The following post is from Bernice Wood of Living the Balanced Life: Does that look like you in the morning? Mornings tend to be a rough time for many families. But we can create a foundation for a better day by preparing the night before. Below are 10 habits to incorporate into your nighttime routine.…
Over the past few months, I've shared quite a bit about AboutOne.com. Run by busy moms, AboutOne is the perfect solution for busy families who want to be able to access their important information at the touch of a button! AboutOne is an amazing tool for: Creating a digital home management notebook. Keeping track of…
Our second daughter turns five next week, and today we're celebrating with pizza and ice cream with some of her friends. After two weeks with a nasty virus, we're thankful to be feeling much better, and she is beyond excited for her first "friend" party. She's been bouncing off the walls all week, which is…
Oh, man. Last week our family battled the flu all week (the cold & flu kind, not the stomach flu kind...thankfully), and by Friday all six of us had it. Miserable. Anyway, I pulled out a rotisserie chicken that I'd put in the freezer a few weeks ago and made a pot of chicken noodle…
The following post is from Jamie Martin of Steady Mom and Simple Homeschool: Does a haunting skeleton of failure live in your closet? Does the fear of not succeeding paralyze you from fully pursuing your passion -- starting that blog, writing your book, enrolling in college? If so, maybe you need to reframe failure. Maybe…
I mentioned last weekend that I am participating in Apartment Guide's Old Friends New Space Blogger Challenge. We decided on a ski lodge theme, and our initial intention was to do a family-friendly kind of theme, but the more we thought about it, the more we realized that lots of candles would add the perfect…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: Last week I tried potty-training my 2.5 year old son. Some of you are already snickering because you know all the drama that goes into that one sentence. My daughter was potty trained in 2 days at the age of 24 months. My…
The following post is from Selena Moffitt of 1 Mom's Mission: You are about to toss that juice box in the trash and you stop to think, can I recycle that? How about the straw -- can it go curbside? You have a 3 minute conversation with yourself over 1 piece of garbage. Do this…
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…
I've mentioned before that my kids don't spend a ton of time on the computer or internet, but we're always looking for quality sites for when they do get time to play. Starfall is by far our favorite because it's a quality phonics reading program rolled up into fun games. Although we do let them…