Justin Rhodes during a recent video talked about how if we improve our homes/farm/etc by just "1%" per day, how that adds up over time and eliminates the pressure on us. I thought that was such a great perspective to have. Productivity without the burden of pressure on our already complex lives. Just thought I would mention that. ❤😊 I really enjoy your Channel, Thank you!

My mother in law called her lists her "paper brain". It didn't take me long to get on her paper brain bandwagon!

For the last couple years I started waking up earlier and earlier. This morning i was up before 4:30am. I do a list every week day, and challenge myself to get everything done by 8am. When kids(4) get up at 8 I have breakfast ready, snacks ready, lunch prepped, and often have dinner in a slowcooker or marinating. I run a company and schedule all my business texts to go out at 8:00 and love the feel of accomplishment at breakfast. After all, we moved to the country to enjoy kids, animals and outdoors... and it's very important to show kids the rewards of hard work. We have only 4 lessons left for this school year. They are so excited for the spring and all the fun outdoor projects that come with it. Looking forward to more info in these series. God bless your family!

Mr mom here, thanks for the tips! I always find myself very unorganized, this should help.

(Stephen’s wife, Laura) Thank you so much, Carolyn! I so desire to have the productive household so that we can glorify God. I didn’t grow up in a godly, productive home, so I’m learning as an adult. Thank you for sharing what you have learned. You have no idea how much this means to me! May God bless you and your family abundantly beyond all you could imagine for your kindness to others!

100% agree. We also have sat down as a family and made a list of meals they enjoy. Family favorites. Things they like to make/bake. It helps to delegate some of the cooking to the older children and gives me my 15 mins of office time.

Would love a video on how you manage chores with the kids.

That's something that could truly help. Being a mother to 4, homeschooler, and a caregiver for my better half definitely makes for different days.

Can you make some more home management videos one day soon? I really enjoyed your series!! Thanks so much! ❤

Excellent tips. Having been a single homeschooling mom, I understand how important scheduling is, keeping on task, and taking time to plan is for your home. You are amazing!

You are blessed and have a talent.

Great tips, I couldn’t cope without my lists, I also keep a list on the refrigerator in the kitchen, and write down things as I see we need them.

I’m not even a mom but I love these hacks!!

Managing a productive household...so excited for this series. Thanks so much! ~ Carol

Thank you for this! I’m a homeschooling momma of 3 and am struggling with my duties. We have a small home “farm”....chickens, a large garden in winter and summer, then household chores, schooling....I get overwhelmed! I always wanted a large family but it feels daunting to me because I’m struggling with just 3! 😂

@ElaM__Christ_is_Life

3 жыл бұрын

I have found a great resource called “Managers of their homes - a practical guide to daily scheduling for Christian homeschool families”. I have found it so useful that I bought some of their other books.

@loricoil1732

2 жыл бұрын

We used to use the time doing morning chores to review what we learned the day or days before. Q&A time if you will. Eliminates lesson time wasted on review.

I totally get the idea of separating out putting a job on the list, and actually doing the job!

This takes character... If you want to do this you must start by disciplining yourself

Very REAL! Thank you! Yes, computer, etc. sucks time from our day. Same thing here- Thanks!

I’m so thankful for this series! This has been something big time on my heart! ❤️❤️❤️. Thank you!!

I started doing the daily planner this year. And so far I'm loving it! Makes my life so much easier and a lot less stressful.

Love this, thanks guys! Keep 'em coming, I need a lot of help in this area!

Thanks for sharing organizational strategies! These strategies are great no matter what kind of household you are responsible for, no matter how many members it has, no matter what age the members are, no matter the setting (ranges from urban to rural). I look at is as evolving rather than getting better, but I think we are referring to the same thing really. Things change, constantly, and if we don't change with them then our strategies become redundant and function poorly. I have always kept a notebook with all of this information in it, a seperate one for the garden.

This is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing it.

You Are The Boss Of The House ! I Respect that !, God Bless !!!.

So looking forward to this series!!!

I found this helpful. I've had to change how I manage my house because of health and needed a very analog type of approach.

So excited for this series!!! Thank you!You have so much wisdom to share 🌞

New subscriber excited to learn from you and your husband! Great advise💕

Really like that kind if video! Thank you for that great idea!💖

Fantastic video! I am interested in learning more about each subject you touched on. I'd be very interested in following along during a series of videos...including homeschooling and worship. ..if not too intrusive. I would like to apply your wisdom to my life. I think there is much we can learn from you to prepare for tomorrow. :)

Thank you! I've never commented before, but this series is soooo helpful! I'm finding it very hard to juggle all the animal/homestead care and get the school work and house work done. If we had a great productive day with house work and animal care, at the end of the day I feel deflated because we only managed to do 2 school subjects! My kids are 11, 4, and 21 months, and my husband is gone for 10 hours a day 5-6 days a week. We have 1 day he's home for sure and we cram it full of projects and to dos but there never seems to be enough time.

