Here at Habits for a Happy Home we are not all about sparkly, spotless homes. I hope that you have seen, through our Day in the Life series this month, that we are regular sorts of people. Each one of us struggles. Just as our ‘About’ page says, “My hope is that this blog will […]
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Helpful Habits
Habits For the School Day: Helpful Homeschool Habits for Multiple Ages Practical Prayer Housekeeping Habits (service opportunities, jurisdictions, 5 minute room rescue) Before 8:45 Checklist Little Ones First Morning Room Time How Morning Room Time Builds Learning Skills for Later Just The Basics Make Supper at Lunch One More Thing After Lunch Afternoon Quiet Time […]
Housekeeping Habits
About twice a year I find myself smack dab in the middle of the habit of purging. Since I find myself in the overwhelm of this task, I thought there might be some of you doing the same – and feeling the overwhelm too? The habits I’m sharing today from the archives not only help […]
Top Ten Helpful Habits of 2011
Watching the music box at our aunt and uncle’s house. This week we were still in the midst of celebrating Christmas with family. Visiting friends at Starbucks. Just enjoying break. I also got in the little bit of homeschool planning each day. New readers! I’ve reserved our Tapestry of Grace library books, done a bit […]
Tech Tools at Habits for a Happy Home
The above graphic is one pinned on my weather board. Fitting for recent hurricane activity as well as tropical disturbances as we head into this weekend. I’ve also added the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, Hurricane Center and Underground Weather resources. I’m sharing some tech tools organized on Pinterest over at Habits for a […]
Forming Habits – The Ones We Shouldn’t Have Are the Easiest Ones to Form
When I have formed a habit, it’s usually because I have taken the time to write something down on my calendar and keep doing so until I don’t think about it anymore. I just do it. If I think I might forget to do something, I’ll set a reminder on my cell phone like an […]
Making Habits Stick: 31 in 31
In my last post on making habits stick I mentioned Flylady’s one habit a month. Since then I’ve been reminded of other avenues for habit building. One is making three goals to reach in 30 days. So, three habits in a month. 3 in 30. But this is the one that I really like. My […]
Making Habits Stick: 31 in 31
In my last post on making habits stick I mentioned Flylady’s one habit a month. Since then I’ve been reminded of other avenues for habit building. One is making three goals to reach in 30 days. So, three habits in a month. 3 in 30. But this is the one that I really like. Join […]
Help for Making Habits Stick
Photo taken of Mary Engelbreit’s Silly Mother Goose board book. One of our readers recently asked: How do you make habits stick? Or you might be thinking… Are you kidding me? How can I accomplish that with all that is going on in my home? Yes, we are a website devoted to Habits for a […]
Help for Making Habits Stick
Photo taken of Mary Engelbreit’s Silly Mother Goose board book. One of our readers recently asked: How do you make habits stick? Or you might be thinking… Are you kidding me? How can I accomplish that with all that is going on in my home? For me, over the years with babies, toddlers, stacks of […]
Habits that Last
It’s August already! For many of us, August means back to school, back to a schedule, back to a routine. I always love the start of a new school year. I love planning the new schedule. I love to think of all the little things I’d like to incorporate into our day. We always start strong. […]
Technology Habits
Managing the explosion of technological devices making their way into our homes needn’t be a daunting task. Here is a compilation of technology management posts–both from around the web and from our own archives. The Summer My Parents Turned Off the Computer ~ by Doorposts Teaching Children to Use Computers, Internet and TV Wisely ~ […]
The Housekeeping Habits that Bless Our Home
Here I am, smack dab in the middle of an annual habit of purging. Since I find myself in the overwhelm of this task, I thought there might be some of you doing the same – and feeling the overwhelm too? The habits I’m sharing today from the archives not only help with clutter busting, […]