January is the month so many are working on, hoping to and longing to establish new habits. And, yes, we are a website devoted to Habits for a Happy Home. So, here we are a couple weeks into January. How are you doing? You may be wondering how do you make habits stick? Today we share all the best helps for building habits – from
The Habit of Daily Bible Enrichment
We always feel closer to God when we are in the Word on a daily basis. So, why do we struggle to finish reading plans or complete daily scheduled devotionals at times? I have learned a few things over the years that have helped me to be more successful when it comes to daily Bible commitments. I hope these tips will encourage you in your daily Bible commitments. This Book of
Your 2013 Favorites and Building Habits in the New Year at Habits for a Happy Home
Based on your reading, these are your favorites for 2013. Some of these are all-time classics from the archives! Plus, we are including those, below, we feel are important to develop in the new year. Your Favorite Habits of 2013 1. Three Gifts for Christmas (pin it) 2. The Ultimate Guide to Housekeeping Habits (pin it) 3. How to Be Your Husband’s Wife and Not
Forming Habits: Daily Checklist for Children
I have posted before in reference to Habit Formation … I think Habit formation should be a very important part of child training. I truly believe that God created us to be creatures of habit because having a good habit just makes things so much easier for us. Once something is a habit, you don’t even have to think about it, you just do “it”. Isn’t that a gift
The “Job Jar”: just the thing to get the “Job” done!
You know how sometimes you just need to mix things up a bit. You might need to do something new or it might be something you just haven’t done in a long time. The point is it’s something different from what you’re doing at that very moment. Well, a couple of weeks ago I was at that point. That point of knowing something needed to change. The change
The Habit of Cooking Dinner
A few months ago I made it a goal of mine to cook dinner for my family more often. I knew I had become lazy in the kitchen when my afternoon telephone conversations with my husband sounded something like this… Him: What are we doing for dinner tonight? Me: I made meatloaf and mashed potatoes! Him: You actually cooked?! I had let our busy
Forming Habits – The Ones We Shouldn’t Have Are the Easiest Ones to Form
When I have formed a habit, it’s usually because I have taken the time to write something down on my calendar and keep doing so until I don’t think about it anymore. I just do it. If I think I might forget to do something, I’ll set a reminder on my cell phone like an alarm or I’ll send myself an email. I also write
Making Habits Stick: 31 in 31
In my last post on making habits stick I mentioned Flylady’s one habit a month. Since then I’ve been reminded of other avenues for habit building. One is making three goals to reach in 30 days. So, three habits in a month. 3 in 30. But this is the one that I really like. My pastor shared that he tries to make it a habit