Routines & Systems
Save Kids from ‘Cranky Time’ During Daylight Savings
It’s that daylight savings time of year again, and you know what that means...cranky kids, temper tantrums, and no sleep for you, right? Well, not necessarily...we’ve got you covered. The ‘spring ahead, fall back’ time changes can mix up everyone’s schedule. The...
Kids Are Off to School – Get Your Sanity Back
Whether you’re a stay at home mom or a working mom, we all face similar challenges each and every day. Ultimately, all moms have the same goal — to ensure our kids are safe by creating an optimal learning and growing environment as best we can. It can seem crushing...
How I Keep Organization in My House with Kids
Some of us parents were born with serious Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder that we have to put on hold when it comes to raising kids. I have no idea how or exactly when I became so “anal” about having an organized home, but I am a firm believer that everything HAS to be...
How to Train Your Kids to Do Their Own Laundry
Part of being a good parent is teaching your kids to be self-sufficient and responsible. And part of that means doing your own laundry. Getting my kids to do their own laundry has been a huge time saver for us! The earlier you can get this routine implemented with...
Figure Out How to Afford a Housecleaner and Hire That Person!
See if this sounds familiar: You spend an entire week working and getting the kids off to school and extracurriculars. But then you get to the weekend and your bonding time with your family gets spent with—wait for it—housecleaning! At one time, I was of the mindset...
6 Easy Laundry Hacks
It may not be the most hated chore in the household (that’s reserved for that pile of dirty dishes in the sink), but laundry can be a pain in the neck. It’s not the actual washing and drying that’s difficult—it’s the folding and putting away that can drive you crazy,...
How to Sneak in Reading Time
Even before our kids are born, we start imagining just how much they can accomplish and how we want to help them get there. One of the biggest “legs up” you can give your children is with daily reading. Don’t believe me? A recent educational survey showed that if your...
4 Ways To Make Your Household Run More Smoothly
Image by programmingibc via Pixabay Let’s face it, life is no longer the same after you have children. Things that you were easily able to do before is no longer that easy. Now instead of doing just 1-2 loads of laundry a week, you now have 2-3x that amount....