May 2010 Poll- Are YOU a MAMA on MEDS??

Out of 210 Votes:

Yes, for DEPRESSION  53 (25%)
Yes, for ANXIETY  36 (17%)
Yes, for ADD/ADHD  3 (1%)
Yes, for PHYSICAL PROBS  18 (8%)
Yes, for something OTHER than above  18 (8%)
No Meds, but NEED them  18 (8%)
No Meds, DON'T NEED them  67 (31%)
I take DAILY VITAMINS  82 (39%) Pin It

May 2010 Poll- I drive my family around in a...

Out of 209 Votes:

Car  39 (18%)
Minivan  88 (42%)
SUV  79 (37%)
15 Passenger Van  3 (1%) Pin It

New Poll- What's Everyone Driving??

What kind of "Family Cab" do YOU drive around in?
Go vote in our new poll on the left sidebar. Feel free to share your thoughts on this post!!

Here are my thoughts...
Right now I drive an SUV, which I do like (esp. because it's paid for!). But what I'd really like to be driving... a decked out Honda Odyssey with all the bells & whistles... auto sliding doors, rear camera for backing up, leather seats, stow-n-go, navigation... ahhh someday.

Some gals I know wouldn't be caught dead in a van of any kind! They are missin' out in my opinion. My cousin, Holly S., is one HOT mama [of 6 kids, mind you]- (those of you who know who she is would most certainly agree with me!) And guess what she drives?? A big ol' 15-passenger van. When she steps out of that thing in her stilletos, I just wanna say "YOU GO GIRL"! Pin It

April 2010 Poll- When Do You Get The Most Done?

As a homemaker, when do you get the most things done??
56 Votes

Early Morning (before kids get up) 13 (23%)
Mid-Day (during naptime) 20 (35%)
At Night (after kids are in bed) 31 (55%) Pin It

March 2010 Poll- How Prepared Are You?

(56 Votes)
If a natural disaster happened in my area, I...

would be prepared with 72-hour kits ready 18 (32%)
am currently working on being prepared 31 (55%)
wouldn't really know what to do. Please help! 10 (17%) Pin It

Date Night Polls

February 2010

My man and I go on date nights without the kids:
(142 votes)

Every Week- 48 (33%)
Once/Month- 40 (28%)
Rarely Ever- 54 (38%)


We don't get out alone much because: (66 votes)

No Babysitter- 19 (27%)
Afraid to leave kids w/ a sitter- 10 (15%)
Can't afford it right now!- 27 (40%)
Too busy- 7 (10%)
All of above- 4 (6%)
Are you kidding me?...
We ♥ date night!!- 18 (27%)

Interesting results! Please feel free to share your thoughts and feelings about this poll. We love your honesty in these annonymous polls, and it's so fun/interesting to hear some of the stories behind the votes!! Remember that if you share, please keep it positive and uplifting! ♥ Pin It

How Organized Are You Poll

January 2010 (92 Votes)
How organized are YOU??

Extremely- 9 (9%)
Somewhat- 55 (59%)
Please Help!- 30 (32%)

Whew... I'm glad that only 9% of you are extremely organized. (Makes me feel better.) I only wish I could say that I'm one of those 9!! Pin It

Creative Homemaker Polls

(Illustration taken from "Cookie Polls")

I LOVE polls! I love voting in them and peeking at the results. It's always interesting to where I stand amongst the majority.

I thought it would be fun to start recording/posting the final results of all the polls we do on our site!

Also, I think it would be so fun to hear some of your personal comments on some of the answers; especially when there is a box to check for "None of the above" (or something similar). Or maybe your answer is not an option on the poll, but you would love to share it anyway. (And we'd love to hear it!!!!)

And/or maybe YOU have a burning question you'd like to submit for us to post as a poll?

Please share! You can email us at TheCreativeHomemaker (at) gmail (dot) com, or you can leave a comment on this post or on the specific post for each different poll. Pin It

Laundry Room Poll

image taken from Alkemie

January 2010- (82 votes)
Your laundry room is:
It's own room- 16 (19%)
A walk-through to garage- 31 (37%)
Upstairs with bedrooms- 9 (10%)
None of the above- 26 (31%)

Those of you who voted "None of above", what kind of laundry room to do have?? Is it in the basement? Behind closet doors? (I should have put the basement option. Oh well.) Pin It

Creative Homemaker Polls!!

Be sure to notice our anonymous side-bar polls (on either side). They're just for fun, and interesting to see how everyone votes. Remember, the voting is totally anonymous, so you do not have to worry that someone will know what you said. (I'm going to be keeping record of the questions and percentage results for fun as well, and will post them for your reading pleasure! Please join the fun and cast your votes!! Pin It

Time.. Where Does It Go??

There are never enough hours in a day to accomplish everything I'd like to. Okay, I am going to lay it all out and keep it real for ya... Am I alone, or do any of you...

-have a TO-DO list a mile long?
-don't get near enough sleep at night?
-can't seem to make it to the gym or treadmill every day?
-find yourself so busy taking care of everything and everyone else that you put yourself on the back-burner?
-wonder if you will ever be on time to anything?
-can never decide what to make for dinner each night?
-feel relieved on Tuesdays because it's 1/2 price Happy Meal night at McDonald's?
-wish "Alice" would appear at your doorstep and ask to move in so she could do all your cooking, cleaning and laundry?
-feel like the computer sits there across the room calling your name, only to find yourself an hour later consumed into the blogging world again? (enjoying every minute, but feeling guilty for it)
-needing to sit down with yourself and re-group? prioritize? just plain think?

I really hope that you can identify with at least 2 of these things I mentioned above. I think the last week or so of blogging burnt me out a little. I have so many fun things to show and share near the holidays, that I can't even help myself! I need to slow down and take a breather.

I've decided that to fit myself into my daily schedule, and work on accomplishing the goals I've set for myself this year, I have to spend my "Me-Time" more productively.

In order to put my kids' mom and husband's wife back on my priority list, I need to get to bed earlier so I can get up to exercise and shower before my kids get up. I need to take the time to eat healthier and drink more water throughout the day. I need to spend a quiet time alone every day to study, pray and ponder, to strengthen my relationship with the Lord. I want to spend the time I need to master the art of couponing and work on building our food storage. I need to stop to recognize the little things that bless my life, instead of hurrying through the day to accomplish my next task.

With all that said, it's time for me to prioritize my time for what is most important in my life.

1. Me- health- diet & exercise/personal study time
2. My Husband and Children- "The most important things in life, aren't things."
3. My Home- cleanliness and order.
4. My Calling in church- Primary President
5. Couponing & Food Storage- (one of my goals for '09)
6. My & Kids' Journals- keeping up (and my personal blog)
7. Everything else that has to do with my family, my church calling, and my home.

10. The Creative Homemaker

As you can see, this blog has to be at the bottom of my list right now. I will try and post at least twice a week. But if you stop by and I haven't posted in a while, I hope you will understand. :) And I hope you will keep coming back. I can't bear to let The Creative Homemaker die! :) Let me take a few days to re-group. I still have blogging ideas bursting out of my head, and plenty more to share with you, so keep visiting. I just need to be able to post when I have extra time, not when I have a sink full of dishes, a pile of laundry that needs attention, and sleep needed at night. Please tell me you can relate in some way! :)

Here's another idea... Would any of you like to be another author on this blog? Email me at thecreativehomemaker@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. XOXO Pin It