Last month, I read Kendra Adachi's The Lazy Genius Way and The Lazy Genius Kitchen. A mentor shared some principles she had learned from these books, which piqued my curiosity. The ideas she had for her home sounded so...
Labor Day - It’s a long weekend and many of us are celebrating with a day off and a little bit of extra time spent with family and friends. Extra time with friends and family equals a great time...
Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I love the lights, decorating, delicious food, buying gifts, parties, etc. The only issue is how easy it is to become overstimulated by everything. There are so many events and demands on...
A few years ago, I saw the cutest ornament filled with little books. My friend explained how she created it and told me those were all the books she had read that year. I fell in love with this...
The holidays are a magical time of year. Baking is just one part of the magic. A cookie exchange = more fun, less work!
More Fun, Less Work
If you’re like me, you tend to bake a variety of cookies during...
I am a mom drowning in a sea of toys that seems to multiply overnight. But I am not unique. Many parents face the challenge of managing the never-ending influx of toys into their homes.
I had the privilege...
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and your fridge is full of leftovers. You could just heat them all up and have a turkey-day redo. Or you could reimagine and transform some of your leftover feast into a Thanksgiving Turkey...
Currently, I have 8,231 photos living in my phone. I won't look at the number on my computer because I know it's A LOT! I love photos; I always have and I always will. My house is decorated with...
I recently read an article by a busy mom who challenged my thinking about sufficient housekeeping—precisely what is adequate for a clean house versus expectations of a “perfect house” that is nearly impossible at this stage in motherhood. The...
Plan now for greater energy savings this fall and winter. Taking time to improve energy efficiency pays off year-round. When you save energy, you lower your bill too.
These small changes are affordable, shouldn’t take much time (unless you forget...