Planning a baby shower for a good friend can seem kind of daunting, especially if you're really close. It can be hard to come up with unique, original party ideas, but think of it this way – there's nothing wrong with putting your own spin on an already-existing idea. Baby showers are popular, not only…
When you’re a busy Mom, the idea of studying can be a daunting one. After all, you have so many things to do and think about, that you may believe that you’ll never have the time to fit it all in. How are you supposed to find the balance between your kids, your home life,…
Several months ago, I shared that our house had been feeling out of control and chaotic. It wasn't anything but that the things that had worked when we had a bunch of tinies weren't working anymore. Over the summer, we've been really focused on a few things: 1) finishing house projects (more on this soon),…
I've been sharing my love of tea this year -- both for the caffeine as a busy nursing mom and for the pleasure of snuggling up with a warm cuppa in a variety of flavors -- and several of you have asked how I organize my tea collection, so I thought I'd give you a…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Free Printable Labels for Kids' Clothing Bins! Our daughter outgrows clothes so quickly. We try on last year's size each season only to find that half of them don't fit anymore. While I'm thankful that she's healthy and growing, I'm ending up…
The following guest post is from Kristin Sterk of Organizing Life with Less: Teaching Kids to Organize Their Time Every night, do you battle the question with your kids: "Have you finished this?" knowing full well they have not accomplished everything they have to before bedtime? Helping kids organize their time and teaching time management…
We are all about Legos these days, to the point that I think I could get rid of every other toy in our house, and no one would notice! Between our fall birthdays and Christmas, we may have every Lego Friends set except Olivia's House, plus two big boxes of bricks. This means the bricks…
The following guest post is from Anne Simpson of Authentic Simplicity: Creative (and Inexpensive) Storage Solutions Earlier this year, my husband and I moved into an apartment that was almost twice the size of our previous apartment. While we loved the spacious rooms in our new dwelling, we were more than a little stumped by…
The following guest post is from Kristin of Organizing Life with Less: How to Organize Any Area in Your Home Editor's note: Organizing can be overwhelming, especially if you're not sure where to start. Kristin lays out a simple 7-step process that you can use to organize any area in your home. In order to…
After several failed attempts at making regular trips to the library, we decided to make it part of a "weekly" Daddy date to the library (and out for an ice cream cone) for one of the girls at a time. Unfortunately, we still don't manage to pull it off weekly, but we're still getting there…