Tag Archives: Home Management
Simplifying for the Big Move
When we started thinking through all of the details of moving overseas early this spring, there were a LOT of questions. Sell the house? Bring the KitchenAid (yes!)? Ship our things? Where do we fly from? What can we not … Continue reading
The Yellow Plan (Part 1)
I was the nerd in college who not only made an excel spreadsheet combining my various syllabi into one quarterly master plan, I also made color-coded weekly plans for myself including everything from study and naps to hang-out (not much … Continue reading
Yargh, I hate chores.
I’ve never been a very good housekeeper. Part of my not-so-good-housekeeping comes from a complete lack of motivation and part comes from a lack of knowledge. Yes, my mom made me do chores as a kiddo, but I think I … Continue reading
Quick Fix
Our living room is by no means off limits to J and his toys. We have a playroom, but it’s in the basement, and not always accessible to our little dude. So toys there are aplenty in our living space. … Continue reading
Back to life, back to reality
In the Peek home, fall officially starts when the school year begins. For Chris, it started Wednesday last week and for all of the students in the city, it begins tomorrow. Even though our summer has been very full and … Continue reading
We aren’t meatatarians
I had to look up the made-up word in my title to make sure I was spelling it correctly. That’s simply because we aren’t a family of meat-eaters. Growing up I remember most meals consisting of three staples: meat, starch, … Continue reading
Recovery
So is it just me or does one weeny-teeny sickness in the house result in something like chaos for not only the illness but the few days after? Jonathan and I got a stomach bug on Saturday evening that kept … Continue reading
Plans, plans
So I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolutioner, but this year I’m shaking things up and making plans. Plans of course are just that–plans. Subject to change and always evolving, plans are nevertheless useful to help structure and … Continue reading
A Closer Peek 