It’s pretty normal for the hidden places in our homes to become dumping grounds for clutter. A pretty common hidden place is the master bedroom where you can throw things in and then shut the door when company comes over. And what place in the master suite usually suffers most – the closet area. The […]
National Merit Scholar!
Another thing going on here lately besides everyone’s birthdays and homecoming prep – my daughter Allison became a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist! There are only 16,000 semifinalists in the entire United States. Of those, 15,000 will be chosen as finalists. Allison is working on that application process now! To say we are proud of Allison […]
I have adult children!
When I started this blog 11.5 years ago, I shared a lot about my little kids at that time. My youngest wasn’t even born yet and my life was absorbed in being a mother of young children. As my kids have grown, I’ve seen the need for their privacy, so I stopped sharing 99% of […]
Announcing the Fall Declutter Challenge (9 Weeks!)
It has been years since I’ve had a declutter challenge in the fall. Ironically, though, the first declutter challenge was also in the fall. My youngest (now almost 11) was a baby and finally on a regular schedule. I was finally mentally ready to tackle my house. I was either going to fix the mess […]
Summer Challenge – 10 weeks to Declutter, Clean, Organize, & Decorate!
I’m so excited to announce a new challenge starting this summer! It will begin next Monday on June 5th! For 10 weeks, we will focus on a different area of the home each week. You will get to choose to declutter, clean, organize, or decorate – whatever you feel inspired to do! I want to […]
2023 Summer Fun List & Calendar (FREE PRINTABLE)
I hope you love these summer calendars each year as much as I do. We use this calendar every single year without exceptions. I use it to figure out when we can go on trips, when the kids have camps and events, and it helps me organize a plan to make sure fun is spread […]
Spring Cleaning Week 6 – Start a Cleaning & Laundry Routine
This is hands-down the most important week of the entire challenge. If you’ve picked and chosen what to do from the last 5 weeks or maybe not done any cleaning yet at all, go ahead and do this week! You will definitely still benefit from forming a Cleaning & Laundry Routine. Below the assignments this […]
Spring Cleaning Challenge Week 5 – Finish Room-by-Room & Floors
Welcome to Week 5 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge! This is the final week of purely spring cleaning, because next week our focus will be to setup our cleaning routines while our home is freshly deep cleaned. We will be going around the house finishing each room’s checklist and finishing with the floors. Luckily all […]