Mom Game Plan Revisited

It’s been about 10 months since I posted my first Mom Game Plan.  And although it served me well for the first several months, I found that I became so accustomed to seeing it on my fridge, that I stopped paying attention to it.  Consequently, I started falling behind in my housework and letting things slip through the cracks.The initial idea was a good one, it just needed a little...
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Banish Kid Clutter with a Weekly Stash Box Challenge

One of the big drawbacks of a house without a designated toy room is that I’m forced to let my kids keep toys in their bedrooms. Unfortunately, because our entire house is essentially one level, the cars, dolls, trains, and other random plastic objects inevitably make their way from the bedrooms to the common rooms of the house.  For the first few weeks, I would waste tons of time...
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Easy Birthday Party Gift

My kids love birthday parties. When they get an invitation at school they can’t wait to tear it open and post it proudly on the fridge. I, however, am not such a fan. Seeing that little card on the fridge means yet another last minute trip to Target to buy yet another shrink-wrapped something-or-other. The older my kids get, the more often the invitations come. After a while, it seemed like...
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