Hi Trenton Patch readers! Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Mandy. I'm a housewife and mom to two young girls. I've decided to leave the corporate world to stay home and run my household. Since “household management” is my job now, I'm trying to take care of business in our home as efficently and affectivly as I did when I was getting paid. I take my current job pretty seriously (as seriously as singing the ABC's while loading the diswasher can be).

I'd like to share with you my successes and failures in trying to raise healthy/happy kids, keeping my husband happy, keeping my house clean, keeping my budget going smoothly, keeping my family fed well, etc. I have a few hints and tips regarding how to run your household more efficently and I hope they help.

I'm not an expert at any of this, but I have a few ideas that might be helpful and might spark discussions. I hope you read my posts and I certainly look forward to reading your comments.