The following is a guest post from Dr. Laura Aridgides from OrganizeNOW: In today’s busy world, many people struggle with getting everything done. One of the most frequently heard requests is to “just have more time.” While we all have the same 24 hours a day, only you can decide how you will spend your…
This week, I had the privilege of guest posting over at Simple Kids, with strategies for helping our kids develop good organizing habits: I think we’d all agree that teaching our children to organize their belongings and the space around them is a valuable life skill. Unfortunately, it’s not a skill that always comes naturally…
Last Week: In case you missed it, The Snooze Button was posted at Make Mine Happen. What you are about to read is only one piece of a 27-chapter collaborative e-book written to help you learn how to make your marriage extraordinary amongst the chaos of life. After reading this post, be sure to download…
We try to make a big deal out of birthdays in our home, but I find that if I don't start planning early enough, they get pushed to the side by the busyness of life. For that same reason, I'm really not great at remembering and celebrating the birthdays of our extended family and friends.…
Today we continue our unique take on spring cleaning with Katie from Kitchen Stewardship’s Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Junk Out. This week’s topic is eliminating food additives from our diets. Head on over to Kitchen Stewardship, where Lenetta from Nettacow is sharing information and resources about common food additives and why you may want…
Today I'm guest posting over at Simple Homeschool with tips on deciding where to homeschool in your home: After deciding to homeschool and choosing a curriculum, one of the biggest questions that homeschoolers deal with on a regular basis is where to homeschool and how to set up a school room. However, like pretty much…
My monthly column is up at The Art of Simple, and it's all about finding an organizational system that works for you: This week, Tsh has been focusing on her three-step plan for spring cleaning: decluttering, cleaning, and organizing. As you go through the process that she outlines in her ebook, Spring Cleaning for Normal…
The blogosphere is buzzing with spring cleaning posts, and tomorrow I'll be participating in Simple Mom's Spring Cleaning Week with my monthly column there. So today I want to know... What does spring cleaning look like in your home? What projects are at the top of your list? Which are the most important to you?…
The following is a guest post from Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD of Raise Healthy Eaters: Spring is the perfect time to chuck what you don't want -- and keep what you do. And while you are going through all your stuff, don't forget the most neglected part of the house: the items in your…
Today we continue our unique take on spring cleaning with Katie from Kitchen Stewardship's Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Junk Out. This week's topic is about eliminating refined sugar from our diets. Head on over to Kitchen Stewardship, where Donielle is sharing her own story of battling a sugar addiction, to learn more about why…