How to Make Your Garden a Fun Haven for Your New Little One
When you become a parent, your entire life changes. Not only do you no longer get invited out to drinks with friends, but you also need to rethink your priorities in pretty much…
Explore the Advantages of Using a Firm Mattress for Both Mom and Baby
Even though modern moms have become health-conscious and are concerned about their fitness and overall well-being, yet they fail to give importance to bed and mattresses that are supposed to give them a…
Making chores a family affair
A couple of weeks ago after a long day out at our homeschool group, I told the kids we were going to clean after dinner so we wouldn't have to worry about it over…
Could 2017 be the year you finally get organized?
A couple of years ago we realized that the systems and clutter busters we'd had in place when we had four girls under five years old were no longer working for us! Those girls…
7 things saving my sanity as a work-at-homeschooling mom
I don't care what anyone says, life as a work-at-homeschooling mom isn’t easy, no matter how good at it you are. It takes, well, work to juggle work (whether it's a full-time job or…
Because it doesn’t have to be boring to be functional
A few years ago, when Life Your Way was more of an online magazine covering a broader range of topics, I posted about the tension between form versus function in home design. My…
Chores and allowance for keeping the house clean AND building character
One of the questions I hear most often from other families—blog readers and friends alike—is how we handle chores and allowance as a family. There are so many different approaches out there... unpaid…
When the clutter is getting to you…
Several weeks ago I sent an email asking you what your biggest struggle was right now. While several of you shared your heartfelt stories of divorce and cancer and pain, for many…
The one-pile cleaning method for kids
We’re traveling this week and next, so I’m sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives. This method continues to work wonders for us, and our 8-year-old even makes these piles herself to…
On regaining control of our home
Six months ago I wrote a post about the chaos in our home. I was coming out of months of morning sickness, a sinus infection that just wouldn't quit, and headaches that had…