by Trisha Childers | Aug 23, 2021 | Home on Purpose
When our stuff, and our spaces do not function well, it makes life at home unnecessarily difficult. Unfortunately, it’s not always clear how to go about making our homes function better. What if we spend time and energy sorting through our stuff, starting new...
by Trisha Childers | Jun 25, 2021 | Home on Purpose
When we hear the word “routine,” we think of doing the same things either in the same way, at the same time, or in the same order. Doesn’t that sound limiting and confining? Isn’t that the opposite of freedom? Well . . . it depends on what form of freedom you...
by Trisha Childers | Jun 7, 2021 | Home on Purpose, Parenting
Which season of the year has the most shopping? Autumn. From August through December, we are repeatedly blasted with heavy marketing. It begins with the back-to-school sales, continues through the fall holidays, and hits its grand climax at Christmas. Most of the...
by Trisha Childers | Apr 27, 2021 | Home on Purpose
Household paperwork is a very common source of anxiety. How do you feel when the day-to-day paperwork piles up? How do you feel when you can’t find that crucial document? How do you feel when you miss an important deadline? Most of us would respond with words like...
by Trisha Childers | Apr 7, 2021 | Home on Purpose
Back in January, I launched a playlist on the Practical Family YouTube Channel called “Intentionalize.” Each video is about anticipating the most common problems within a specific aspect of home-management, and solving them before they begin. Although the solutions...
by Trisha Childers | Mar 23, 2021 | Home on Purpose
Moving is Hard Keeping up with the endless administrative tasks is mentally taxing. Sorting and organizing your stuff, packing and carrying the boxes, and the deep-cleaning requirements is all physically demanding. The grief of goodbye to your old life and the...
