In this post: Want to declutter toys in your child’s bedroom or playroom? Here’s what you need to know about how to declutter kids' toys. My 7-year-old son had become wise to my ways.I was sorting through his toys, looking for items to put in an upcoming consignment sale. It's how I'd funded much … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Declutter Toys: The Meltdown-Free Method You Need to Try Now
10 Hidden Wastes of Time for Moms (and How to Overcome Them)
In this post: Avoid these wastes of time to make room in your busy schedule for the things you enjoy doing with your family. I’ll be the first to admit I prefer to be lazy. In fact, it’s kind of the whole premise for the things I do: find the stupid easy way to keep up with any system. Not … [Read more...] about 10 Hidden Wastes of Time for Moms (and How to Overcome Them)
7 reasons your house is messy (+ quick ways to clean it up)
In this post: Is your house messy? Here’s why, what that says about you, and how you can clean your whole house quickly. First, it was a holiday, then a trip, then the whole family came down with Covid. That’s all it took for the house to go from sparkling clean to an absolute wreck. I looked … [Read more...] about 7 reasons your house is messy (+ quick ways to clean it up)
Organizing Ziploc Bags Made Easy With These Quick Tips
In this post: Everything you need to know about organizing Ziploc bags Ziploc, ziplock, storage bags, storage baggies … whatever you call them, the small plastic bags that hold everything from sandwiches to LEGO bricks are ubiquitous in many homes. (And if you don’t have them, you likely have … [Read more...] about Organizing Ziploc Bags Made Easy With These Quick Tips
Overwhelmed mom quotes to encourage you when you feel like you’re drowning
In this post: Overwhelmed mom quotes for the exhausted, messy-bunned, leftovers-eating, LEGO-cursing mom in all of us. I’m going to be honest, here. I typed in “overwhelmed mom quotes” in Google and the majority of quotes I found online were about how saintly mothers are, or how awesome it was to … [Read more...] about Overwhelmed mom quotes to encourage you when you feel like you’re drowning
Letting go when decluttering hurts (It’s okay to grieve)
In this post: When decluttering hurts. What do you do when decluttering makes you cry? When letting go is hard? When you feel depressed?I originally wrote this post in 2019, then set it aside because it was too painful. I meant to share it sooner, but our world was rocked with even more pain when we … [Read more...] about Letting go when decluttering hurts (It’s okay to grieve)