It is almost time!!! The 9th annual 91 Day Declutter Challenge will start January 4th, 2021. But, please, join in whenever you can! If you want an organized home, getting rid of the clutter has to be your first step because organizing clutter is a huge waste of time. There is no real way of doing […]
Required Reading {Getting ready for the 91 Day Declutter Challenge!}
The Declutter Challenge starts soon. To get ready, there is some recommended required reading. It is important to get your thinking straight before you start this huge journey! A Million+ Articles to Inspire You to DECLUTTER The easiest way to read all my decluttering inspiration is to look through my HUGE archive of decluttering articles on the […]
A Flood, Again
This will be news to almost everyone, because Matt and I have hardly mentioned this in the last month. But, the same day Matt’s dad passed away from Covid, there was a leak in our master bedroom. Also that is the same day I cut my own hair, which I did after we dried everything […]
Knife Skills & Life Skills
When I was feeling so sick last week and my husband was feeling really overwhelmed with all of his responsibilities at the time, a thought occurred to me. I wished my oldest kids, twins Allison and Michelle, could cook more meals independently. They have dinners they can make that are easy, but they don’t know […]
Quarantine Haircuts
We couldn’t help it. We just needed wanted haircuts. I jokingly suggested it to all of my kids one day, but the idea instantly perked Izzy’s ears for reals. She had a lot of hair and she was ready for a change. I’ve cut her hair before, I’ve cut all my kids hair before. It’s […]
No testing for us – yet.
I shared this on my personal facebook page, and it brought about so many comments with good suggestions for battling the symptoms. I wanted to bring up the conversation here on the blog because I’m interested in your perspective too. One of the most interesting things was that by bringing it up, I found out […]
Not a story I want to write.
With everything going on in the world, I certainly don’t want to contribute more negative news. But, on this blog I’ve always been open about the major losses we’ve faced. This whole pandemic got a lot more real for us about a month ago when Matt’s parents became sick. After a few weeks of battling […]
Make a Monster: Tips to make Play-Doh MORE FUN
I’ve always been a big fan of Play-doh (or playdough), ever since my oldest were babies. Play-doh has provided my kids countless hours of entertainment over the years. I have a few tips for changing things up and making playdough time more fun. First of all, this just needs to be said: the mess is […]