Decluttering kids’ rooms and homeschooling spaces can feel like an overwhelming task from the outset. But you can totally do it – and in the process make your home life so much easier! Guest post by Shannon Acheson. Is the clutter in your home causing you stress? If it is, you’re not ...
How to Organize Your Life (for Peaceful and Simple Living)
As any mom can testify, life can easily become chaotic and cluttered. Here are some tips to organize your life to facilitate peace and simplicity: There are times in life that are Ah Ha moments. The kind where life seems to stop and everything gets cloudy... like in a movie. And you have ...
Spring Gardening With Kids
There are many amazing lessons to be learned from gardening. Here are some things I've done to garden with my kids. Also included are some great supplies you may need. This year I wanted to put more effort into gardening with the kids. We have the space, we already eat the types of foods ...
“He is Risen” Easter Activity
Looking to do a Christ-centered Easter activity? Here's a He is Risen activity with a printable included! Post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. During Lent this year I really wanted to do some Easter activities focusing on Jesus and the story of the cross. So, with my ...
Why You’ve Gotta Teach Kids To Clean While They’re Young
If you want your teens to help out… you've got to get busy teaching kids to clean when they're young. Here's how. A very recent study was brought to my attention that deals with teenagers, cleaning, and attitudes towards cleaning of the mothers who raised them. It might come as a complete ...
Common Habits Of Organized Stay At Home Moms – With Printable!
Let's get our lives in order! Here are some common habits and routines of organized stay at home moms, with a printable for you too! I want to put something right out here right now. I grew up hearing I had very slobby habits. So I'm not naturally super organized and efficient. I do not ...
How To Keep A Tidy House With Little Kids – It’s Possible!
Wondering how to keep a tidy house with little kids running around making messes all day? Look no further, these tips will help. First of all, I don't think it's imperative that the house be tidy all the time. However, an untidy and messy house really drives me nuts. Relaxing or working ...
6 Easy and Effortless Tips for Organization with Kids
Here are some sensible way to have organization with kids so your home feels more tidy with less work. I hate clutter and I like tidiness... However, I don't like organization systems that require every Martha Stewart office product on the market and detailed labeling that you must read ...
The Real Reason Moms Never Have Enough Time (Hint: It’s Not Because They Waste It)
Do you feel like, as a busy mom, there's not enough time in the day? I think this will help that. Also, this post is mainly geared towards stay-at-home moms (because that is what I am and it's my perspective) so this may not resonate with working moms. A few months ago I felt all the stresses ...
How to Meet Everyone’s Needs with Multiple Children
As a mother with multiple children, it's sometimes difficult to meet everyone's needs. Here are some key points and strategies to help. While pregnant with my third, fourth, and fifth many people asked how I was going to do it all... I soon realised that "all" is a word that can never be ...
Who are routines REALLY for? Kids or Moms?
Lots of people spout the benefits of routine, but that leaves many parents wondering "are the routines for the kids or for me?" Routine... a dirty word to some. a saving grace for others. There are those who swear by it and others who think it's just a parent's ploy to rob a child of ...
Foolproof Sample Daily Schedule For Toddlers, Preschoolers & Older Kids
Here's a sample daily schedule for stay at home moms who have a baby, toddler, and preschooler at home. Right now, I have a 9 year old, 8 year old, 6 year old, 5 year old, and 3 year old. At one point, not long ago, I had a 6 year old, 5 year old, 4 year old, 2 year old, and a ...
Why It Actually Matters If Baby Is A “Good Sleeper”
Sleep is important when it comes to raising healthy and happy children. Yet, so many mothers struggle with how and when to put their kids down. This may be the help you need: Sleep becomes a topic of great thought and discussion when it comes to raising children...especially babies and young ...
A No-Fuss Guide To Sleep Training (With Printable!)
If you're ready to start sleep training your baby and want a no fuss approach to better nights, this will give it to you. Apparently baby feeding habits are compared to fishes. One of mine was what they called a "barracuda"... he'd circle around and around and finally latch on and feed. It ...
Why Frequent Night Wakings Will Actually Make You Crazy
You are a tired mom. Chances are, the more tired you get the more you are likely to become an angry mom. The more angry and tired you become the more you can't get a grip on your emotions. Frequent night wakings can be a thing of the past, read on. It's a twitchy feeling. A gnawing, ...
How to Nap When Baby Naps… In Real Life
Here's how to take naps when baby naps... in real life. Are you struggling to survive the newborn phase? If you need to get more sleep then here is how you can nap when the baby naps. You may be a tired mom. Exhausted and stressed. So happy to have your little bundle of joy in your ...