Cedarbirch Musings home and hearth articles focus on the how-to of household organization such as menu planning, canning, loop scheduling, and how to make your home stressfree. We even delve into natural beauty at home.
There’s just something about meeting up for a chat at coffee shops with friends that brings out the social and intellectual vibes in people. Historically, coffee shops have always been the melting pot for ideas and inventions hastily scribbled on the back of a paper napkin. Even though we can make our own fancy coffee
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Ahhhh, the school lunch tray. A complete sociology study on lunchroom dynamics, cliques, and peer pressure. We all remember those days: who to sit with, what if there isn’t room at the table, am I part of the cool kid group? As a school lunch lady who deals with food prep, serving, and the ubiquitous
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That magnetic dry erase board that you used for schooling? It can be repurposed for an “almost out of” list in your kitchen. Now that we have older kids who are independently making their lunches and heading off in all directions throughout the day, we find that we are getting surprised quite often with what
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What are Ambience Rooms? Youtube is full of the genre called Ambience Rooms. These digitally created “rooms” will transport you to amazing scenes of imaginary locations like a cafe, beach, library, or even fantasy scenes from the Hobbit. These are full of ambient noises (birds, rain, waves, or background chatter) or gentle music to feel
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I remember growing up hearing stories from my dad about his experiences growing up with an identical twin brother and the wild shenanigans they were involved in. Then being curious about his stories of serving in the Vietnam War. While the stories he told us as kids were comical and not of a serious nature,
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If you have a senior student or a young adult at home who is not currently planning on going to college or into the military really wanting help to know exactly how to launch to the next step in life, here are a few tips to get them started to independence. As always, everyone has
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What does brain chaos and love have to do with each other? Why does taming one increase the other? It’s all based on truth– absolute truth not subjective truth. One breeds fear, anxiety, confusion, and lack of purpose. The other promotes peace, stability, confidence, clear thinking, and a real purpose. Without a stable anchor to
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I want to take my dish up a notch and change things up a bit but which seasoning or spice should I reach for? Is it more about texture as some say or is it all about the flavor? Maybe it’s the smell of things as they cook? My mouth slobbers when I smell carmelizing
Delicious Seasonings to Pair with Your Food Read More »
How many times in your average day are you “helpful” with your opinions? How much is it costing you to have so many expensive 2 cents?
The Expensive 2 Cents- Having an Opinion Read More »
As graduation quickly looms for my teens, I find that I am faced with an identity crisis of sorts. For over 13 years, I have been a homeschool mom and that has been a daily snapshot of my life. Reading, math, transcripts, books, curriculum, projects, career paths, co-ops, field trips, character development–these topics have been
Dear Homeschool Mom of Graduates Read More »
