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The Art of Homemaking

Homemaking Progress Report–The “Two A’s”—I CAN DO IT!!!

So my two weeks with "The Two A's" are up.Let's see how I did...#1. Attitude: Surprising as it seems, my attitude has gone through a major overhaul these past two weeks. I've always wanted a clean, organized home with family meals and sparkling children but actually doing it has been a pain. (Honestly---who likes to scrub toilets or dust? Not me.)BUT...as I've kept in mind the overall purpose of why I am doing these jobs (a healthy family, a peaceful, restful home, etc.) the work has gone faster ... View the Post

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Let’s Do a GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Since it is October and I love falll.....let's have a giveaway! This giveaway is for a "Halloween Countdown" garland, which we have been using in our house for the last two years and has been a huge hit with the kiddos.You will receive a set like the picture above (although the socks are a bit different since this is the one in our house).....to fill with goodies and/or activities to do with your little ghouls and ghosts this month.(And if you want to make your own.....run to the Dollar store ... View the Post

$5 Friday

There is a $5 Friday after all…..

This is the other Liz.  And while Liz is running a marathon tomorrow (she is superwoman) I have been cleaning out closets, and took a big load to DI today.  And, of course, while I was at DI I just HAD to go in and take a look around. And this is what I found....for $4.00. 3 vintage patterns for 50 cents each. 2 vintage teacups for 1.00 dollar each 1 piece of vintage fabric for 50 cents.  (My favorite score.  And I love that it is tiny George Washingtons with tiny axes, cherries and cherry ... View the Post

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Speaking of Appearances…

Sorry, there will be no $5 Friday this week. I'm on my way to St. George to run a marathon. However, since this is a monumental occasion I thought I'd post a little something.What's monumental, you ask? Well, it's not the marathon. It's the fact that I shaved my legs before running. I never think about if my legs are shaved or not before a race but since I'm following the advice of Ms. Hoole I'm hoping to "look the part" so I can do the part. We'll see how it goes.I'll be back on Monday ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

Appearance

As the final week of "The Two A's" is closing in I decided it's time to post some of Ms. Hoole's advice on appearance. There's not a tidy list like there was for attitude so I'm just going to list a few snippets of her choicest words."Each morning get up and get completely dressed....Once you are dressed, everything works out better. The sooner you're dressed, the more successful is your day.""Getting dressed means putting on something that is comfortable, combing your hair, applying some ... View the Post