On Disciplining Children

standing in the corner

As a parent, I wish I could just have someone give me a set of very specific rules on discipline that works every time with every child for every circumstance. But no, they have to go and be their own individual, unique little flowers, even when it comes to acting up. They’re a little older…

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Easy Hair Clip Organizer – 5 Minute Solution

hair clip organizer

I had hair clips all over my bathroom counter. I needed a hair clip organizer and was delighted to come up with this simple solution. All you need is an old tie and a binder clip. A clothespin and decorate scarf or fabric scrap would work, too. It even travels compactly and easily! Directions for…

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Related: Living In Community

Woman backlit against sunset

Just a couple days ago I wrote a post about living in community. Last night, I came across an article from Maclean’s called The End of Neighbours that talks about the same issue from a sociological stand-point. The point is to talk about how we are becoming less tolerant of differing opinions, but it is very…

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Living in Community

little kids eating at a table and living in community

In centuries past, your community was the people you lived on the same street with, went to church with, walked to school with, shopped at the market with. For country folks, their community was the nearby town. For city folks, it was the few blocks immediately around their flat. As more people moved to the…

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