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A day at a time

May 1, 2020 milabassett Leave a Comment

Capturing our days lately, to be able to look back and revisit. I haven't had the time or energy to blog but I'd like to do it more or less consistently. There are things I'd like to think out loud about, share my thoughts and experience. I read some blogs (not many. I don't … [Read more...]

Baking, Bread, Cakes and Cupcakes, Helpful routines, Home office, Life, Menu planning, Organization, Parenting, Quick dinners, Recipes, Routines and organization home-school, kids chores, routines

A simple way to keep track of kids medicine

January 2, 2017 milabassett 4 Comments

Dry-erase menu board

I wanted to share how I keep track of the medicine that needs to be taken over a course of a few days. It is not fancy but has saved me a lot of headache: the less I keep in my brain, the better I handle (never ending) daily "to-do"s. Most antibiotics are prescribed for … [Read more...]

Helpful routines, Organization, Parenting

How to start menu planning

March 4, 2016 milabassett 2 Comments

How to start menu planning

Would you agree that menu planning simplifies our lives and alleviates a major headache of figuring out what's for dinner? There are tons of great resources on the web that cover menu planning. You can even find ready-made weekly menus that you can adopt. Yet, from my … [Read more...]

Helpful routines, Kitchen how to plan menus, menu planning

A power of doing just one thing

February 25, 2015 milabassett 2 Comments

the power of doing one thing

As a perpetually busy mama of four perpetually busy kids, most days I am split in a dozen different directions, trying to stay on top of things. Honestly, I like it this way (not that I have a lot of choice, ha). I like the sense of progress and accomplishment. But there are … [Read more...]

Food for thought, Helpful routines, Life, Organization, Parenting, Raising humans doing one thing, productivity, time management

How to get it all done.

March 6, 2014 milabassett 2 Comments

to-do list

I wish I knew. Well, I did figure out some tricks to be more productive and make the most out of what I have, and wanted to share them with you. Here is what works for me: Working around my inner clock, not against it. I am not a night owl. My inner clock shuts off as soon as it … [Read more...]

Helpful routines, Organization calendar, time management, to-do list

Fun-fun balance

January 23, 2014 milabassett Leave a Comment

It seems like the days are getting shorter and shorter the more your kids grow (and the more kids you have). It's always a chase to get everything done and still have time for fun. Does that sound familiar? We were having one of those days recently. There was a window of "play" … [Read more...]

Helpful routines, Parenting, Routines and organization balance, time management

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