Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Today, give your husband the gift of time in the simplest (and hardest) way possible–give him your undivided […] Read more…
Rub His Feet {31 Days to Serving Your Spouse}
Today’s post is for those whose spouses love language is touch–rub his feet after a long, hard day. It can be as simple as an impromptu foot rub while watching a movie or you could plan to get him a beer, soak his feet & rub them with a nice massage oil or lotion. Take […] Read more…
Airports, Streetcars & Beignets, Oh My! {Get Healthy & Fit}
Seriously, I almost forgot to weigh myself again. My week is going to be so incredibly busy, especially since I have TWO WEEKS of laundry to do. We are also getting back into school after being out of the swing of things for two weeks and adding history in. Since I was out of […] Read more…
Thank Him {31 Days of Serving Your Spouse}
I’ve been looking forward to this all year! Today I’m joining The Nester’s 31 Days series with 31 Days to Serving Your Spouse. Today, I’m starting with one that will appeal to men whose love language is words of affirmation. Isn’t that most of them? Your Mission: Sincerely thank your husband for something he does. […] Read more…
Prayer Intentions {October 2012}
General Intention: New Evangelization. That the New Evangelization may progress in the oldest Christian countries. Missionary Intention: World Mission Day. That the celebration of World Mission Day may result in a renewed commitment to evangelization. Read more…
31 Days to Serving Your Spouse {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #16}
We just got back from New Orleans on business today (I hope–I scheduled this in advance!) so there is no Serve Your Spouse Saturday post for today. No worries, though, because October will be all about serving your spouse! I am joining The Nester and writing every day in October about Serving Your Spouse. Bookmark […] Read more…
The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors
Cleaning floors well takes time. There is no way around it. I actually timed it once. You know how it broke down? 5 minutes – move chairs/stools/high chairs out, toys out, shoes & garbage outside 7 min – sweep floors 15 min – mop 3 min – put chairs/stools back Thirty minutes. My kitchen & […] Read more…
Completely Forgot {Get Healthy & Fit}
I have to say that I didn’t do fabulous last week, but I did eat a ton of salads. I have been busy getting ready to go out of town and COMPLETELY forgot to check the scale this morning. I could do it now, but it would be completely worthless and probably show a […] Read more…
Proverbs Prayers {Book Review}
I’ve been a on-again, off-again reader of the bible. I have a tendency to just read the day’s liturgical readings rather than sitting down and reading it like a book. I have a one-year catholic bible and occasionally I will sit down and read the Proverbs. Unfortunately, pulling my bible out with it’s delicate pages […] Read more…
Pirate Week 2012 – Kindergarten {Weekly Wrap Up}
I don’t do a lot of updates because frankly we do a lot of book work & that’s pretty boring. This week, however, was Pirate Week. Talk Like a Pirate Day was 9/19 and we celebrate it all week. We love pirates! The bones of our Pirate Week this year was the VeggieTales Pirates Who […] Read more…