Even though my kids are getting older, I’m still not out of the weeds yet! I spend plenty of time wiping mouths and hands and yeah, boogers! Boogie Wipes are a mainstay in my purse, and if I don’t have any on me, I can count another mom at the playground to have them. That’s …
Better Late than Never: A Busy Mom’s Guide to Spring Cleaning It’s officially spring! And it has been for a little bit now. But spring cleaning doesn’t have to start exactly when spring starts, right? So, it makes total sense that lots of us haven’t gotten it done yet. That’s fine. There’s a whole month …
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Picture this familiar scenario—You’ve worked hard all day getting your home organized just the way you want it. You turn around and in a blink of an eye, it looks like a tornado came ripping through your house. What gives? How does this keep happening? You have a Pinterest board packed with home organization tips, books, magazines, …
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For most moms, it’s hard to imagine a home that’s both stylish enough to entertain and childproof enough that you can let your little ones run wild. Once the kids are old enough to walk around, the focus switches from chic and stylish to soft corners and easy-to-clean materials that won’t be ruined by the …
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Spring Changes Spring Break has arrived, Spring is here, and I’m starting to get motivated to make some changes. Sure, I’d like to do a little cleaning. Okay. Maybe a lot of cleaning. But, I’ve got some other changes in mind for my family. They are not all going to be fun, but they are definitely …
The Family Vision Board March is almost halfway over! Boy has that time flown by. Had it been last year, I would have missed a lot… a lot of fun. However, this year, I started a vision board. Between December and the beginning of January, chatters erupted all around me about creating vision boards. NCBW, …
“Mom, the bathroom smells.” I was in the middle of frantically getting ready for work, so I fired off a few questions. Did someone forget to flush? Did anyone get sick? Did someone spill? “I don’t know – it just smells like pee.” [bctt tweet=”Mom, the bathroom smells. #chores #momlife #momofboys”] Duh, I thought …
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So I decided to try and get a handle on the family room on Saturday and part of that meant emptying the two baskets under the coffee table in order to remove all the things that had landed there that don’t belong. I asked the kids to help, and within five minutes they had carried …
How to Cut Spending and Start Saving for our children Editor’s Note: We are happy to have Donna Fitzgerald on the blog today. She has some very valuable tips on how to cut spending and start saving for our children while still having fun as a family. As a mother, I’ve lost many of my …
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Saving and Shopping I’ve always been a shopper, and a good one at that. Saving money is like a game to me. I love to find a great bargain anywhere. Before kids, I would sit with my coupon inserts, store fliers, and binder and plan out my shopping trips. Now, if I have a coupon …
