The holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Use these ideas to simplify Christmas and find more peace during the holidays. Several years ago I found myself standing in a very long line at the Post Office on December 19. That year had been insane as far as the…
Getting Christmas cards sent out every year is a big job. Use this checklist to take the stress out of it and get it done! This post is sponsored by Minted, my very favorite place to design and print my holiday cards. I love sending Christmas cards. I also love receiving them. The tradition of…
Studies show that clutter can cause depression. If that’s true, the opposite is also true—decluttering can make you happier. Last year, my 31 Days series was all about decluttering my home. Never before had I concentrated so long and so fully on getting rid of clutter, and it literally changed my life and my household. I…
Family meetings are important for scheduling, goal-setting, and family unity (Like my planner? Me too! You can get one here: Mom on the Go Planner.) Keeping track of a family’s schedule is difficult, but even harder is staying on top of the coordination of a family schedule. And it’s not just the schedule, either. It’s…
It is essential for a busy family to use a family calendar. These 4 tips will help you set up a family calendar that helps your household run more smoothly My kids are super busy. It is not uncommon for all three of them to have to be somewhere completely different at the exact same…
Why is decluttering so hard? Sometimes it’s surprisingly difficult to get rid of the things that clutter our homes and our lives—here’s how to finally let go. I recently went through all of my scrapbooking supplies in an effort to clean up my office before school starts. My two big goals yesterday were to clean…
If you want to be more organized, make sure you’re actually using your planner My new planner for the academic year recently arrived and I am in love with it! There’s nothing like having a new, blank planner to get me thinking about how I’m going to be so much more organized this school year…
Do you have so much jewelry that you can’t find what you need? Here are some quick and easy (and cheap!) ideas for organizing your favorite jewelry. You guys, I love jewelry. I have a big, fat, jewelry loving problem. I have a ton of it, but I continue to buy more because I swear…
A paper planner has the power to streamline your whole life all in one place I love paper planners. The reasons I love them so much are many, but I think one of the biggest reasons is that they help to keep every aspect of my life in order. I know I could do this…
How to write a thoughtful thank you note, plus how to keep the thank you cards you need to send organized. Don’t you just love to receive “real” mail? There’s nothing better than going to the mailbox to find something more interesting than a bunch of bills, advertisements, and credit card sign up forms. I…
Okay, so maybe not exactly everyone should use a paper planner. If you are one of those people who loves your Google calendar and phone alerts then maybe paper isn’t for you. Maybe I’m just tired of all the people that tell me paper planners are obsolete and I should definitely go digital, because I’m…
Sometimes you need a few supplies to stay organized. I’m always looking for new organization tools. Honestly, though, I tend to keep coming back to the same ones over and over again. Which obviously means that they are the best organization tools in the world. Here are seven of the things I love most for…