Looking for a way to quickly get rid of the things that are cluttering up your home? Try this easy 21 day declutter challenge It is always amazing to me how much clutter a home can accumulate in a short time. If you are not super serious about stopping the clutter at the door, it…
Want to feel more organized? Use the first of the month to do these 11 things and stay on track with your life. Because life and all it entails can often be overwhelming, it can be easy to drop balls. You might forget to pay a bill, forget a birthday, or slack on household chores…
This LEGO organization idea is best for those who don’t have a lot of LEGO but still want a way to find the blocks you need. My 11-year-old daughter has had a renewed interest in playing with LEGO lately. She is really enjoying building the sets we have and then breaking them down and coming…
When my first child was in Kindergarten I started to realize what keeping all of her artwork and school work would mean. Any mother who has had a child go through school knows it, too. It means piles and piles of paper. It’s paper that means something, certainly, but I am a minimalist at heart…
This one productivity secret will help you get more done WITHOUT multitasking Let’s face it. If you’re a mom, you can probably be described as busy, overwhelmed, and distracted. If that doesn’t describe you, then you probably don’t need to be reading this blog which is all about how I am working to overcome being…
Creating a portable productivity station is a great way to utilize down time when you are not home—here’s how! My friend Jane shows up to every book club and girls’ movie night with a to-do bag. The bag usually carries either a knitting project or a bunch of laminated teaching aids to be cut out…
Have these things ready to go every night before you go to bed to ensure you are ready for the next day You know the mornings. The ones where you’re running around the house trying to simultaneously shove breakfast into your kids’ mouths, find someone’s lost shoe, and sign off on homework—all while the bus…
Do you struggle to stay on task? Using a timer is a simple trick to keep you focused—here’s why. Do you struggle to stay on task? I do. I’m really good at starting things, but I fully admit that finishing them often seems difficult. I get distracted, I get overwhelmed, I have no motivation. Whatever…
Are you a mom who feels like you are barely hanging on? Try these tips to really get yourself organized. Running a home and a family is not for the faint of heart, and I suspect that I’m not the only mom out there who struggles to stay organized. Interestingly enough, the things I have…
It seems that if people are into paper planners, they are also into decorating them with stickers, washi tape, stamps, and all kinds of other fun stuff. I have many friends on Facebook who share their tricked out planner pages on a regular basis, and I love to see it. This post contains affiliate links….
A long time ago, I wrote a post about what every woman should have in her purse. The list of items we women need to carry around with us is very long, my friends. And as I go back and read the list (it was only a half serious post), I realize it was woefully…
My home is over 100 years old. The laundry room is in the basement, which is unfinished and a little bit scary and dungeon-like. Whenever I look at the beautiful laundry rooms on Pinterest or in the magazines, I lament the fact that mine will never look like those gorgeous rooms, no matter what I…