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...
by Trisha Childers | Mar 14, 2021 | Home on Purpose
I’d like to share a story . . . This happened years ago, long before I even conceived the idea for Home On Purpose. I was picking up my friend, Maggie, to go out for some girl time. When I arrived, she invited me in and asked me to wait as she finished...
by Trisha Childers | Mar 10, 2021 | Home on Purpose
Have you ever wondered what Spring Cleaning was like for the Ingalls Family on the prairie? After stocking up as much as possible before winter hit, running the ash-filled fireplace constantly through the cold months, and not having access to much fresh air . . . I...