Last Christmas my mom and stepdad gifted us a “spring clean” of our home. They hired someone to scrub the entire house from top to bottom. After five years of living here, three of them with a newborn and toddler, our house was in a less than ideal state of cleanliness. I was overwhelmed and […]
Month: November 2020
Christmas Advent Calendar 2020 Edition
It’s almost advent calendar time! I own an adorable felt calendar that I found in the Target Dollar Section a few years ago. In December, each day holds a note listing something to do leading up to Christmas. This year’s list of advent calendar activities looks slightly different, but the kids will love it anyway. […]
Stop Trying to Solve a Problem Until There is One
I have spent a significant amount of my lifetime thus far worrying about potential situations that I need to fix. I have lain awake at night contemplating how to handle future possible problems. Conversations have been practiced and emails drafted in my head handling uncomfortable scenarios. For many years I have fed myself the lie […]
Simplifying Meals
Meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking are three of my least favorite activities to partake in. Having a personal chef is a life long dream for me. Since I don’t see that happening any time soon and my current job position of “CEO of our home”, aka stay at home mom, holds the sole responsibility […]
Things that made me smile this week
It’s Friday! With Thanksgiving approaching we have been discussing gratitude a lot around here. It’s reminding me to take the time to notice the things that I’m grateful for. The things that make me stop and smile. Here are a few from this week. This Quote… Anika Six is by far my most favorite of […]
3 Steps to Declutter Kids Toys
When these declarations are made in our home, “I’m bored.” “That’s mine! Don’t touch it.” “There’s nothing to do.” I can’t clean up, I don’t know where it goes.”, and toys begin to take longer than 10 minutes to put away, I know it’s time to declutter the kid’s toys. In this blog post, I […]