Travel-Ready

Packing at a moment’s notice can add unneeded stress to a day. Having a semi-ready suitcase packed and ready is a good de-stresser. I would recommend it for anyone who travels frequently.  Throw in the basics. You can add a few extra clothes on your way out the door. Keep a toiletry bag in it [...]

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Stress-Free Holidays

I love Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are holidays geared for family time. They are just a day each, yet packed into that time between Thanksgiving and Christmas the average person (moms in particular) have this written or mental list that could scare the elves away. And yet, moms, unlike Santa, don’t usually have a company of [...]

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The Basement with a Mind of Its Own

Shortly after moving into the parsonage, we faced a hiccup when our basement decided to take on about five inches of water when the sump pump went on the blink. Like a wayward child pulling a temper tantrum and screaming for attention, our basement used this method as a cry for attention. The rest of [...]

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The New Necessity: The Label Maker

We all know an office needs a stapler, a tape dispenser, pens and pencils, file folders—and hopefully a decent file cabinet. But how many of you would put a label-maker on that list?I lived without one for years. Now I wouldn’t be without one. Do you know how many things you can do to organize [...]

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