Establish a House will be coming back in full force starting next Wednesday, January 21st!!! I began this series after a discussion in a facebook group about whether or not their families used tablecloths. I wrote a post about what we do and the response was overwhelming. It was so interesting to see what other families did and why. I realized it would be helpful to take that same concept and apply it all areas of a home maker’s duties.
We are responsible for so much in taking care of our families and teaching our children! It’s nice to see what others are actively doing in their families, to see what works and what doesn’t, and to get new ideas and inspiration for our own families and homes. This is a very basic overview of what will be covered as we try to Establish a House together.
FAMILY MATTERS
- Parenting tips
- Marriage
- Family Activities
- Traditions
- Sibling Rivalry
- Curfews
- Parent/Child Relationships
SPIRITUALITY
- Faith
- Religion
- Moral Values
- Reverence in Church
- Scripture Study
- Meaningful prayers
KITCHEN DUTIES
- Cooking with Children
- Meal Planning
- Grocery Shopping
- Canning
- Food Storage
- Recipes
EDUCATION
- Teaching at Home
- Helping at School
- Being Involved in Your Child’s Education
- Extra Curricular Activities
- Books
CLEANING
- Chores
- Cleaning Schedules
- Home Maintenance
- Laundry Tips
- Natural Cleaners
MEDIA
- Controlling Media Use
- Movies
- Television
- Best iPod apps
- Technology in our Homes
- Good Uses of Technology
- Music
COMMUNITY
- Making Friends
- Service
- Being Involved in the Community
- Cultures
- Community Organizations
EVERYTHING ELSE
- First Aid
- Finances
- Organization
- Toy Storage
- Gardening
- Basic Car Maintenance
and oh, so much more. I am very excited! I invite you to come, Establish a House, with us!
If you would like to share what your family does on any of the topics listed please contact me. Guest writers are welcome!! If you have topics you would like to see covered first or can think of things not on this list (there are, oh, so many!) please leave a comment. I want to make this as useful and interactive for you as possible.
Each post will have a graphic labeling which area it will fall under. I’m hoping to get organized enough that eventually each post will be listed under the appropriate section so it will be easier to find specific posts you may want to re-read later.
Come join me on my journey to Establish a House!
This is so exciting!! Glad to see what’s coming up!!
I want to hear about anything and everything people are doing to incorporate family history into their lives–especially as they incorporate family history into their children’s lives. Next Saturday we are going to watch some chariot races since both my grandfather and great-grandfather raced chariots and I remember playing in my grandpa’s chariot when I was a little girl. I’m decent at recording our own lives and pretty good at teaching my kids about their ancestors, but anything on the finding names side of things just scares me. I have no idea what to do.
I remember the tablecloth post!! In fact, that’s when I decided to try using tablecloths again. Turns out, the reason they had failed for our family years before, was because we were using the wrong kind. I now have stacks and stacks of folded tablecloths at the ready. I love them!
I have guest-posted before on your wonderful blog and would love to do so again, but I’ve just got too much going on right now. I’ll be following right along though!
I can’t wait! The pictures really grabbed my attention and I love how simple it is organized – that’s something I can do! So glad I found your blog!
I am so excited. I have been reading your blog for a while now. It is so refreshing. I look forward to Establiahing my House.. Thank you!
Is it boring that I want to know how people with large families manage the nitty gritties of getting all the littles bathed regularly, and what about doctors’ appointments, (babies have so many!) and dentist appointments? It seems like my life will be amazingly easier once the older ones are old enough to babysit– but last time I left my oldest home for a half hour while I ran to the grocery store across the street, his batteries in his Wii controller died and he walked around the neighborhood asking our neighbors if they had any AA batteries!!! So I’ve still got a bit of a wait apparently. . . I’ll wrack my brain and see if I’ve got any hints worth sharing on other subjects.
This is great! I enjoy reading this series and have learned a great deal! I’d definitely be interested in learning more how you meal plan and shop for a large family. Healthy meal planning with a strict budget is a difficult one, especially for a lot of mouths to feed!
I found you through bloglovin and am now following you. I will enjoy this series.