Conquering the Chaos
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008The key to keeping house cleaning from overrunning your family life is to create a plan consistent with your housecleaning philosophy and stick to it. As with any new plan or change there will be bumps along the way, so don’t be afraid to fine tune it as you go along or change it as [...]
House Cleaning - The Thorn in Every Family’s Side
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Our house cleaning philosophy here at Families with Purpose is simple - clean it to your standards, minimize the distraction it takes on your family life, and don’t beat yourself up when it doesn’t get done. And with this philosophy in mind you won’t find us spending a lot of time writing about how to [...]
The Power of a Good Routine
Thursday, April 10th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who strives to manage and balance their lives and who work diligently to prevent their lives from being controlled by outside factors. A family with purpose sets priorities and lives their lives accordingly.
For the most part, all of us have some sense of a daily routine already. Usually [...]
How to Fit Quality Family Time into Your Busy Schedules
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008If your family is anything like ours, you are running in a million different directions. Soccer games on Tuesday, PTA [...]
Organizing Your Shopping List
Monday, March 17th, 2008It never fails. I will be upstairs getting ready for my day and realize we are out of toothpaste or I will be sitting at work and suddenly remember we need to bring the snack for the next soccer game. And I always say to myself one of two things: A.) I don’t [...]
Parents’ Night Out
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Getting away for a few hours with your spouse every so often is a definite must do, but actually getting out the door with your sanity in check can be a challenge. Here are some quick tips to ease the stress and make the transition from loving parents to happy couple easier:
Plug in your [...]
Connecting with Your Kids When You Don’t Have A Lot of Time
Thursday, March 6th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who strives to manage and balance their lives and who work diligently to prevent their lives from being controlled by outside factors. A family with purpose sets priorities and lives their lives accordingly.
Is your homework finished? Did you make your bed? What do you want for [...]
11 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do Right Now to Organize Your Personal Finances
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who controls their lives and who work diligently to prevent their lives from being controlled by outside factors. A family with purpose sets priorities and lives their lives accordingly.
Request your free annual credit report. By law, credit bureaus are required to give everyone a free copy of [...]
Holiday Survival Guide, Part II
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007By Hal Runkel, LMFT
Now that you have read Part I and you’ve successfully regained your calm, you can put the following structures in place to create the kind of holiday you’ll be happy to remember.
1. Slow Down
We learned this one from our daughter Hannah when she was about 6 years old. On that Christmas morning, [...]
Holiday Survival Guide, Part I
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007By Hal Runkel, LMFT
When Andy Williams sang the lyric, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, he must have been joking. What with presents to buy, parties to attend, and cheer to spread, we often find ourselves wondering what the heck is so happy about the holidays. If that describes you at all, it’s [...]