Weekly Review | sentences, smiles, and Sarah | April 18, 2026


The Weekly Review

from Mystie Winckler

Commonplace from my read of After Virtue by Alistair MacIntyre -

The relationship of our beliefs to sentences that we only or primarily sing, let alone to the music which accompanies those sentences, is not at all the same as the relationship of our beliefs to the sentences that we primarily say and say in an assertive mode.
Alistair MacIntyre

Hello, again!

It's been a great week kicking off Sweep & Smile inside Convivial Circle. It's not too late to join us. We're just getting started putting together our morning and evening routines in week 1 to begin practicing on Monday.

At the kickoff, one lady shared that a weekly cleaning routine she made herself three years ago was still on her fridge. She had done it for a few weeks, but now it was just there on her fridge, taunting her and reminding her of her failure for three years.

Here's how I responded -

Need a kick in the pants and a community working on being a better homemaker? Come join us in Convivial Circle.

--Mystie


construction work this week

As my husband single-handedly builds our house, one thing I am happy to do is run to Home Depot for him. Most of the time I get the right thing....


This week -

The Problem with Rigid Cleaning Routines

If your cleaning routine only works when life is calm…it doesn’t really work.

REPLAY: The 3Rs of Meaningful Housework

Reading Notes: Moll Flanders

I am hoping to catch up to my finished book total and have reading notes for all my books read this year, meaning I can't skip Moll.

Takeaway from Convivial Circle this week:

I loved this story from Sarah as she's working on Baby Step Bingo:


We'd love to have you join us in Convivial Circle!

It's not too late! Join us for Sweep & Smile

Clean your home & your attitude! Address every major area of your home and design a realistic plan for keeping on top of your spaces.
Beat procrastination – Procrastination is the fruit of perfectionism.
Develop motivation – Our attitude is the crux of our problem – and of the solution.
Build doable plans – No one else’s plan will work for you and your family. I’ll show you how to tackle your own situation yourself.

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Mystie Winckler

Christian, Homemaker, Wife, Mother, Homeschooler, Author.

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