Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
In just 12 days we will be celebrating Chinese New Year and stuffing our faces all over again, not you of course, just me! And in the lead up to it, cleaning companies and cleaning aunties are fully booked! The annual Spring Cleaning exercise is running at full throttle. Are you also caught up with […] Read more…
Do you have margins in your life? Or is your life and schedule packed to the brim? No, margins are not the same as the famous ME TIME that mothers love to talk about. I am talking about making margins, space, in your life so that you are not slotting every hour you have with […] Read more…
In the previous post, Setting up ROUTINES to beat the overwhelm, I shared how setting up basic routines and then honing it with a morning and evening routine can help beat the overwhelm. In this post, I will be sharing how setting up certain systems has helped me feel less overwhelmed. How does setting up […] Read more…
Setting up routines to beat the overwhelm. It is one of my favourite pieces of advice that I dish out to people asking how I manage when I see their eyes glaze over when I reply that it is God who empowers me. There is no need to figure out what to do each day. It does not matter what time one wakes up. The routine is operational from the moment one is awake Read more…
Last week, I spoke about time blocking (link) as a productivity hack that can help us stop running around like headless chickens and get more focused work done. This week I want to share 10 productivity tips and tools that have helped me run the household a little bit more efficiently. The main thing I […] Read more…
Can productivity hacks really work for stay-at-home-mothers? Or are they ore applicable only for working men and women with no childcare responsibilities? And yet, it is mothers who desperately need the productivity hacks! Stay-at-home-moms, work-at-home-moms, work-out-of-home-moms. All mothers, period. But do the productivity hacks offered out there work for us? Time Blocking Read any productivity book, […] Read more…
Are maids an essential or a luxury in your family? We have 7 living children with us here. We have never had a live-in maid thus far. Everyone chips in to help with the housework. So at this point in time, employing a maid would be considered a luxury at this point in time. However, I cannot say we will never have one because…who knows??? Things can change. Read more…
Ironing. Give me ironing, and even toilet washing – mine, not yours! – over cooking any day. Yeah, I am one of those rare (and strange) people who prefer to clean and iron rather than cook or bake. Why? It is the only time I get to listen to podcasts or watch YouTube videos in peace! […] Read more…
Cook once, eat twice is being re-explored to build up a stash of freezer meals. The method in a nutshell, has you cooking once but you double (or triple) the portion. Then you eat one portion immediately that day and freeze the other portion/s for another day’s meal. If you consistently do that, you will soon build up a stash of freezer meals without too much effort. Read more…
While chatting with an acquaintance about the struggles many new mothers have with ministry and motherhood, she said in all earnestness to me, “But you set the standard too high!” Hmm……. The last time I heard something similar was when a friend was told that the younger moms didn’t dare approach her for advice because […] Read more…