This is the same challenge as originally posted on May 16, 2016. I will be literally PACKING my garage this week and getting ready to live in temporary housing for 4-5 months while our house is built. I think if you want to get your garage organized, this is still a great challenge to do […]
Summer Fun: Calendar, Bucket List & Ideas
I am sooo ready for summer. By the time school comes around, I’ll be ready and excited for that too, but I need a break and I know the kids need one too. My favorite part of summer is the same since I was a kid – sleeping in. I started doing some summer planning […]
May Fever {2 WEEK HOME MINI-CHALLENGE}
End of school tests, end of school projects and events, soccer practice and games, volleyball practice and games, piano lessons, church activities, and everything I’m forgetting to name. Every night at dinner I ask everyone how they’re doing and the answer the last few weeks is “tired.” So by no means do I want to […]
So we’re building … again.
7 years ago when we were still in Northwest Arkansas, we custom built a house we lived in for only 5 years. The process was stressful, and as a result, I said I’d never do it again. Our home search was going pretty rough. But then I walked through a model home from Highland Home […]
All About Kids Chores
If you’ve been reading my blog very long, you know I’m very passionate about teaching my children life skills – like how to clean a toilet. A home is enjoyed by all who live there, I think it should be kept up by all who live there. My children feel a sense of pride in […]
After Dinner Jobs
At our house, one of the big secrets to a clean kitchen is making sure the kitchen is clean right after dinner. Makes sense, right? It also makes sense that I’m not the only one cleaning. Typically on week nights, I’m the one cooking, so I don’t like to be the only one cleaning! It […]
Clean Routine – FREE Editable Printable
I developed a consistent cleaning schedule more than 12 years ago when I had infant twins and needed to figure out how to clean enough. Without a schedule, whenever there was a calm moment, I thought “should I be vacuuming or something?!” After I created a schedule, I could do my daily task, and then […]
Tween & Parent Book Club: Book 4
I couldn’t let another month pass without selecting one of my kids’ favorite books of all time. This book club is about enjoying new books with kids, but I also want to balance that with sharing our much-loved favorites with you too. This pick is in the top 3 of favorite books around here: Percy […]