The holiday season used to seriously stress me out. I have a lot of anxiety to begin with, but during the entire month of December, I was a full on raging lunatic. The people, the shopping, the parties... and don't even get me started on my house. After years of...
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My Dirty 30 Speed Cleaning Routine – Kitchen and Bathrooms
Just like everyone organizes a little bit differently (find out your organizing style here), not all cleaning routines work for the same for everyone either. Some people are daily zone cleaners while others would rather dedicate one day each week for a full house...
Take the S.P.A.C.E. Home Organizing Challenge
Everyone wants a clean and organized home. I get asked ALL the time, "I want to get organized, but where do I start?". Honestly, there isn't some magical answer to that question, the truth is, you just have to start...and keep going a little bit everyday. For me, I...
Is Perfectionism making you a Procrastinator?
I have no idea why being a "perfectionist" is often regarded as a positive thing. In my experience, almost every person I meet who procrastinates becoming the person they dream of becoming do so because they are, in fact, perfectionists. I think we are all guilty of...
10 Organizing Hacks for Parents
I love organizing because it not only makes my home look cleaner, but it also saves me so much time! My favourite organizing hacks are the little things that add up to huge time savers when it comes to my kids! Three kids means a lot of "Mommy I'm hungry" throughout...
Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest are NOT reality
So it is time for me to pull back the curtain. I receive a lot of messages from other mommy's saying things like "I just can't keep up" or "How do you get it all done with three kids? I can't get organized no matter how hard I try". Every time I receive a message...
Tricks for some “kid-free” mommy alone time!
After running a home daycare for five years, I learned a thing or two about getting kids to play by themselves. It isn't that I don't love playing with my kids, but let's face it, I can only take so much before I want to run screaming out the front door and never...
Marriage advice for new moms
So, this thing happened after I gave birth to our second child. I became a nagging wife. I became that wife I never thought I would ever be, that wife that just doesn't really like her husband. I loved him more than ever, I just stopped liking him all the time....
The Scrub Free Housewife
As a stay-at-home mom, I have exactly two jobs: 1. Take care of the kids 2. Take care of the house Honestly, I am not particularly great at either. Everyday I have great intentions of spending hours crafting with my kids and signing songs as we skip the park, but...
Get a Clean House with the One Minute Rule
I have a bad habit of creating drama in my life out of boredom. Call it ADHD perhaps, but whenever things start to go smoothly and heaven for bid, even get easy, I always do something to create more stress and drama in my life. Case in point, our new puppy. Milo was...