Pinterest ate my brain

published by darcee on Thu, 2011-12-15 10:15

I have been having fun "pinning" lots of things at  Pinterest lately.  I was really just looking for a place to put some decorating ideas, but there seems to be no end to the super neat ideas people find online.

Advent Wreaths

published by darcee on Tue, 2011-11-22 22:42

This Saturday we will be making our Advent Wreath for the year.

Above is the wreath we made for 2008.  Each year they are a little different, but mostly the same.  I try to pick up the supplies for them just after Chrsitmas when the picks and ribbons are on discount at the craft store.

If I have my act together I will post instructions for making it this year. 

 

 

The 40 Trash Bag Challenge

Back in 2008 I took a box of trash bags and a bit of inspiration and got rid of 40 bags of stuff from my home.  In 2009 Fr. Kyle Schnippel asked if he could grab that idea as a Lenten sacrifice and then over the last two years the idea has been picked up by various mail lists and people who are looking for a way to "Let Go" as part of Lent - or a way to declutter their homes.

The Blog Move

published by darcee on Fri, 2011-11-18 14:06

I have "reopened" my blog after more or less a year gone by without much or any new content.   I find that things have turned a corner.  I have learned a lot the past couple years.  Funny where life leads you while you are busy dealing with the two inches in front of your nose.  There is a bunch of new things I want to say, some things I have thought through better and some new ideas.

Advent 2011

published by darcee on Wed, 2011-11-09 14:20


Journey to Bethlehem

Advent dates for 2011

First Sunday - November 27th

Second Sunday - December 4th

St Nicholas Day - December 6th

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin - December 7th

Third Sunday - December 11th

Fourth Sunday - December 18th

 

Temporaily Broken Links

published by darcee on Wed, 2011-11-09 12:56

While I am in the middle of this blog move you might notice about a zillion broken links.  I will be repairing these over the next few weeks.
 
If you are looking for an older page that isn't here try changeing simplycatholic.net to simplycatholic.wordpress.com in the location bar.  This will probably get you where you want to be.

The Catholic Housewife

published by darcee on Tue, 2011-11-08 15:37

The Young Housewife -Alexey Tyranov
The Young Housewife -Alexey Tyranov

Housewife and Homemaker and the Art of Blogging

Culling the Clothing

published by darcee on Tue, 2011-11-08 13:40

Today was the fall "Culling the Clothing"  where we go through the children's clothing and get rid of anything that doesn't fit, is in poor condition or is just not worn.   It is always a surprise to me to see how much clutter gets built up in the drawers between the cullings - which we do roughly three times a year.   This is just the touch up.  In January we will do an inventory and figure out what the children actually need.  

Stepping Back to Look Forward

published by darcee on Mon, 2011-11-07 14:11

Carrara by Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Ge

Carrara by Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Ge

 

Catholic Homemaker

That is my job description.  It is my vocation.  It is the center and core of who I am. I have the tendency to allow myself to get pulled away from that core and then I start floundering.  So this week I am taking two steps back and re-centering on that core. 

I originally started blogging as a way to keep my center straight.  One part journal, one part idea bank, one part random stuff to remind me who I am in the world.  I sort of gave up blogging a while back when life went off in a random direction and didn't get back together for a long while.  So I need to take a breath, step back and recenter.   I am starting by re-evaluating that job description.

Catholic Homemaker, mistress of worlds, creator of order and chaos, wrangler of children, passionate wife, cook, nurse, teacher, lover, daughter, friend.  

I usually break the job responsibilities down into five categories.  Wife, mother, daughter of God, friend and neighbor and domestic manager.  When those five areas are balanced and working then my life is manageable, when one of them explodes others have to give or the whole gets over-whelming.

 

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