Lake Life: Home management

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

What Does Your T-Shirt Mean?

When I was a teenager, my friends and I used to go up to the custom t-shirt shop in the mall and peruse the selections of custom iron-on art. We could spend hours making the perfect selection to add a touch of our personality to our wardrobe. My favorite was a picture of a butterfly that said "If you love something let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours forever." Today I work in a technical field that doesn't acknowledge the term "business casual." Although we often dress in accordance with wardrobe guidelines outlined in chapter seventeen of my book, The 30 Day Home Management Project, we work rotating shifts so one's casual Friday could be any day of the week. T-shirts and jeans are as commonly seen on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as they are on Fridays and slightly more common on Saturday and Sundays.
A t-shirt is like a walking adverstisement and there is always a lot of talk around the water cooler about one's selection.

Monday, August 22, 2011

The 30 Day Home Management Project

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It's not hard to feel overwhelmed with the ongoing demands of managing a home and family. Even the cleanest and well-organized home may need some tuning up in functionality. Is your family over or under involved in outside projects? Are you spending all your time organizing and cleaning and missing out on enjoying your home? Have you invited Jesus to hang out during the week or do you just go visit on Sunday? Who rules the roost? Are the chicks in charge?

Tips for Reading "The 30 Day HMN Project" on your e-reader

1. Read One Chapter Day each day, answer the questions, and complete the project goals for that day.
2. Bookmark 'Affirmations' pages as you read each chapter so you can quickly go back to them when you work through the project.
3. Use the Search Term, "Project Schedule," then select the last result you get, and click 'find.' Then click 'next.' This should bring you to "The 30 Day Project Schedule" -- bookmark the schedule.
4. Go to the website and download the forms you would like to use. The password is found in Chapter 25- the 5th and 6th word of the first sentence. Use the search term 'Relationships' then scroll results until you see Chapter Twenty-Five. Highlight that result and click 'find.' You'll find the password phrase at the end of the first sentence.
WEBSITE forms will include the "The 30 Day Project Schedule", "The 2-Week Review," each chapter's Affirmations list, and the other forms mentioned in the text.
5. Use "The 30 Day Home Management Project" as a six week bible study group- meeting weekly to discuss your goals and progress. Plan times to get together and help each other accomplish goals.