Listen to the Podcast Over the years, as I have experimented with different ways to set up my daily schedule, the one method that I keep coming back to is using time blocks. This method not only gives you freedom within boundaries, but flexibility that still allows you to get things done! Intrigued? Good! Let's dig in! What are Time Blocks? Time Blocks are simply blocks of time that … [Read more...]
How to Use Your Calendar to Jump-Start Your Goals (+ Podcast #44)
Listen to the Podcast! The New Year has begun! Do you have some goals you want to work on this year? Today I want to share something that has helped me so much to get a jump-start on my goals and begin to make progress. It's easy at the beginning of the year to make our list of goals. But most of us find ourselves well into the new year and have not even started on any of them! I think … [Read more...]
The 12-Week Holiday Planner (Free Weekly To Do Lists + Podcasts #31-#43)
Can you believe it is time to begin thinking of the holidays? Do you want to have a peaceful Thanksgiving and Christmas -- holidays where your focus is on Jesus and celebrating with your family? Enter -- The 12-Week Holiday Planner! Below you will find the weekly To Do Lists that are contained in The 12-Week Holiday Planner. Those of you who have purchased The Holiday Planner will have all the … [Read more...]
Homemade for the Holidays #30: Conversation Starters in a Jar
This will be the last post in our Homemade for the Holidays series. I have heard so many of you express appreciation for this series and how helpful it was to you in your gift-making this year. I want you to know that I enjoyed putting this series together for you. I pray the ideas have blessed you and given you some fun gifts to give! Click on over to Balancing Beauty & Bedlam to print … [Read more...]
Homemade for the Holidays #29: Homemade Caramel Corn
I never knew caramel corn was so easy to make! I found a recipe online and adapted it using honey and we REALLY liked it! Whip up a batch of this caramel corn and put in a pretty holiday tin for a neat gift. Enjoy! Homemade Caramel Corn 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, popped 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 3 Tablespoons honey 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon … [Read more...]
Homemade for the Holidays #28: Reindeer Droppings
This has been a favorite recipe of ours for quite a few years. It is definitely NOT healthy...but oh so good! As you can tell in the picture, I did not have the WHITE almond bark, or the plain mini marshmallows. I wanted to make these to get a picture for this post...so here is the adapted version using chocolate almond bark and fruit flavored mini marshmallows! These are very sweet and would … [Read more...]
Homemade for the Holidays #27: Sugar Cookies
This is our favorite sugar cookie recipe! One of my fondest holiday memories is going over to my grandparent's home and making sugar cookies with Grandpa. He had so much patience with us...as we dribbled frosting everywhere, licked our fingers, accidentally dipped the sprinkle bottle in the frosting when decorating the frosted cookies, and just plain made a mess! But we had fun … [Read more...]
