We keep all of our medicine locked away, and it took months to figure out a good system. In fact, I haven’t been super happy with our medicine storage since our wedding – over 12 years ago. Until we started fostering, that is. Why do foster parents lock up medicine? Agencies hold their foster parents to certain standards. Though these…
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Foster Care Medicine Storage
February Goal Setting and January Goal Review
Towards the beginning of January, our pastor shared a new goal setting list that he’s used for years. It’s just a simple way to help focus your mindset for the upcoming month. His instructions are to write just one sentence outlining a way you can improve your life one each of the 12 areas listed. I love the simplicity of…
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Getting Things Done Book Review and Summary
Okay, so the full title of this book is Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. I can’t remember how I found this book exactly, but I’m sure the title is what drew me in. After all, that’s kind of my goal with this blog: to be productive without being stressed. I guess I could start by stating that…
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My Favorite Productivity Tips: Part Three
I reckon it’s time to finally wrap up the Productivity Tips series. Here are the rest of my favorite productivity tips. {Parts One and Two, if you need to catch up.} Practice Self-Care You need to take care of yourself before you can take care of anyone else. Sometimes, though, this advice goes in one ear and out the other. You…
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My Favorite Productivity Tips: Part Two
You can read Part One of the Productivity Tips series if you missed it earlier. Without further ado, here is the much anticipated (maybe?) part two list of My Favorite Productivity Tips. Have a Daily Routine Checklist Okay, so before I had my daily routine, I would wake up one of two ways: In a bit of a panic, thinking…
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