This week we're talking about simplifying family life. Tune in all week for strategies and tips for every area of life, and if you're looking for more in-depth resources, be sure to check out the Huge Simplify Family Life eBook Sale! No matter how you look at it, the more stuff you have, the more…
Losing your wallet -- or worse, having it stolen -- is stressful, not just because of the worry of identity theft but also because your left without your identification and methods of payment. One thing you can do to make it a little less stressful is keep a list of everything in your wallet, along…
This printable will probably seem unnecessary to a lot of you, but if you're using the home management notebook printables (and if you're type-A like me and Jessica, who requested this printable!), you probably like for everything to match, even your note pages! With that in mind, I made two types of note pages –…
These days, there are tons of ways you can keep track of your book collection, from online library systems to detailed Excel spreadsheets. But if you -- like Monique, who emailed me this printable suggestion -- would rather just keep a simple written list, then this printable is for you! You can fill it…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: It kills me that other moms are forking out bucks for chemicals to “redo” the diminished flame retardant quality in their kids' year-old pajamas while I'm going to great lengths to avoid them and get the fire retardants out to protect my kids' health. Did You…
From Ideas That Spark By Gail Belsky If you had two or three hours to spare, you could easily spend it cleaning your kitchen, bathroom, and family room. They are the most heavily used rooms in your home, and they get dirty fast. Or you could spend 10 minutes cleaning each one and use…
The following post is from Laura of I'm an Organizing Junkie: Do You Procrastinate? Procrastination is defined as putting off or delaying something until another day or time. I think we have all experienced procrastination in our lives at some point or another; whether we are feeling overwhelmed, time-crunched, frustrated, or bored, I don't believe…
A few weeks ago, Kristina emailed me to see if I would create a home maintenance log to help track warranties, repairs, etc. My awesome husband worked with me on this printable that has enough space for all of the information you need for each appliance or system in your home. You can fill out…
Keep track of your pet information -- for your own records and for pet sitters -- with this handy printable! Although it's been a while since our family has had pets, Amy from The Finer Things in Life and Tara from Deal Seeking Mom both offered input as I put this printable together, and I've…
Most of us agree that one of the most difficult areas to organize is paper clutter and mail. I'm working on a series to help you address paper clutter in general, but I also wanted to share these ideas for controlling your incoming mail, bills to be paid and so on. The key to managing…