Hi! I’m Catherine Boucher
I'm a Catholic homeschooling mother of six. My husband, Philip, is a pediatrician, and we've been married for 14 years. I created the podcast, While You Were Folding, to continue the conversations about things that matter in domestic life. I've learned a lot (usually in messy or painful ways), and I have so much more to learn! I hope you'll get in touch and that I can feature your voice on a future episode of the podcast.
An Organized Move
Sorry for the blog silence for nearly a month! Things have been just a TAD busy lately. We've had all kinds of excitement that I want to catch you up on. For now, I'm limiting myself to writing about our big move!Last Saturday, we moved out of our very first home...
read moreFirst Visit to the "Family Store"
I shared our new Happy Saint Reward System last week. (In case you'd like to learn more about it, here's the system overview, and here's how I made the coins & jars.) The first week of the reward system culminated in a visit to our new "Family Store." The kids...
read moreFirst Visit to the “Family Store”
I shared our new Happy Saint Reward System last week. (In case you'd like to learn more about it, here's the system overview, and here's how I made the coins & jars.) The first week of the reward system culminated in a visit to our new "Family Store." The kids...
read moreHappy Saints Reward System: How To
Yesterday, I shared an overview of how our Happy Saints reward system works.Today, I'll share how I created the Happy Saints coins and the kids' coin jars. I *did not* receive any material compensation for linking to the products I used. I simply thought I'd share...
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I'm *finally* implementing the reward system that goes along with our kiddos' new chores. I found this fantastic idea to create a system using saint coins, chore charts, and a family store from Humble Dwelling. I've tweaked the system to make it work for us. Today,...
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