Erica, you are amazing. I am impressed with how organized you are and all the lists you prepare so that everyone is on the same page. I knew you were a very detailed person when I saw all your journals. Very creative, deep thinker, and very talented. You are a wonderful mother, wife, daughter and friend to many. You have inspired me in so many ways. I'm in my 70s but old dogs can still learn new tricks! Thank you, and appreciate yourself.
I can't believe how much Jack has grown and how helpful he is. IIRC, he is will be six, and Brandon will be nine this month. Those boys are so helpful. Jack was so upset that he dropped the succulent, but you were patient and, most of all, calm with the situation.
I really like those questions about intentions rather than lofty goals - How do I want to show up? How do I want to feel? What do I not want? That’s new to me but I think might be game-changing as we head into a busy season !!! Thanks Erica - I appreciate you!!
Hi Erica, I am about 4 minutes into your video and I feel like you are describing my exact life to me lol. Sick kids with back to back colds, trying to be present and balance everything life is throwing at us. You have inspired me to go write a few things out that I would like to accomplish this month. 😁 I hope you all get better soon.
The checklist looks really helpful. Thank you so much for making it available to us. I really need to do a monthly reset so I plan to use it to help keep me on track. I have been so scattered and unfocused lately. The look on your little guy's face when he dropped the planter 💖He looked so serious and then his smile when you told him it was okay was just adorable.
How can you only have 41k subscribers?! You’ve brought so much wisdom to my life and I recommend your channel to everyone! This was such a nice video! You totally have a Get it Done attitude (like you’re eating your Frogs 😉) and making your way through your list. I love the templates you’ve made up. Also, you’re my hero for tackling your pictures. That’s going to be a BIG project for me to tackle in the next year. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, best of luck with your berries, and thanks for being you!
I would like to recommend a book. THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE By Beverly Cleary. This was one of my first chapter books I ever read and my kids enjoyed it as I read it out loud to them.
I'm in UK (not sure what zone that is), blackberries, and raspberries, certainly do survive outside here in the ground. Strawberries do too but just need a bit of TLC - I think you can put straw around them... but do check that out.
A great video. Thank you for your calm insight and inspiration. I’d love to hear more about how you plan out your homeschool day or what your experience has been planning for school days over the years.
I finally found the right size purse to replace my small purse and small tote bag. I also started writing down what I did accomplish verses just making a To Do List. Thank you for showing real life decluttering and redecluttering
Erica. I’m not sure but I hope I would have handled the broken flower pot the way you did. I’m certain I would have handled it the way you did for my grandchildren. You are a wonderful mom.
I was also thinking how he needed to be trusted with the job even though he dropped it to pick his spirits back up. He was scared of the sound and braking another. That’s why I let him do them all. :)
I have a kodak photo scanner that takes a stack of photos and scans them all into your computer. It is saves sooo much time. I can send it to you and you could scan them all in a jiffy! Have a great weekend.
Hi Erica! Hello from Poland where winter is almost there you can for sure leave both raspberries, strawberries and blueberries outside without worries that they will die - we have winters -25 Celcius and they all are doing just great without any coverage.
The strawberries should be fine. I've got black raspberries, and I typically try to cut back the canes they fruited on,but otherwise they just sit there. I'm in zone 5, northern Indiana. If the strawberries haven't rooted and are super exposed they will die back, but the rooted plants are typically fine. If they are planted in gutters, they don't have enough insulation around the roots.... But we get down to -20 most winters. I have small tiered planters and they seem to be hit or miss. Planning to cover in leaves to insulate.
Good Morning Erica. You should be able to overwinter your plants by putting them in the ground in the pots that they are currently in. Just dig them in and plant them, but keep them in the pot. Then in the spring after the frost has passed you can dig them out and put them again on your porch. If you are not able to dig them into the ground anywhere as I know you rent. I would suggest that you group them together. Use some burlap and leaves to give them some insulation from the coming weather. I do this a lot with plants I have not found a home for. I live in Ontario, Canada. Question for you have you ever come across an easier-to-read Bible for teens? My son is 16 and has a language-based learning disability. He becomes overwhelmed with a lot of text. I am trying to find one with larger text and more spaced out. On another note, I am getting close to my 100 walks, now in the 80s. Have a great day, Jenn.
ERV is specifically made for English language learners. Roughly a 3rd grade level. Which makes it lovely for my daughter whose first language is not English and your kiddo with a language based delay.
