Holiday How To: Simplifying the Season’s Must Do Tasks – part 1

Two years ago I wrote an article for Organize Magazine that was loaded with tips and tricks to make your holiday planning a little easier.  Like the Back to School article I posted a few months ago – the article is a little too long to post all at once.  I’ll be breaking it into three parts and posting one section each day.  Whether you’re knee-deep into your Christmas...
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Easy and Delicious Chicken Noodle Soup

My entire family has been sick at one point or another this week.  Judging by the attendance rates at church and school lately we’re not alone.  It seems like everyone’s family is getting slammed by the flu this season.  So this seems like the perfect time to share one of my favorite recipes – a cold/flu-killing, Chicken Noodle Soup that can be whipped up in less than 30...
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Get the Conversation Going with ChatterBox – Women’s Edition

Last year, when I was planning a big girls weekend with a bunch of friends, I started looking online for fun conversation games.  Some of the attendees were close friends and some were brand new to the group so I wanted to find a game that would help everyone get acquainted.  I spent $50 on two conversation games from Amazon and thought that they would do the trick.  Unfortunately, once the...
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Talk To Me Tuesday: Best of MeckMom – Chatterbox Giveaway

It seems hard to believe, but it’s been almost four years since I started my first MeckMom blog.  A friend of mine had asked me to teach a women’s class on family-friendly organization so I ran around my house snapping photos of my ideas.  After the class, several of the women asked me to email the pictures to them so they could remember the solutions we had discussed.  I, of...
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