Today is both Valentine's Day and it's also Ash Wednesday. I am not a religious person, but every year during Lent I attempt to "give up" something for the full 40 days. Honestly, it's just something I've always done. It was important to my step mother, and so it's...
Toy Organization
This toy organizing method works so well, you will NEVER have to pick up your children's toys ever again! Learn how to organize your kids toys today!
Why the saying “Good Moms Have Sticky Floors” is a dirty lie
I try never to judge other moms, no matter how bad their behaviour may seem. I am far from a perfect mom and I totally believe in that whole "people in glass houses" thing. Being a mother is hard and a constant, emotionally demanding and draining job. When I read in...
Welcome to the first ClutterBug Podcast Episode! In this episode, I will share some tips to help get your children’s toys and clutter under control!
Last minute Valentine’s day gift for school
Today my friend Jess asked me what I making for my girl's classmates this Valentine's day, to which I responded, "say what?" How can it possibly be Valentine's Day already? A even better question is "How could I have been so dumb as to make homemade, Pinterest...
Why I hate Elf-On-A-Shelf Haters
Almost everyday my Facebook newsfeed has another blog post about how “creepy” or “disrespectful” the “Elf-On-A-Shelf” is. Fellow Mom’s use their blog as a soapbox to shout out their very strong opinions about why it is such a horrible idea and how it "ruins Christmas"...
The Joys of an Organized Home
I think my home's transition from chaos to clean was so gradual, I didn't really notice all of the ways my life had improved. I mean, it looks better now, so that is pretty obvious, but having an organized home also functions soooo much better than even I realized....
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...
Are You Clutter Blind?
We all have clutter, it creeps in and settles without us even noticing sometimes! Seemingly overnight, a surface can go from clean to cluttered and if left too long, that clutter can become invisible (well, just to us, guests can see everything). Maybe we just get so...
Why Roomba’s Rock
Whenever one of my three (yes three) Roomba's start to clean my house, I feel like busting out in a Julie Andrews song or something. Still, even eight years later, having a robot clean my floors brings me a giddy sense of joy! A week ago, my son must have played with...