Omg I needed this so much.

Thank you for your tips and advice, extremely useful as always. I want to ask if you could do a tour of your kitchen appliances and explain why it's useful to your family, and whether you've previously purchased and eventually gotten rid of things that didn't work for you anymore. I'm asking because I'm considering one or two appliance purchases and I'm not sure whether it will be truly helpful and fit into our future homesteading life, or whether it will just eventually end up taking up space and turn into a white elephant.

Ok, odd question I know...but your hair is always so beautiful! Do you have a recipe for shampoo and the like? I would LOVE to find something I can make st home that actually makes my hair look clean!!!!!

Great tips! ThanQ

Planning and spreadsheets help to manage everything from multi-billion dollar companies to the smallest household.

You are a virtuous wife, such good instruction. Thank you!

I have a Rocketbook Everlast. Use it like any other notebook then upload it to your phone, erase it or send it to another location (example: email, Dropbox, etc) and the notebook is reusable (no paper waste). The feel and freedom of paper and pen but SO much better.

This was wonderful thank you!

We live exactly the same!! I love your tips.. super great! ty

This is super helpful! We have the possibility of starting a homestead in the near future and I was wondering about time management.

Thank you Ma'am. It really help me a lot since l took a unit that is related to your content.

Thank you

Thank you for sharing

Such an important topic! Funny how people think it’s not a job to run a family well

This was great advice. I really have to try to incorporate your no internet tip. It just turns into one big rabbit hole!

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:27 KJV We are a family with 5 children (at the moment 😉) and homeschool the typical way from the end of August-end of May. However, I'm finding that it poses as a bit of a challenge in the different seasons in our homestead (planting, harvest, canning, etc.) by pulling our time between farm work and school. Granted our older two are in 2nd and K so they are still needing me to teach. But does your family homeschool year round and take breaks during bigger seasons on the homestead? Or do you school the typical Aug-May/Sept-June? Or do it a different way? Thanks for the video!

@Namri

3 жыл бұрын

Is the bread of idleness doughnuts? For some reason doughnuts popped into my head when I read that.

@SweetnSassyMama2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Namri its a metaphor, not actual bread

Can you put all the household management series videos in a playlist? These are great, very helpful!

My 2 youngest are 4 and 6 and they are up by 530 for sure every morning. Usually earlier. They've both been that way since birth. I need to start getting up at 430 again like I used to. You're right though, that quiet morning time is important.

Nice video and way to communicate :) watching more videos of yours now ;)

Off subject but on anoother video your husband talked about how you helped your chickens forage by planting elderberry and different things. My question is what orher things? I hope to be able to have completely free ranged chickens and want them to be healthy, so I would like some ideas. Please and thank you!

Love the video. I know this off topic but ,Can you make a video on making home made bread?

@HomesteadingFamily

4 жыл бұрын

Hey there! I actually have a free workshop for that! www.schooloftraditionalskills.com/opt-in-bread

"Good-evening. Thank you very much for your wise tips. Makes alot, of sense. But practise, makes perfect, I guess." Al Kray. 684

Off topic but I just wanted to say how beautiful and healthy you and your daughters hair is in every episode! What do you use for your hair? I have similar hair but it is not nearly as healthy.

Hi guys! Love the channel! How old are ya, how long have you been married and how many kids do ya have ? :)

Your an excellent example of a proverbs 31 woman.

I'm curious as to how people run things when it's mostly just you? My other half works out of the home and I'm just exhausted keeping everything going. We are working towards having him here all the time but it's not possible yet until we replace his income.

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I am a pencil and paper girl. I have tried to do my planning with all those fancy apps, but it just doesn't work. I guess I'm just too old to change. A calendar and paper and pen get me everywhere.

I can guarantee you 100% that if I plan something it will NOT happen. How do you get around that weirdness that makes it seem like Satan is following you around messing with everything you are trying to do? It is making me crazy. Please help. Thanks. KJD

Caroline ............ do you and Josh buy bulk grains and Legumes from say Azure Standard ??.... who you are very close to ... they are in eastern Oregon

@HomesteadingFamily

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we buy a lot of bulk items from them.

@tedheath2326

2 жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingFamily Gresh ...... you and Josh work so hard and have built an amazing homestead and legacy for your 8 children ........ Id love to see the children catching fish in the river next to your house and then maybe you can some of the fish ??? ............... I very much appreciate your channel and brilliant content ....... more people down here in rural southern Illinois are getting into or dabbling in gardening and homesteading ....... I am stepping up my game big time this year !!!!

who else needed to watch for school

U must be German . What ever you said which went right over my head You seriously must have Discipline . The family I saw they make list and they see there list through was my husband family they were German . And they were supper clean I personally very undisciplined .and go about life haphazard and if ever I write list I forget about it .fall the rules and do thing with your mind there life will be easer, My next life I will born German .

@mahribeneda6462

4 жыл бұрын

K Barnes .you heard exception to the rules? You are the one!