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Creating a Cozy and Efficient Kitchen for Busy Moms: Tips for a Functional Cooking Space

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:14:09 +0000

As a busy mom, your kitchen often becomes more than just a place for cooking, it’s a hub for family gatherings, homework sessions, and even late-night chats. With all the demands on your time, it’s essential to create a kitchen that not only looks inviting but also works for your family’s needs. Choosing practical furniture […]

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Choosing Storage Furniture That Grows with Your Child

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:38:46 +0000

If you often stumble over your children’s toys and equipment, this is the right time to consider bringing some organization into your home. Montessori storage solutions are vital in creating a purposeful and ordered space for your kids. Capitalizing on the perfect storage furniture solutions can contribute to massive transformations if you want to maximize […]

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Keeping Your Home In The Best Condition While Managing Everyday Life Isn’t Easy…

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:21:07 +0000

But it is possible. A lot of people tend to give up on keeping their home in the best possible condition because there are so many things that are going on in their life, but that just leads to more stress. You should still ensure that you are taking care of your home, because only […]

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Re-Balancing Life

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:27:00 +0000

There is a skill in figuring out whether or not I am trying to take on too much. A household that is out-of-balance is not healthy. Our job as homemakers is -re-balancing life when it gets off track. I actually have a tip for telling when life is needing a re-balancing. It is what I […]

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Finding Time to Work on You in 3 Easy Steps

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 01 May 2018 00:30:36 +0000

{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 […]

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I Want a More Organized Life!

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:44:38 +0000

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 […]

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Room-by-Room Home Organization Plan

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:50:04 +0000

{Post by Jessica} Cold winter temps mean spending more of your down time stuck in doors. Cabin fever can easily set in, but instead of curling under a blanket eating the last of the Christmas cookies, take this time to review and organize your home. Let’s focus on a room-by-room home organization plan. To keep […]

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Less Book Clutter, More Reading for Kids with Skybrary

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 02:46:01 +0000

This post is sponsored by Reading Rainbow Skybrary Family. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. I look around my house and see multiple little bookshelves filled with great children’s books. The reality is my kids want to read the same 5 or 6 books over and over for months at a time. […]

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Seeking Balance

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:30:40 +0000

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} “Now that I have kids it takes longer to get things done. It irritates me when I don’t have everything checked off of my to-do- list […]

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Teaching Children to Care for Books

Jaimi Erickson — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:14:57 +0000

It can be nerve-wracking letting your child ‘read’ books since many pages get ripped, pulled out, and chewed. I tried my best to supervise my children when they were infants and toddlers to help eliminate the need for constant book repair. We keep the board books lower on the shelf so the younger ones can’t reach the […]

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