I Get Ready for the Holidays - With A Little Help From My Friends

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I Get Ready for the Holidays - With A Little Help From My Friends

byLindsay Maines

Posted 12/06/09 5:09 pm EST | Just For Fun

Topicsbabysitting, cookie swap, friends, help, Holidays, preparation, sisters, winter

The days of snow and hot chocolate sound so relaxing and “It’s a Wonderful Life” on paper, don’t they?

But as the hectic holiday season draws near, my Charlie Brown Christmas theme song screeches to a halt, and the reality of prepping for the celebrations looms large.

That’s when I do what I always do in a pinch: I call my girls.


To Hire or Not To Hire?

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To Hire or Not To Hire?

byChristine Young

Posted 08/19/09 2:53 am EDT | Parenting

Topicschores, help, housekeeping, overwhelmed

That is the question. 

A question I ask myself every day. Do I try to maintain my sanity and hire a housekeeper to clean my toilets and mop my floors every week? Or, do I talk one of the trusted college students at our church in to helping me with my kiddos, a few hours each week, so I can focus on my writing?