The following post is from Lisa of Working Naked: Have you ever quit a job, worked with certain clients, or quit a sport or hobby because it took too much time and was no longer fun? If so, does that make you a quitter? Not necessarily. There’s a difference between quitting and being a quitter.…
The following post is from Jeff of My Super-Charged Life: Several years ago, I found a job working for a small consulting company. I was a young, enterprising fellow and I thought I’d found a gem of an opportunity. I was getting in on the ground floor of what I believed was a company on…
I've mentioned before that I had three junior high and high school teachers who each contributed to my success with their negativity rather than encouragement. Instead of building me up, like teachers are supposed to, they really did the opposite, both to my face and behind my back. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about…
In the wake of Christmas or "birthday month" in September (when three of our girls celebrate their birthdays in three weeks), I wonder if I'm ever going to get around to organizing and decluttering the toys and putting them away. They are showered with gifts from two aunts, three sets of grandparents, and several sets of…
The following post is from Myra of My Blessed Life: Does your home need some extra visual impact? Or do you have furniture that could use a face-lift? Stencils are a stunningly beautiful addition to home decor because they make a powerful statement. Now, I'm not talking about the alpha-numeric stencils that you may have…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: How To Have A Simple, Organized School Year As the summer winds down and the school year quickly approaches, we turn our thoughts from sunscreen and swimsuits to pencil boxes and backpacks. But if we're not careful, the avalanche of paperwork that tends to come…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: Our Bradley Method Birth Plan "I don't care if you stand on your head to push as long as baby is doing okay." It seemed like every time I saw my new OB-GYN, he reassured me that I could have the birth I wanted (unless there…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Food Science Camp: Dill Pickles In the summer, when the weather is hot, the cucumber vines produce plump green orbs at a crazy rate. Unable to possibly consume them all in the amount of time it takes them to grow, it's…
The following post is from Prerna of The Mom Writes: Five Ways to Have a Stress-Free Workday Morning With the end of our daughter’s summer holidays and the start of our new home business, our morning routines needed to change to make it easy and stress-free for all of us, especially the workday morning. Having…
This month's Eat Well, Spend Less topic is summer entertaining! I shared my ideas for throwing a party on a budget earlier this week, and everybody in the group is also sharing their best entertaining tips. Hospitality is not necessarily one of my gifts, but I want to want to, and I love the ideas…