These organizing tools helped me get a hold on the school work chaos. These ideas work for virtual school too! Home school organization can take time to develop as you learn what system works best for you. These organization ideas help us stay on task and keep our house more clutter free. Homeschool organization is a key element in staying balanced and avoiding overwhelm … [Read more...]
Laundry Organization Tips to Save Time
My daughter asked me to help her put her clothes away. She was getting dressed by herself at age 2, so she knew where her clothes were in the drawers. Putting clothes away, though, was hard for her. I agreed to help and was stressed about what I found! Her drawers were a mess! All the time I was putting in to folding the kids’ clothes was going to waste. I changed my laundry … [Read more...]
Everyone Can Help at Home: Kids, Dads + Tips for Balance
Our household felt out of balance during my first year homeschooling. Dishes, cleaning, floors, bathrooms, the clutter piled up and stressed me out. I had to shift my thinking to realize just how everyone can help at home-this includes chores for the kids, ideas for dads to spend time with the kids and a focus on the tasks that were most important to complete. I did not … [Read more...]
Planning for the New School Year
As I approach the first day of school, I do not want to let fear and anxiety lead me. I am focused on a systematic approach to our school year. These 5 tips help me with planning for the year ahead-any year. Balance can still be reached when we take a smart approach to each day. … [Read more...]
Favorite Cheap Road Trip Activities for Kids
As a military family we have crossed the country a few times on road trips with kids. At this point we have the plan boiled down to the best tips when it comes to our favorite cheap road trip activities for kids. When road tripping, small parts and a lot of stuff just do not work well. They make a major mess. Keeping things simple, organized, and planning for the … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to be More Productive
{Post by Heather Hice-McCray} I don’t think anyone goes into their day thinking of ways they can be less productive. It can happen despite our best efforts. Being as productive as possible can be such a struggle when there are multiple things pulling at our attention. To be more productive moms can seem daunting. Let’s be real, the amount of things that are trying to get … [Read more...]
Simple and Effective Homemaker Morning Routine
{Guest Post by Heather Hice-McCray} Homemaker Morning Routine As any mom can attest to, when you have little ones at home every morning despite your best intentions everything can go awry swiftly and quickly. I still remember how every morning when I had an infant and preschooler there seemed to be some sort of curveball that caught me off guard. Now that my children are in … [Read more...]
Finding Time to Work on You in 3 Easy Steps
{Guest Post by Heather} As moms we’re limited on time. It’s the understatement of the year. Perhaps even the decade. It’s the one thing we need more of and yet feel like there’s never quite enough. Worse yet, we’re constantly running out of it. We all wake up with the same 24 hours to work with, but it seems to be a huge challenge finding time to work on you! Am I … [Read more...]
Avoid Investing Errors
{Post by Jessica} Tax season is a time when many think about their financial outlook, explore saving or invest wisely to avoid investing errors. This year we are very fortunate to be receiving a slight increase in our income. Mind you, the increase will be a result of a 9 month deployment. Not fun. Nevertheless, part of me wants to loosen up our budget a bit and have … [Read more...]
Spring Break Travel Tips
{Post by Jessica} Many of us have been cooped up indoors for a few months now and the itch to escape the cold is growing strong. I interviewed Ann Valley with Bayside Travel in Bayside, Wisconsin for tips on planning a vacation with your family. Her tips will help with Spring Break travel with the kids. We did a little Q&A to get the important travel tips you … [Read more...]
I Want a More Organized Life!
This post is sponsored by JMSourcing. View my disclosure for more info. There is nothing like a fresh calendar for me. The new year brings fresh, open days. Nothing penciled in and nothing cluttering up the days. Until we reach about the second week of January! Then, I need more days in the week and more hours every day. Mom life is busy! Busy in a good way. The type of … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Stay Organized with Kids
{Post by Heather} I grew up in a house that was super organized and always tidy. To say my mom was a clean-freak would be an understatement. We religiously organized, sorted and cleaned. At the time it was pretty annoying, but as I became an adult I grew thankful that we lived in such a clean way. And I learned a lot about how to stay organized with kids. When I became an … [Read more...]