During this week before Mother’s Day, we are starting to see messages about Motherhood pop up all around us. My mom is my best friend and despite our distance, we interact daily with phone calls and blessed smart phone picture-sharing. So, it has nothing to do with my relationship with my mom that most of […]
3 Steps to Organize Any Space
Organizing your space is a 3-step process. Just how simple it is depends on the size of the space, the amount of stuff you’re trying to keep, and your commitment to the process. Go ahead and give it a try! Step 1 – Purge To start, remove the excess. Narrow things down to what belongs in the space. Divide […]
How To Prepare For A Professional Organizer
So, you’ve made the wise decision to hire a professional organizer. You’ve set up your first appointment. Now what? When you hire someone to mow your lawn, do you cut the grass before they come? When you hire someone to clean your house, do you clean the toilets before they come? When you hire […]
Five-Chocolate Muffins
Here is the story of the Five-Chocolate Muffins. Like the rest of the universe, I use the term muffin loosely, because you can see from the picture that some people would call these cupcakes. I have this friend named Aimee who brought me muffins years ago. They were so delicious I asked for the […]
How To Clean Used Baby Things
My mothers of multiples club does a consignment sale twice a year to raise money for our activities and community outreach. I always load up on awesome used stuff for great prices, not to mention I get to sell all the stuff we’ve outgrown. This year I bought lots of clothes for my kids and […]
Sunday Brunch Menu
A few weekends ago, our new baby Cougar was blessed at church. To attend the event and celebrate with us, my parents and Matt’s parents, as well as my grandma, stayed at our house. That is right, all under the same roof! My in-laws stayed in our guest room, all the girls stayed in our […]
Remembering Me (Getting over PPD)
This post is incredibly difficult for me to share publicly, but I know I’m not the only one who has been here, or who is here, or who will be here one day. For the past 11 weeks, I have adored every single moment with my sweet baby boy. I love him. He is my […]
Easter Baskets: Revealed
Easter is coming! I put these baskets together today and I showed them to Matt when he got home from work. He asked “When is Easter?” Um … THIS Sunday! He was surprised and (I’m assuming) grateful that he has me to remember these things. Holidays are the best times to be a mom (and […]