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Easy Ways to be More Productive

Your life is busy! I can relate. These 4 tips help me be more productive as a mom who works in the home and out of it.

{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...]

Finding Time to Work on You in 3 Easy Steps

Need help finding time to work on you in the busy seasons of motherhood? Try these 3 easy steps to find more time to focus on you.

{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

Avoid investing errors to get your budget in balance and keep your finances in order.

{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...]

5 Tips to Stay Organized with Kids

5 tips to stay organized with kids. Kick the clutter solutions for an organized home. These are smart tips!

{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...]

A Chore System that Works

Ready for a chore system that works for kids to be independent and learn responsibility. This is it.

{Post by Heather} When you’re growing up there are so many things you become accustomed to because your parents do them. For me one thing my parents instilled in me was doing daily and weekly chores. Getting kids to do chores takes a chore system that works. When I was growing up chores were an integral part of my childhood. They helped me learn the value of hard work, … [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...]

Healthy Head Spray & Detangler for Kids

Fend off the icky hair critters with this healthy head spray that doubles as a hair detangler for kids. It's all natural, and kid-safe.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} We were heading with friends to an air show. The kids were excited and I wanted to finalize plans. It is never fun to tell the kids their friends can’t make it on the day of an event. I was … [Read more...]

The Mother-Child Bond and the Sense of Smell

What does a mother-baby bond and sense of smell have to do with one another? A lot when you consider the brain!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica}  I used to love resting my head on my mom’s lap while she played with my hair. I loved taking in her voice, her touch, and her smell. The mother-child bond and the sense of smell are … [Read more...]

DIY Dusting Spray

DIY dusting spray. Natural is cheaper and better for you.

Do you enjoy dusting? Would you enjoy it more if you knew you were helping to eliminate toxins from your home? A DIY dusting spray can add a tad more enjoyment to your dusting, or if you are like me at least help you dust regularly! According to the Environmental Working Group, many chemicals end up in household dust. In 2013 the Environmental Working Group (EWG) nominated … [Read more...]

10 Garage Sale Tips

Garage sale time! Get these 10 garage sale tips to have a successful sale.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica} Whether you call it a Garage Sale, Yard Sale, Rummage Sale, Tag Sale or Lawn Sale, now is a great time to consider de-cluttering your home and using these 10 garage sale tips to have … [Read more...]

Grocery List That Saves You Money

I needed a simple way to organize my grocery list to reduce my stress when shopping with kids. This organized grocery list saves you money! My kind of app. #sponsored.

This post is sponsored by Albertson's. Please view my disclosure. I try to avoid taking all 4 kids with me to the grocery store. No matter how calm, cool and collected I feel when we start our adventure of walking the aisles to stock the fridge and pantry, I always end up feeling stressed. Trying to keep the kids from blocking the entire aisle; trying to keep them from … [Read more...]

Chocolate Pudding Pie with Greek Yogurt

So yummy! This healthier version of chocolate pudding pie is so decadent! It takes minutes to put together too, so it's a quick kid-friendly dessert to make in a pinch.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} Remember those pudding cups when you were a kid? It was such a decadent treat to get one of those in my lunch box. I've got a healthier version for you! This chocolate pudding dessert … [Read more...]

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