I have so appreciated your journey from the start. I have seen how routine is beneficial even though I have resisted and continue to struggle with it. I convinced myself it was for uncreative, OCD types!🙏🏼
hi Erica! its been a while since I posted in your comments but I am so grateful watching and listening to your stories and tips on organising and decluttering. Thank you! Do you have arts/crafts tips on the the topic of space/planets for 4/5 year olds? btw. thank you for the ‘worksheet’ just wat I needed this month a reset! 🥰 Cristien
Have you done Doll People for read aloud? Our kids of all ages love it! If they weren't feeling Matilda, they might like the gentleness (but still fun!) of Doll People.
i dont think we will doing much at Christmas. my nephew almost pasted away last month from pneumonia. hes on the mend, but a lot of medical things scheduled. so i will maybe spend a little more money on really beautiful cards & try to buy something that are needs. a gift card for groceries. my sis is in her 70's and is afraid to buy groceries on line. so i will ask her to e mail me a list of maybe 35-40$ (thats my budget, i live on disability) and i will order for her and have it sent to her home.
I love your channel and that you read the Bible with your family. You’re a very patient mom.
Erica, you are amazing. I am impressed with how organized you are and all the lists you prepare so that everyone is on the same page. I knew you were a very detailed person when I saw all your journals. Very creative, deep thinker, and very talented. You are a wonderful mother, wife, daughter and friend to many. You have inspired me in so many ways. I'm in my 70s but old dogs can still learn new tricks! Thank you, and appreciate yourself.
Your comment just made my week. ❤️
I had to stop, go print out the worksheet, and restart the video. This is so helpful ... Please consider making this a monthly thing. 💜
Woohoo! I am thinking about it. Will plan one for December!
Your kids are so cute! I love the way you're doing homeschool.
I can't believe how much Jack has grown and how helpful he is. IIRC, he is will be six, and Brandon will be nine this month. Those boys are so helpful. Jack was so upset that he dropped the succulent, but you were patient and, most of all, calm with the situation.
Best read aloud for kids of their ages is Super Fudge by Judy Blume. It was soooooo funny. My kids loved it at their ages.
In Northern Ohio, our BlackBerry and Raspberry bushes do great outside in Winter
I really like those questions about intentions rather than lofty goals - How do I want to show up? How do I want to feel? What do I not want? That’s new to me but I think might be game-changing as we head into a busy season !!! Thanks Erica - I appreciate you!!
Especially during a holiday season!
The end was hilarious 😂
Hi Erica, I am about 4 minutes into your video and I feel like you are describing my exact life to me lol. Sick kids with back to back colds, trying to be present and balance everything life is throwing at us. You have inspired me to go write a few things out that I would like to accomplish this month. 😁 I hope you all get better soon.
Oh Shannon! The colds are taking us down here 😂😂
😂loved your ending with Ranger 😂. Great job with the kiddos 🎉
The checklist looks really helpful. Thank you so much for making it available to us. I really need to do a monthly reset so I plan to use it to help keep me on track. I have been so scattered and unfocused lately. The look on your little guy's face when he dropped the planter 💖He looked so serious and then his smile when you told him it was okay was just adorable.
How can you only have 41k subscribers?! You’ve brought so much wisdom to my life and I recommend your channel to everyone! This was such a nice video! You totally have a Get it Done attitude (like you’re eating your Frogs 😉) and making your way through your list. I love the templates you’ve made up. Also, you’re my hero for tackling your pictures. That’s going to be a BIG project for me to tackle in the next year. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, best of luck with your berries, and thanks for being you!
Thank you! The channel hit 9 million views so I know there’s plenty of us that need to declutter and just take life one day at a time! ❤️❤️
thank you for this inspiration.. to be present , enjoying to smell my morning coffee right now, thank you 🙏😊😘
I would like to recommend a book. THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE By Beverly Cleary.
This was one of my first chapter books I ever read and my kids enjoyed it as I read it out loud to them.
So honest and refreshing. Thanks
I'm in UK (not sure what zone that is), blackberries, and raspberries, certainly do survive outside here in the ground. Strawberries do too but just need a bit of TLC - I think you can put straw around them... but do check that out.
A great video. Thank you for your calm insight and inspiration. I’d love to hear more about how you plan out your homeschool day or what your experience has been planning for school days over the years.
Please make a video about your 5 weeks rotation for the meal prep.
OK!
I finally found the right size purse to replace my small purse and small tote bag. I also started writing down what I did accomplish verses just making a To Do List. Thank you for showing real life decluttering and redecluttering
Erica. I’m not sure but I hope I would have handled the broken flower pot the way you did. I’m certain I would have handled it the way you did for my grandchildren. You are a wonderful mom.
