Amish at Work

The Amish’s work ethic is one of their traits I admire the most. Very rarely are Amish hands idle, especially those living and working on farms or running small businesses. Not that I believe a person’s day must be inundated with activity. In fact, it...

Organization 101

Is there a class called Organization 101? I need it! I realize there are compulsively neat individuals who are unhappy, and I don’t wish to make light of them. But I’m not one and have even considered hiring someone to help me get organized. Day after day,...

Amish-style Entertainment

“What would the Amish be doing?” my husband asked me when I told him I didn’t want to watch TV after we’d finished eating. “They’d be sprucing up the kitchen,” I said, glancing into the gloomy dark sky. “By hand, no...