A year ago I had a vision. A vision of Sunday afternoons with just a bit of structure and purpose. It is like we got home from church and just vegged until the day was over. We like low-key Sundays and try to keep the Sabbath holy, but I felt like we were missing the […]
parenting
Why Does Everything Have To Be So Special?!
Am I the only one starting to think why does everything have to be so special?! Seriously. Suddenly going through life or celebrating any holiday as a parent means you are supposed to provide your child with EVERY. SINGLE. TRADITION. OF. EVERYONE. And we get this idea from social media like Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram. Let […]
I Will Remember The Little Things!
Today I am wearing a little string tied to my finger, because today I need to remind myself of important truths. Do the little things now, because it will just pile up if I don’t. And piling up is overwhelming. Remember to count the little things as being productive and successful when I think about […]
Maintain Clean Kid Rooms: 4 Basic Strategies
This post seemed like a no-brainer follow-up to so many readers cleaning out their kids rooms these past few weeks in our declutter challenge. Now that you have a clean slate, it only makes sense to start good maintenance habits with your children now. First things first, kids need a clear definition of what is a […]
Thoughts On Motherhood Sometimes Make Me Gag
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 […]
Encourage Your Child To Invest In Organizing
Encouraging your child to invest in the organizing process is so crucial. It means you aren’t in it alone, your children have officially enlisted as your helpers in keeping their spaces organized. When I organized my seven-year-old twins’ bedroom, I added bins to their closet to make cleaning up in their room super easy. While […]
The Magic Hamper
Growing up, there was a hamper down the hall that my brothers and I shared. Into that one hamper, we’d put clothes, towels, jerseys, sheets, everything. When I got home from school, the hamper would be empty and there would be perfectly neat piles of clean clothes folded on my bed. It was magical. And […]
The Do-Good Frozen Yogurt Fund
I hope everyone had a great weekend! My baby had her kindergarten shots on Wednesday and had a terrible reaction to them, which turned the end of my week upside down a bit. Friday I snuggled her, literally, from 8 am to 3 pm, except for that time I fell asleep and she woke me […]