I have been pinning to Pinterest from last week's party a lot! It was full of great ideas. I'll keep it simple this week, because I have two toddlers who are not letting me sleep much at night (still) and during the day are wanting a lot of mommy time. When they need so much of me, I need to stay balanced by giving them my time. Life with kids can be busy because so … [Read more...]
Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: When You Need Homemaking Tips
Despite popular opinion, life as a stay-at-home mom is not all lunches with the ladies and eating bon bons on the couch while catching up on our "soaps". (I think the last time I watched a soap opera was in high school!) No, there is REAL work to be done as a mom, wife and homemaker. Yes, the real "dirty" work is necessary, so we have put together a resource to help make … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Getting Dinner on the Table After Having A Baby (or babies!)
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. I should have prepared more. I should have known it was going to be virtually impossible to cook with new babies while supervising my older children. This list of suggestions is what I wish I had known to prepare meals and stay organized after having a baby (or babies). Also in this post, the … [Read more...]
Storage Solution for Kids Art and Projects
When my children are little, I start introducing crayons and coloring. I like to save their little pieces of artwork and jot down their age at the time, so we can look back on their projects years down the road. It can be hard to decide how to store these activities and keep them from piling up on the kitchen counter. A simple storage solution for kids art helped me preserve … [Read more...]
Help Kids Keep the Bookshelf Organized-A Quick Tip
A few months ago I got extremely tired of our playroom floor looking like it was carpeted in books. It is hard to get my cleaning accomplished, let alone just walk across the floor, when books are thrown about everywhere. I also do not like the fact that my kids thought they should just toss the books aside and grab a new one paying no mind to how they were treating their … [Read more...]
Helping Kids Make Healthy Food Choices: Snack Organization Station
Teaching children to make healthy eating choices can be tough-especially when as a mom it can be easy to have them grab whatever is within their reach to make things quick. This organizational tip will help when you hear, "Mom, I'm hungry!" for the 100th time today! Get healthy snacks ready and into your kids' hands quickly. (A great help for picky eaters too!) … [Read more...]
Clean the Bathroom in 5 Minutes!
I DREAD cleaning the bathroom. I love when it is clean, but for some reason the 'doing' requires motivation. With potty training children in the house almost nonstop for the past few years, I definitely have my reason for keeping the bathroom as clean as possible-little hands, dirty toilet...yuck! With children in the house, if I am going to get anything clean, my method … [Read more...]
First Aid and CPR for Babies and Children
Teachers and child care personnel must be certified in infant and child CPR. We as parents do not, but I like to have this posted as a reference. Just a simple, quick tip that could come in handy, and hopefully will never have to be used: Post the steps for CPR and Rescue Breathing in a couple of spots in your home. Included are basic first aid resources when you … [Read more...]
1 Simple Tip to Reduce the Chaotic Clutter
If someone walked into my home today they would question whether I accomplished anything. When my house gets chaotic with clutter, I do not want to spend time in it. I judge my home by its cover-what I see makes me feel like it was a successful day or not. Often my "done list" is not long enough for my liking! There is a quick way to de-clutter, and get to feeling more … [Read more...]
Easy Organization for Moms
There are easy, and extremely inexpensive ways to organize your life as a homemaker and stay-at-home mom so you can live more and clean less. I am all for that! This list of five easy ways to add more organization to your life will free up more time for you when there is any down time in your day. This post contains affiliate links. Please view my … [Read more...]