Menu Planning – Are You Making These 3 Mistakes When Meal Planning?
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Menu planning is a great way to get ready for your week. On grocery day, you’ll have a list of everything you actually need to
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How I Simplified My Entire Life (in Two Weeks)
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A teacher from South Carolina had to make a decision: Move overseas, or have a baby? Either way, some simplifying was in order. Here’s how she did it in just 2 weeks.
4 Ways Your Stuff Tries to Convince You to Keep It (and How to Say No)
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Once we’re past decluttering all of the easy things, sometimes we hit a wall, because things try to convince us to keep them. Here’s how to say no.
How to Reclaim Your Time From Your Clutter
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Our stuff uses up our time, even once we decide to get rid of it!
Reclaim your time from your clutter NOW. Here’s how!
Make Facebook Less Annoying – Without Quitting!
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Facebook can be really annoying. But it’s simple to take back your newsfeed. Here’s how to see what you want to see. You don’t have to quit.
5 Simple Weekend Actions to Improve Your Week
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Monday’s coming. Feeling anxious? I’ve been there. Dinnertime rolls around and we realize we forgot to thaw the meat for the day’s meal. Or when
How a Busy Mama Crafter is Whipping the WIPs (in 5 Steps)
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Do you have too many craft works-in-progress (WIPs)? I know the feeling. Here’s how to deal with them, get some done, and let go of guilt.
5 Simple Steps for Taming Your Craft Stash
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I’m so so so so so excited that Laura asked me to be a regular contributor on her blog, I’m an Organizing Junkie. She’s fantastic
Three Things to Simplify NOW to Save Time Everyday
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Here are some things you can simplify NOW so that you’ll be able to stop wasting time and have a few more hours for what’s really important in life.
Simple Kid Lunches – 5 Steps to Never Running Out of Ideas
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Check out my guest post at Extraordinary Mommy about how to never run out of ideas for your kids’ lunches. Ever. It’s my step-by-step guide to
5 Myths About Decluttering Everyone Believes
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If you don’t want to fall into the same traps as everyone else when it comes to decluttering your home, you need to read these
Decluttering – Are you Making These 3 Mistakes When Purging Your Stuff?
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Read my post at I’m an Organizing Junkie about the three mistakes you’re making when decluttering. It’s not just about winning a 15 minute battle.
Keep Track of Contacts
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A place to keep business cards and other contact information before you’re ready to enter it into your official address book.
A Place For Your Genius Ideas (& Mental Mush)
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I write down contact information, grocery list items I think of at random times, notes from meetings I attend, great ideas, and other mental mush.
Frugal Halloween Party Decor and Costumes
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And each of my kids got a little costume starter too. Joseph’s crocodile hat is so adorable… I’m not a huge fan of masks because they make you breathe in all their nasty fumes, get damp from the condensation of your breath, and limit your visibility… so this hat was perfect. All I would need to do to complete the costume is dress him in green from head to toe, and make him a simple crocodile tail.
DIY Photo Canvases
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Even though I pinned tutorials for this before, I didn’t reference them, because how hard could it be? That’s why this isn’t a tutorial. You don’t need one.
Just paint the edges of the canvas, use a foam brush to put modpodge on the canvas, slap that photo on, and modpodge over it.
Montessori Toddler Kitchen (and Mini Fridge Makeover)
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Lately, my daughter has been more into Real Kitchen Stuff. Wanting to help wash, peel, and cut fruits and veggies. Stirring and pouring. Wearing her little apron. Sweeping and cleaning spills. And standing inside the refrigerator, door open, scanning for snacks. So I figured it was time for a fully-functional toddler kitchen.
Square Foot Garden in Lemoore, CA
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Last summer, we skipped having a garden (deployed husband, newborn). The year before, same story (deployed husband, baby, pregnant). But the year before THAT (husband
Designing a Baby Nursery (When You’re Sharing a Room)
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Designing a Baby Nursery (When You’re Sharing a Room) Before we had our first baby, Anneliese, I carefully arranged a special room just for
10+ Tips for Foolproof Baby-proofing
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When I was pregnant with Anneliese, I redecorated my living room. We got a less oppressive coffee table, new wonderful couches that were exactly what
How to EASILY Drain a Toddler Pool
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We’ve really enjoyed splashing in the toddler pool in the evenings this summer. I know I mentioned it before, but I had thought we were
A Year’s Worth of Laundry Detergent for Less than $16
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Seriously, you guys. When I watched the Duggars making their vats of laundry detergent (Was it on the show, or did I just dream about
House Tour–Hanford, CA
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Since I live WAYYYYY over in California, while most of my family is in South Carolina, my relatives don’t see my house much. Now and
Montessori Toddler Room Tour
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I’ve had the Montessori baby room tour linked in the sidebar of the blog for…forever. But we haven’t even been living in that house for