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Managing Mealtime Madness
Ah, September! It’s one of my favorite months of the year. Not only does September mark the coming of autumn, but it also means back to school. And back to school means back to schedules and routines–a...
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Sneaking In “Me Time”
Photo by Clare Bloomfield at www.freedigitalphotos.netWhen my in-laws came to visit this past summer, my mother-in-law was kind enough to bring along the magazines she’d already read so I could enjoy...
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Setting High Expectations For Our Children (It Works!)
Photo by Juselig1 at www.flickr.com My three-year-old, Spencer, is asking if he can take out the trash. My eight-year-old, Ethan, is finally making his bed every morning (without being asked). My...
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Book Summary: It’s Here Somewhere
Image from Amazon.com Title: It’s Here Somewhere Author:Alice Fulton & Pauline Hatch Basic Overview: This is my go-to book for streamlining and organizing my home! I “met” the book at a...
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Thinking Outside the Kitchen Cabinet
Photo by Wobbly Plates at flickr.com Plates to the left. Cups on the right. Stack the bowls above. There seems to be a secret code of uniformity in cabinet organization. But, when you have a family of...
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Book Summary: M.O.M
Photo by photostock at www.freedigitalphotos.net Title: Mind Organization for Moms Author: April Perry and the Power of Moms Confession: I am a neat freak. Ask my sister why we fought so much as...
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Daily Must-Dos
Photo by Knitxcore at www.flickr.com In my daughter Eliza’s 2nd grade class last year, the teacher wrote up a list of “must do’s” on the board each morning (it included things like finishing a math...
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Who Wants to Live on Stinky Shoe Lane?
Photo by Panpote at www.freedigitalphotos.net Stinky Shoe Lane? Who in their right mind wants to live on a street that constantly reminds them of, ugh, gym socks and sweaty Nikes? I also can not...
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Internet: Harmful or Helpful?
www.flickr.com/Xiaojx I don’t know about you, but I have a pretty strong love/hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand, I love that I can find just about whatever it is I’m looking for in...
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Organization USUALLY Pays Off
Photo by Aine D at www.flickr.com Sometimes I do things hap-hazardly and then realize why everyone’s having melt downs and nothing’s working out. Sometimes I do things hap-hazardly and it somehow still...
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Quitting Time
Photo by Photostock at www.freedigitalphotos.netBefore I became a mother, my favorite time of day was quitting time—that most beautiful of hours when I could put everything away, lock the doors, shuck...
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Making Family Work….Work
Photo by April Perry There are few things more frustrating to a new mother than the amount of housework that comes with a new baby. The big messes produced by little infants can be overwhelming to...
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Spring Cleaning in the Fall?
Photo by Michael G. Taylor at flickr.com Here we are: summer has ended and we’re gearing up for fall. So, why is it that I feel the need to do spring cleaning now? Could it be because, now that the...
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Choosing Extracurricular Activities – Episode 15
Extracurricular activities are a fun way to add dimension to life, and they’re a great way to discover and develop talents. But if we aren’t careful, they can take over! Experienced mother Caryn...
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Weekly Cleaning
Photo by Photostock at www.freedigitalphotos.net Being organized in the housecleaning arena is a must for me. I get bothered seeing a messy spot in my house. However, if I have a day set aside for...
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Who Stole My Cheese?
Photo by iDtechCamp at www.flickr.com Driving up the canyon with my family this summer, a road construction sign struck me. (Figuratively, not literally.) The large orange triangle reading “BUMP...
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Clutter Busting Secrets
Photo by Michelle Meiklejohn at www.freedigitalphotos.net Confession: I am not a very organized person. In fact, unless acted upon by an outside force (visitors!), most of the time our house...
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Where Does The Money Go?
Photo by Smokedsalmon at www.freedigitalphotos.net Whenever I completely ignore the scale and eat whatever I want, I gain weight. Always. But when I check the scale every few days or so and keep...
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How Do You Eat an Elephant? One Bite at a Time.
photo by africa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Several years ago I had an experience that taught me that no matter what I am faced with, if I can just break down my projects into bite size pieces, I can truly...
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How to Plan Your Very Best Christmas
Photo courtesy of Shawni Pothier, www.71toes.blogspot.com Today’s post was written by Kelli Connell, a Power of Moms Trainer and Mind Organization for Moms Coach. If you’d like to plan your OWN...
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