I’m so excited to let you guys listen to my conversation with Angela Coffman today about managing  a home when you work outside of it. She’s the mastermind behind The Grocery Shrink.

Angela worked outside the home many years as a school teacher. She has 6 children, so she has a lot of wisdom for us – peppered with lots of grace on managing a home.

I hope you enjoy our conversation. If you have any questions for either of us, please leave them in the comments and we’ll get back to ya!

Managing a home when you work outside of it in points:

• There’s less mess when you’re not home all the time. So, that’s helpful.
• You can develop habits that help you maintain your home. Example – clean up messes immediately.
• Get help from your family. “Leave no trace.”
• Invite people over to give yourself a reason to clean. Ha!
• If you want to change the interior of your home, you may consider diy tasks that will not take up much of your time.
• If you struggle with meal planning, concentrate on the main dish – and keep easy sides on hand all the time to add to it at the last minute. Example: applesauce, cottage cheese, tossed salad.
• Three most important things to manage a home when you’re gone: meal plan, pick up immediately, have reasonable expectations for yourself.
• If you work, let go of outside expectations on yourself. You might not have the time.

If you want to sign up for Angela’s meal planning service, she is giving half off to Humorous Homemaking readers, making it only $5/month. If you’re struggling with planning meals, this is a great option for you. Eating at home will save you a lot of money and also gives you the opportunity to spend quality time with your peeps. Discount available through 9/16. 

If you missed part one of our conversation with Sonja of Practical Stewardship, you can listen to that HERE.

“Stacy, all that chore listing and stuff is cool, but I work outside the home. Sometimes part-time and sometimes full time. I still need help managing a home – how can I get this place under control?!”

I still believe dedicating certain days to certain tasks can work for you. It will take some tweaking on your part, but I think you can make it work and get your home under control.

I homeschool my children and run our business here at home, so that to me feels like a full time+ job. BUT, I know I am here all day and that makes  a big difference. It would be super easy for me to give you some tips on this matter, but in all honesty…I really don’t know what I’m talking about. It would be me giving you advice about something I know nothing of.  [Read more…]

You know when you were younger and you read the Little House books and would have day dreams about how awesome it would be to be Laura Ingalls? You’d dream of how much fun you’d have in your dresses, fishing and playing in the creek? Hmmmmmmmmm, not just me, right?

There’s a lot we can learn from the wisdom of Ma Ingalls. For whatever reason, we’ve gotten away from letting the older women lead us and give us direction. We head on over to Yadda Yadda Expert Blog (yes, I realize I’m a blogger) and assume they know what they’re doing instead of seeking a mentor.  [Read more…]

Before we get this party started, let me insert this little disclaimer and plea here:

Please don’t send me hate mail or nasty messages on social media. You might disagree with everything you’re about to read, and that’s okay. But your time may be best spent elsewhere on things like…eating donuts and drinking coffee. That is all. Onward!

I firmly believe there are desires that God has planted deep in the hearts of women. The desire to care for and nurture her family The desire to do her best to keep a good house and hug babies. And also a deep desire, when needed, to hide in the closet and eat chocolate.
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