Have the upcoming holidays already got your panic buttons going?
Do you feel lost and don’t know where to start first?
This time of year always reminds me of the quote from the movie “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory” where Willy Wonka says; …
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Time flies when you’re having fun. But I’m finding it drags on and on while waiting for the contractor to get started with the kitchen remodel!
Originally he was suppose to start around the first week of October. Because it took us longer than expected to get quotes and ordering the cabinets he went on to do another job. The floor tiles are in and the cabinets were delivered today. His start date is currently around November 1st.
In the meantime I’m feel like I’m in limbo with packing up the kitchen. Everyday I’m fighting my procrastination tendencies to do nothing until I know an exact date. …
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For the past six weeks or so I’ve been working on making decisions for remodeling my kitchen. And the decision making has been hard work!
I’m good with function but not good with design. I can visualize how organized and efficient the kitchen will be. I’m struggling with visualizing what style and color the floor should be, which granite I like best, and what color and style I should get for the back-splash. At least we’ve narrowed the cabinets down to a style and color (white). Now we have to figure out what kind of handles and knobs will look good.
Decisions, decisions, decisions! …
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We live in a polarized world. Whether it’s politics, religions, gun control, or consumerism it appears that both sides see anyone in the middle as wrong and needs converting to their extreme way of thinking.
What happened to the middle ground where you can have different opinions on various subjects and not be made to feel guilty about it?
It feels like we’re in a constant tug of war! …
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It’s hard to ignore all the ads on TV, internet, and radio about all those wonderful school supplies every child needs to succeed. Of course we aren’t fooled by all the hype the advertising agencies throw at us. Yet, we do want to make sure our children have every advantage possible to get the best education they can.
It’s easy to just go to the store and purchase all the items we think our children need or they think they need. But if you have students well into elementary, middle, or secondary grades you probably have unused school supplies still sitting on the shelves. The reason for this may be:
Another source of leftover supplies is when you and your children are lured into wanting all their notebooks, backpacks, pencils, and lunch boxes with the current “fads” on them. There is nothing wrong with buying some of these. After all it is important that our children are enthusiastic about going to school. The problem comes in when leftover supplies with last year’s fad is this year’s “dud”. It could sit on your shelf forever!
If you’ve had this problem in the past there is an easy solution. Buy only a few things with this year’s “fad” knowing the child may not use it next year. If your budget is tight try to stay neutral with the more expensive items such as backpacks, lunch boxes/bags, zippered notebooks, etc. Start out the new school year with one or two fad notebooks and/or other supplies. Stock up on the basic ones to be used later in the year.
As children grow older the required school supplies will change. If you have a lot of unused and outgrown leftover supplies on the shelf consider donating these to a local charity that collects new supplies for underprivileged children. It always feels good to help all children start off the school year right. After all, they are the future!
For more information on preparing for back to school check out these sites.
http://family.disney.com/back-to-school
http://childcare.about.com/od/behaviors/bb/backtoschool.htm
If you have any unique ways in which you shop for school supplies please share them in the comment section.
Thanks,
Janice
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