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Twitter: @JackiePettus
Jackie Pettus is the founder of Habitudes.info, a web service offering household record keepers, charts and checklists that are stored "in the cloud." Notoriously organized, Jackie created Habitudes with know-how gained from 32 years worth of "household management" experience. Jackie is the mother of three and lives in San Francisco.
One of my sons is an Army Reservist. Nine months ago, when he was still in Iraq, he sent an email asking if we could vacation at Lake Tahoe one more time as a family. He wanted to go to the same lakefront home we had rented when they were children. I was happy ... Read more...
I have more than a few friends who are clueless about household details. Insurance. Investments. Bills. Outstanding loans. Taxes. Bank accounts. Wills and last wishes. They just let their husbands handle all of that stuff. (It works until the husband can't or ... Read more...
Whether you agree with U.S. involvement in foreign wars or not, please consider displaying a flag on your home today. It shows your support of the men and women who have served and are still serving our country in the military.
My son ... Read more...
A year and a half ago, when I launched my family organizer website, I planned to work at home for the first few years. Why not? The kids were off. The husband's office was downtown. I would have the place to myself.
So I turned my daughter's room into an cozy ... Read more...
I offer home management and family organizing tools on my website, Habitudes.info. The checklists, charts and record keepers appeal particularly to working mothers, so that's where I concentrate my marketing. But the website w ... Read more...
My office is at home. I have a website that offers household organizing tools, including checklists and record keepers.
Because I store peoples' personal information online, they want assurance that their data is secure. So I decided to write an article on Read more...
I've been sick for ten days. I can't be sure, but may have gotten the respiratory infection from one of the singers in my jazz octet. We had holiday performances coming up, so a couple of weeks ago she dragged herself to rehearsal in spite of not feeling well. As of ... Read more...
I love this song, especially as sung by Jane Monheit. This year the words are especially bittersweet, with one son serving in Iraq and my daughter living in Paris.
Here's an excerpt:
"Do remember me? I sat upon your knee.
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For years, I was a SAHM and had plenty of time to prepare for the holidays. Martha Stewart would be proud. But, since returning to work, I just get annoyed at "helpful" articles featuring preparation "count downs" involving a week or more before ... Read more...
My mom was like the Energizer bunny. But by the age of 94, the years caught up with her. I had invited the entire family to our house for Thanksgiving dinner, but she just wasn't up to it. There was no way to get dinner to her on Thanksgiving Day, so I devis ... Read more...