It’s just a pot right? I only cared that he might have gotten hurt.
I was also thinking how he needed to be trusted with the job even though he dropped it to pick his spirits back up. He was scared of the sound and braking another. That’s why I let him do them all. :)
I have a kodak photo scanner that takes a stack of photos and scans them all into your computer. It is saves sooo much time. I can send it to you and you could scan them all in a jiffy! Have a great weekend.
I like the old saying " A trip of a 1000 miles starts with one step".So one photo at a time.
It an old Chinese saying😁
zone 7 here (Tennessee)-we have all of those berries, and they overwinter here outside no problem. I have them both in the ground and in containers..
Hi Erica! Hello from Poland where winter is almost there you can for sure leave both raspberries, strawberries and blueberries outside without worries that they will die - we have winters -25 Celcius and they all are doing just great without any coverage.
Awesome! It will be an experiment this year and I hope they survive!
Hi from Finland! We plant strawberries etc. to the ground for the winter. This will protect their roots when it's cold.
Yes! Same here in Austria. Strawberries sometimes lose some leaves over winter, but they will thrive again in spring. Rosemary does fine too.
The strawberries should be fine. I've got black raspberries, and I typically try to cut back the canes they fruited on,but otherwise they just sit there. I'm in zone 5, northern Indiana. If the strawberries haven't rooted and are super exposed they will die back, but the rooted plants are typically fine. If they are planted in gutters, they don't have enough insulation around the roots.... But we get down to -20 most winters. I have small tiered planters and they seem to be hit or miss. Planning to cover in leaves to insulate.
Oh! I miss having black raspberries! So delicious (+ wonderful ice cream ;) )
Such helpful boys...
Good Morning Erica. You should be able to overwinter your plants by putting them in the ground in the pots that they are currently in. Just dig them in and plant them, but keep them in the pot. Then in the spring after the frost has passed you can dig them out and put them again on your porch. If you are not able to dig them into the ground anywhere as I know you rent. I would suggest that you group them together. Use some burlap and leaves to give them some insulation from the coming weather. I do this a lot with plants I have not found a home for. I live in Ontario, Canada. Question for you have you ever come across an easier-to-read Bible for teens? My son is 16 and has a language-based learning disability. He becomes overwhelmed with a lot of text. I am trying to find one with larger text and more spaced out. On another note, I am getting close to my 100 walks, now in the 80s. Have a great day, Jenn.
ERV is specifically made for English language learners. Roughly a 3rd grade level. Which makes it lovely for my daughter whose first language is not English and your kiddo with a language based delay.
Woohoo! Message me when you hit 100 so we can celebrate!
@@EricaLucasLoves Will do!
Thanks for sharing the printable--it's great!
I have so appreciated your journey from the start. I have seen how routine is beneficial even though I have resisted and continue to struggle with it. I convinced myself it was for uncreative, OCD types!🙏🏼
Zone 3, sorry can’t be much help up here in Canada 😂 I don’t even bother trying over wintering here
Also another level of Contentment is being content with what you have instead of worrying about what more you want or what more you want to get rid of
Well done! What a great way to begin day, month!
hi Erica! its been a while since I posted in your comments but I am so grateful watching and listening to your stories and tips on organising and decluttering. Thank you! Do you have arts/crafts tips on the the topic of space/planets for 4/5 year olds? btw. thank you for the ‘worksheet’ just wat I needed this month a reset! 🥰 Cristien
Keep less supplies and organize for the future. You may want to repeat the lesson!
So sweet! It seems the 5-second-rule is valid in multiple children households. I guess it is coded in my kids DNA :)
Have you done Doll People for read aloud? Our kids of all ages love it! If they weren't feeling Matilda, they might like the gentleness (but still fun!) of Doll People.
Not heard of Doll People but will check it out.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ very inspiring !!!!
Been wanting that printable. Thank you.
Is there a way to edit the TO DO section?
You could edit it in Canva or I can do it for you. Send me an email!!
Photos are such a big job..... so big, I keep stalling in working on it. Any suggestions anyone.... anyone?🥴
Photos…hard to work through!!
i dont think we will doing much at Christmas. my nephew almost pasted away last month from pneumonia. hes on the mend, but a lot of medical things scheduled. so i will maybe spend a little more money on really beautiful cards & try to buy something that are needs. a gift card for groceries. my sis is in her 70's and is afraid to buy groceries on line. so i will ask her to e mail me a list of maybe 35-40$ (thats my budget, i live on disability) and i will order for her and have it sent to her home.
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