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Keep Your Home in Balance When Hosting House Guests

Hosting house guests can feel daunting but 4 tips can help you stay in balance when you are hosting friends or family at your home.

As a busy parent, hosting house guests can be quite a juggling act. Being a mom is hard enough. Especially when we try to balance homeschooling, career growth, and on top of that: time with friends and family. Give yourself some grace. Your life doesn’t have to be thrown off-balance because of visitors or overnight guests. While you want to be an exceptional host, there … [Read more...]

Homeschool Organization (Works for Virtual School Too!)

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...]

No One is a Perfect Homemaker

Do you get stressed if your house is a mess? It's time for a reality check so you can enjoy more and stress less. No one is a perfect homemaker.

{Post by Heather} There was a day before I had children where my house was “just” a house. It was a place for my furniture, my clothes and shoes. A place for me to crash after working all day. A place to eat food, watch tv or hang out with friends. I didn’t mind that the walls weren’t painted or even decorated. I cleaned when it seemed too dirty. I picked up … [Read more...]

One Storage Solution with Many Uses

One storage solution with many uses from baby storage to toys to hair accessories and kitchen items. This item is so versatile.

Smart storage solutions can help transform your cluttered and unorganized space into an area that is neat and orderly. While there are various options to tackle each space of your home, I have found one storage solution with many uses. It is an inexpensive item that comes in handy throughout your home. This over the door clear shoe rack is the key. … [Read more...]

Get into a Decluttering Mindset

Why do we hoard things? Did you know that it adds stress to your life-that is a proven fact. This handy infographic shares insights on why we hoard, how it affects our stress levels and how we can get a decluttering mindset to live happier.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. Did you know the average 10 year old has over 200 toys, but only plays with about 10 on a daily basis?  Many of us love holding on to stuff. I have a daughter (who shall remain nameless) who has a complete hoarder … [Read more...]

Storage Solution for Kids Art and Projects

Do you throw out the kids art or keep every piece? Try this storage solution for kids art and projects so you can preserve their creations and not clutter up your house.

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...]

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...]

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