Laundry Tackling Tip 2: Get the Right Equipment You’ll spend countless hours of your life lugging, sorting, and folding laundry. So why not get supplies that make the job a little easier? These smart, stacking laundry baskets are among my favorites. I usually fold laundry on the kitchen table or my bed but I hate constantly [...]
Thursday, April 15, 2010
If there’s one tedious task that we all have in common it’s probably laundry. Regardless of how much laundry you grapple with each week chances are you’d love to get it done faster and with a little less effort. So, I thought I’d share a few helpful tips and simple strategies that make managing laundry [...]
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
To me, coloring Easter eggs is like crafting with glitter – the end result is lovely but the process is a big mess. Since cutting out this colorful tradition isn’t really an option (my kids love it too much), I came up with a few simple strategies to make the egg dyeing process a little [...]
Friday, February 19, 2010
My daughter Emily loves rocks, shells, crystals and all things geological. So much so in fact that I’ve had to make it a habit to check her jean pockets on laundry day because they’re often stuffed with her latest jagged find. As much as I love her passion for earth science, I hate [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
One of the things I think is particularly hard about motherhood is the fact that your brain gets neglected a bit. Now don’t take that the wrong way. I know motherhood is noble and wonderful and all that good stuff – but let’s face it – when the majority of your day is spent taking [...]
Friday, September 11, 2009
I’ve got three kids in Elementary school again this year which means I also have about a zillion reading logs, spelling lists, library books, and flash cards to keep track of – not to mention pencils, scratch paper, and other misc. homework supplies. Since I use my fridge strictly for urgent school stuff, I needed [...]
Monday, August 17, 2009
Gathering your kids from their various activities at the end of the day is tough enough; what makes it even harder is tripping over the avalanche of backpacks, papers, sports gear, and shoes that pile up as soon as you walk through the door. A few simple changes can help you regain control of [...]
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Back in 2007, I wrote an article for Organize magazine entitled Making the Grade. It was loaded with great tips for keeping your family organized during the school year. The original article is a bit long for a single post, so I’ll be trimming it a bit and breaking it up into four posts focused on [...]
Friday, April 16, 2010
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