Comments on: Golden Rules of Family Management

By: Andrea S

Andrea S — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:58:23 +0000

i am definitely getting this book!! mess causes stress! i definitely agree. i am a much nicer mom when my house is clean.

organization for me however, is a work in progress :)

By: Shawnee in Oregon

Shawnee in Oregon — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:23:42 +0000

I love her books! I need to remember to budget for spending money on making memories. We haven’t been on a vacation in years … now, we don’t have new furniture, either, but you get my drift.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:24:36 +0000

Great list. I tell myself #3 all the time. Not to mention the expense of maintaining some of those “things”. It’s funny but when I used to watch that Homemakeover show with Ty Pennington, I used to always think how the recipients of these incredible remade homes with all sorts of “perks” were now going to be able to maintain them practically and financially when they couldn’t maintain the original homes. Something to really consider before getting that next “thing” for sure.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:27:02 +0000

Perfect nuggets of wisdom. #2 and #10 for me

By: tiffany

tiffany — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:53:56 +0000

#3 and #8. Thanks so much for sharing!

By: Lucrecia

Lucrecia — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:17:29 +0000

#4 hit me like a 2 x 4 to the head! I get so uptight about the state of the house.

We firm believers in vacations / memories over things. My son asked when we were going to replace his dads old beat up truck. I asked him if he’d like to give up the cruise we have planned to do that. It didn’t take him long to answer no!

By: Penny Raine

Penny Raine — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:27:22 +0000

loved this and shared it on facebook :)

By: Judi @ Frugal Frolic

Judi @ Frugal Frolic — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:28:31 +0000

This is a great list. I agree 100%! “Life” comes first — I’ve never regretted those choices. At this point in my life, though, I find myself struggling with #3 and #8. Our boys have grown faster than I’ve been able to keep up with, and the clutter was making things challenging. We’ve been making an effort to reduce, and it has certainly made our home a happier one. There’s still work to do, but seeing the improvement (and my boys agree!) is a definite motivator to keep things uncluttered.

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:54:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing this Laura, I really needed to hear that! I am now off to play – not to clean. :)

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:19:55 +0000

#8 and #9 for me which puts me at #4. I stress out about it too much and because I have to have everything a certain way it seems like it takes me forever to get anything done.

This does sound like a goo read.