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Our Organized Playroom – Creating a Space for Play and Not Overwhelm

June 28, 2018

Having a clean and organized home greatly reduces the level of anxiety that you carry around. Having kids really throws a wrench into the terms of “clean and organized” doesn’t it? Its like they have all this stuff and we have to find places to… [read more]

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Car Organization with Kids – What you Should and Shouldn’t Keep in your Car

June 27, 2018

Pinterest is flooded with images of super mom car organization with kids.  Shoe organizers in the trunk stuffed full of every possible thing that you might ever need for any child type “emergency”. These moms should have a TV show, like Extreme Mom Preppers or… [read more]

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What to Pack in a Kids Summer Pool Bag with BBLittles Reuseable Swim Diaper Review

June 7, 2018

What to Pack in a Kids Summer Pool Bag Living in the sunshine state I stay prepared for pool and beach weather year round.  You never know when a water opportunity might present itself.  Don’t be that mom who has to say no because you… [read more]

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Best Tips to Make Housekeeping NOT so Painfully Awful – Easy housekeeping Tips

March 27, 2018

  Anyone who says they love cleaning is crazy, or at least a little bit crazy anyway! Like who actually looks forward to laundry and scrubbing the lasagna pan? I can promise you it’s not me! I am always on the hunt for cleaning tips… [read more]

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Being happy isnt about what you have or dont have. Its not about the possessions that you have or dont have. It is about embracing the people, the moments that you can't buy.
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How to Let Go Of Your Possessions and Find Real Happiness

September 20, 2017

Possessions define who we are in society. What we drive, where we live, what we wear, what our kids wear.  We always want more.  Upgrades, new styles, highest tech. We plug ourselves into the rest of the world and unplug from our physical lives.  We… [read more]

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You CAN have a clean home, with children, in only an hour a day. Create a schedule that works for you, YOUR home and YOUR family. One size does not fit all in the cleaning department!
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Have a clean home in an hour a day with this cleaning schedule

June 29, 2017

Use a cleaning schedule It does not need to take you more than an hour per day to clean your home.  You can totally have a clean home in an hour per day.  If you have a cleaning schedule you always know what needs to be done,… [read more]

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Stop Losing Your Stuff – Create a Front Door Organization Plan

May 26, 2017

We are a family of lost items My bother is always loosing his car keys.  A few years ago he was living about an hour and a half from me.  He and a friend came to visit and after they left he made it all… [read more]

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My husband says you MUST have the house decorated on Thanksgiving but my family refuses to do it until turkey day is over. .
I’m not ashamed of my Christmas spirit 😂 Do you decorate before or after Thanksgiving??
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