Cooking for our large family is a fulltime job. But since we do not have a cook, I have had to figure out how to keep things simple and keep the family fed. Keeping things simple is critical. Read more…
Home Management
Managing Laundry in our Large Family
Laundry in our large family is well, a lot! Shifting house, growing children and growing family. All these meant that to keep up with it, our laundry system has had to change over the years. But laundry is generally not an issue for me. It is cooking that is a lot more stressful. Click and read to find out how I make it work for our large family. Read more…
Grocery Shopping for Our Large Family
Grocery shopping for our large family is tiring. We have four, and soon-to-be-five teenagers. Yeah. Lots and lots of food to shop for and then lug back. We have changed and adapted how we grocery shop for our family over the years. From lugging all the children along to Henson doing it solo to now me doing it solo and occasionally with the youngest. Read more…
Start Your Mornings Right
Want to start your mornings right? Check out the Simple Start Journal, a printable 7-week journal that incorporates devotions, your daily top 3 priorities and even a short workout to get your Morning Routine up and running! Read more…
So How Many Maids Do You Have?
I have been asked how many maidS we have many times. And when they find out that we have none, they gape in shock. I guess managing a large household with 5 young children and no outside help is an oddity in maid-dependent Singapore. 🙂 Managing a Large Household with No Maid How I managed the house has changed […] Read more…
8 Tips for When You Have a Baby and Toddler Combo
Many times, as a parent of ONE child, we worry about adding another child to the family. How are we ever going to cope, we wonder? And many times people will offer helpful advice such as “get a maid” and/or “send the toddler to childcare/pre-school”. I share 8 tips on how to not just survive but thrive with the baby and toddler combo, without resorting to employing a maid or putting your older child in childcare, unless you really want to. Read more…
Struggling With Housework?
I think the biggest issue most of us have when we choose to stay home to be with our children is the struggle with housework. However, housework is something that needs to be done and done regularly. Otherwise it piles up and any motivation to get to it decreases at an exponential rate! Read more…
I am not being super spiritual
How do we do what we do? Is there some secret we are not sharing with you? No. I am not being secretive or trying to brush you off by sounding super spiritual. You can do what I/we do, too. We serve the same God and have the same Holy Spirit. Every child of God can do what He calls him to do. Read more…
Raising Independent Learners
Are you empowering or holding your children back? Aim to raise independent learners for life and your homeschool. It will lessen the workload and stress. In this post, I share how our curriculum choice and planner system helped me in my quest to get our children be more independent. Read more…
Do I have to cook and clean to be a good mother? i.e. can’t I just farm them out?
Must I cook and clean to be considered a good mother? Can’t I just farm both out and concentrate on just the fun parts? But cooking and cleaning are basic life skills. As a loving mother wouldn’t you want to equip your children with these basic life skills? Read more…