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 […]
Spring Cleaning: Part 3
If you’ve made it to day 29 of this 30-Day Spring Cleaning Challenge, your home is feeling pretty good right now. I’m going to share with you how to keep it that way. And maybe not. Maybe you’re just jumping into the Spring Cleaning Challenge right now and your home is messier than you like, […]
Spring Cleaning: Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of the Spring Clean Challenge! Part 1 just finished. If you missed it, be sure to check it out. We went through different areas of the house and decluttered, tidied, organized, or cleaned. The selected areas were picked because of the big difference they would make. Especially, on how those assignments […]
That time I gave my kids haircuts…
Sometimes I’m spontaneous in the strangest ways. Like, out of nowhere, I’ll just have the urge to do something that doesn’t make sense. The last time I tried to give my girls haircuts, my oldest were 4. I made a mess of their hair and had to take it somewhere to get it fixed. But […]
Staging Tips & Photos {I’m selling my house again!}
If you subscribe to my newsletter, then you already know that I’m getting ready to move because Matt started a new job on the other side of Dallas. Today I’m showing some of our real estate listing photos and sharing some staging tips. Staging your home is different than decorating. Even if you live regularly […]