Organization

Organize your home, your kids, your kitchen – all with these handy tips to make home organization seem like second nature… which we know it’s not.

Podcast Episode 218: The B Word: Setting Boundaries to Help You Survive December (and the rest of the year too!)
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Podcast Episode 218: The B Word: Setting Boundaries to Help You Survive December (and the rest of the year too!)

Setting boundaries is key – during the holiday season and all year long. We’re sharing easy tips for setting boundaries for moms with kids of all ages and stages, to make December truly a wonderful time of year, for everyone in your family!

Podcast Episode 140: 3 Ways to Declutter This Summer (from a mom of 9) with Jennifer Roskamp
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Podcast Episode 140: 3 Ways to Declutter This Summer (from a mom of 9) with Jennifer Roskamp

Do you need to declutter, but have no idea how to declutter your home? If your home is overrun with stuff your family has accumulated, it’s time to take action and start decluttering. We have 3 easy ways you can declutter your home in less than 30 minutes.

Podcast Episode 115: 5 Tips to Reduce the Stress and Overwhelm of Holiday Gift Lists!
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Podcast Episode 115: 5 Tips to Reduce the Stress and Overwhelm of Holiday Gift Lists!

The holidays are upon people! And with them we have so many stressors:
Holidays parties, decorating, visiting family, festivities, gifts for your family & friends, cards, baking, gifts for teachers, the list can go on forever.
But many of us are adding an unnecessary stressor to ourselves as well.
Making and MAINTAINING gift lists for our kids and partners!
We’ll be freeing you from the guilt and the responsibility because you need these 5 tips to reduce the stress and overwhelm that’s already creeping in with family gift lists!

Podcast Episode #103: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Kids Remember Everything They Need for the School Year
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Podcast Episode #103: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Kids Remember Everything They Need for the School Year

Do you struggle getting the kids ready for school on time? Does it feel like you have to remind, nag, and do it yourself just to get everyone out the door on time? We have 4 ways to make sure your kids are ready for school on time…without the remind, nagging, or doing it all yourself!

After School Checklist
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After School Checklist

I’ve learned one major thing about picking my kids up after school.

I cannot – by any means – ask them in any sort of cheery voice, “How was your day?”

My nine-year-old daughter recently told me that for some reason that question produces this fiery rage inside of her. She can’t explain it, but it makes her so mad.

I asked my husband about it that night and he said that the question has too many expectations attached to it. If someone really wants to know about your day, they will ask you directly with no fake cheer.

The cheer places too much of a burden on having a happy answer in response and that’s all fake.

OK, I get it.

But then, I realize that the response to anything I ask my kids to do after-school is met with groans and whines.

Why? Are your kids like this too?

How to Keep Kitchen Counters Clear

How to Keep Kitchen Counters Clear

Don’t look. Ok, take a peek. See that pile of paper on your kitchen counter? In it, you’ll find your kid’s papers from school, past due bills, maybe even a check or two. Looking at that counter brings up all those feelings of overwhelm you so try to avoid. Why? You try so hard to keep it organized, but without fail it always manages to look like that. Here’s how to keep kitchen counters clear without using a blowtorch.

Middle School Organization Checklist
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Middle School Organization Checklist

It’s 6pm on a Thursday and I get a frantic text from a friend. Her daughter goes to the same school as mine.

“Hey, does your daughter have the math test from 2 months ago? The teacher is letting Celina retake it but she can’t find it.”

“Yeah, hold on, let me ask her.”

My daughter does have the test – which she doesn’t hand over right away because she wants to know exactly why she needs it, what it will be used for… third degree basically.
Satisfied with all my answers,she opens her binder to the math section, pulls out the test and hands it to me.
“Thanks,” my friend texts back, “I don’t know what Celina did with it.”

Creating A Bare Bones Budget When You’re Not Making Much Money
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Creating A Bare Bones Budget When You’re Not Making Much Money

In the midst of this strange season of social distancing and change, money may well be a scary topic for you. Maybe you’re like my family and you’re working through a big loss of income due to the pandemic? Maybe overwhelm and anxiety define your money situation in this season of uncertainty? Maybe you’ve decided to keep your head down and eyes closed, playing the “if I don’t look at it, then it can’t be real game” that our kids played when they were little?