• 15 Ways Homemakers Can Prepare Their Homes for Winter | Renée at Great Peace #homemaker #home #managehousehold #keeper
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    15 Things Homemakers Need to do to Prepare Home for Winter

    With the fall months in full swing and winter not too far behind, many homemakers are getting their homes ready for the colder winter weather. The fall months are the perfect time to get a head start when it comes to getting your home ready for winter. The temperatures aren’t too cold just yet, there are plenty of sunshiny days to keep you motivated. Plus, you won’t be super cold when you run any needed errands. I’m sharing 15 tasks that homemakers can do to prepare their homes for the coming winter months.    15 Ways for Homemakers to Prep their Homes for Winter

  • Meal Planning without a Plan | Renée at Great Peace #mealplanning #groceryshopping #savemoney
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    Meal Planning without a Plan Saves Time and Money

    As a homeschool mom, I’m always looking for ways to stretch a dollar. One of the ways that I do this is by meal planning without a plan.  What? You may be wondering how that is even possible. How can someone save money without having a plan for meals before grocery shopping? Meal Planning by Grocery Shopping For me, meal planning should begin where your supplies are located. My supplies are stored in my pantry, fridge and freezer. To keep those stocks full I go to my supplier, the grocer. You see I don’t want to think of the grocery store as the place that keeps what I need, I…

  • Best Tips for Family Frugal Staycation | Renée at Great Peace
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    10 Best Tips For a Frugal Family Staycation

    I don’t know about you but I am a bit of an enigma. On the one hand I love to travel. I like getting in a car, setting out on an adventure, and exploring my surroundings along the way. On the other hand, I’m a bit of a homebody. I like to stick close to home and spend time with my family and enjoy the surroundings I live in on a regular basis. We don’t have opportunity to travel that often, so when we do we usually like to focus on staycation trips. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites. But more often than not, we find…

  • 15 Essentials to Keep in Car in Winter | Renée at Great Peace #homemaking #carinwinter #winterpreparations
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    15 Essentials Moms Should Keep in the Car in Winter

    With each season it’s important to be prepared in the event that our car breaks down. Winter is no exception. There are 15 things that are essential to keep in your car in winter. Winter will be here in no time and chances are that means snow and perhaps lots of it at times. There are some people that believe that their keys and a full tank of gas are all they need to hit the road during there winter months. While sometimes you can get away with being underprepared, the winter is not usually one of those times. Things like ice, snow and cold temperatures can make winter driving…

  • It's Time to Prepare your Home for Winter Months with Healthy Cleaning Habits | ReneeatGreatPeace.com #ihsnet #homeschool #cleaning #keeperathome #keeper
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    It’s Time to Prepare your Home for Winter Months with Healthy Cleaning

    With the cold weather coming, now is the best time to kick the bacteria to the curb. Take some time to really dig in and clean as you prepare to nest your home for winter and start with some healthy cleaning using natural products. Pull out the microfiber cloths and give your home a good cleaning before the winter time frost and coughs set in. Learn how to do healthy, cleaning to prepare your home for winter. This post contains paid advertisement and affiliate links.   We all know that winter months lead to long days cooped up in the house. It also seems that winter is the time that colds,…

  • Amazing Homeschool Supplies for your Whole Life, Practical uses for homeschool supplies | Renée at Great Peace #ihsnet #homschool #keeperathome
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    Amazing Homeschool Supplies for your Whole Life

    As homeschool moms we have a lot to juggle. We manage households, our families, our children, and we educate them as well. Sometimes, when you find something that makes life easier or more interesting you just want to share it with the world. When our homeschool supplies also double as a resources for other parts of your life, you know it’s a good resource to have.  This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. Which is why I wanted to bring you my favorite homeschool supplies that I think are super amazing. Because they fill more than an just…

  • Household Management Life Skills to Teach Gifted Teens | Renée at Great Peace #ihsnet #gifted
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    Teaching Household Management Life Skills to Your Gifted Teen

    It’s kind of scary to think about sending my son out into the big world as an adult. I mean, he sometimes forgets to change his clothes. I do know that when he has a standard routine, he’s excellent at remembering to do his tasks. That’s why I think focusing the next few years on building regular routines for him to do, and add to as he gets older, will set him up to be successful at household management as an adult.  This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger.   Day 3 – Household Management Life Skills…