Tag: time management
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Simplifying our life: finding our work-life balance
When I was a young beginning teacher, my mentor once asked me if there was anything with which I was struggling and needed help with. I responded that I was struggling with finding the balance between work, taking care of my family, housework, and extracurricular things. What’s interesting about this exchange is that my children […]
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Life as a Lumber: What we do each day
Our family of four is busy, busy, busy, and we have had to work hard to create a routine that works for us. We really do have something going on every night but Friday. Our typical week works about like this: Since we are often not home throughout the week, we have tried to find […]
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New: our 2023 printable calendar/weekly planner
In years past, I made and printed my own agenda. It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed being able to customize the agenda. There are plenty of agendas I can buy that are very nice, but the ability to design and include exactly what I want is great. I decided to share my […]
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My “new school year” resolutions
Tomorrow is the last day of July, so August is literally right around the corner. My children have a week and a half before returning to school, but I myself have three weeks left of summer vacation. I am a huge fan of reflection and goal setting. The end of each school year affords me […]
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Get Organized: 10 Command Center Ideas for the New Year
We used to have a killer command center. It was amazing. At the current moment, and I’m almost ashamed to admit this, but we don’t even have a command center. I have all the components for it but I haven’t found a great place to house it yet. I’m thinking somewhere in the mudroom when […]