Studies show that clutter can cause depression. If that’s true, the opposite is also true—decluttering can make you happier. Last year, my 31 Days series was all about decluttering my home. Never before had I concentrated so long and so fully on getting rid of clutter, and it literally changed my life and my household. I…
(Like my planner? Me too! You can get one here: Mom on the Go Planner.) Keeping track of a family’s schedule is difficult, but even harder is staying on top of the coordination of a family schedule. And it’s not just the schedule, either. It’s the fees the kids need for school or their activities,…
My kids are super busy. It is not uncommon for all three of them to have to be somewhere completely different at the exact same time—often when The Maestro and I are not even available to get them there. Despite my efforts to make the schedule more sane, I simply don’t have control over the…
Why is decluttering so hard? Sometimes it’s surprisingly difficult to get rid of the things that clutter our homes and our lives—here’s how to finally let go. I recently went through all of my scrapbooking supplies in an effort to clean up my office before school starts. My two big goals yesterday were to clean…
My new planner for the academic year of 2015-2016 recently arrived and I am in love with it! There’s nothing like having a new, blank planner to get me thinking about how I’m going to be so much more organized this school year than I have ever been before! As I’ve been setting it up,…
Do you have so much jewelry that you can’t find what you need? Here are some quick and easy (and cheap!) ideas for organizing your favorite jewelry. You guys, I love jewelry. I have a big, fat, jewelry loving problem. I have a ton of it, but I continue to buy more because I swear…
As you all know, I love my paper planners. The reasons I love them so much are many, but I think one of the biggest reasons is that they help to keep every aspect of my life in order. I know I could do this on my phone with a wide assortment of apps, but…
How to write a thoughtful thank you note, plus how to keep the thank you cards you need to send organized. Don’t you just love to receive “real” mail? There’s nothing better than going to the mailbox to find something more interesting than a bunch of bills, advertisements, and credit card sign up forms. I…
Okay, so maybe not exactly everyone should use a paper planner. If you are one of those people who loves your Google calendar and phone alerts then maybe paper isn’t for you. Maybe I’m just tired of all the people that tell me paper planners are obsolete and I should definitely go digital, because I’m…
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Payoff, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #payoffmindset #whatsyourpayoff https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Last year at this time, we were totally on track to pay off a bunch of debt and were getting so much closer to being debt-free. And…
I’m always looking for new organization tools. Honestly, though, I tend to keep coming back to the same ones over and over again. Which obviously means that they are the best organization tools in the world. Here are seven of the things I love most for organization in my home (all links are Amazon affiliate…
Taking down Christmas is nowhere near as fun as putting it up, but it has to be done! Here are some great tips for keeping it organized so you can store it away for next year. I love Christmas a lot. And I also love decorating my house for Christmas (wanna see? Family room, living…