After 13 years of living in our home, my husband and I finally got a chance to clean out our garage a few weeks ago. With five, very active kids, you can imagine the stockpile of outdoor toys and sports equipment we have accumulated over the years! As soon as we started, I knew it [...]
By Alison Lewis As a busy mom of three, I am always looking for timesaving tips, especially in my kitchen. I have seven simple and great, timesaving tips to maximize your freezer space. 1. Ice cube trays: Ice cube trays are a great tool for freezing pesto, egg whites, leftover tomato sauce or soups. Fill [...]
Summer is just weeks away and in our home that also means plenty of road trips are about to begin. I love a clean and organized car when I’m traveling even tough I know road trips also create car messiness. This week we will focus our 30 Minute challenge to getting our cars road trip [...]
With school and sport pictures, as well as our annual holiday and family portraits, the amount of picture packages my family of seven accumulates each year is enough to build an encyclopedia! Even after we distribute copies of the pictures to friends and family, there still seems to be a supply of leftover photos in [...]
This weeks 30 minute challenge is to organize and hold a Family Meeting – Hold a weekly family meeting to bring your family together and provide an opportunity for family discussion, decision-making and keeping everyone in the know. Family meetings can also be used to dream, set goals, create to-do lists, discuss Chores, come up [...]
For many of us, labeling our children’s possessions is a common practice. Over the years, I have discovered that using personalized labels have increasingly more uses. You can order labels inexpensively online or make your own on the computer or with a permanent marker and some heavy tape. Click here to read some of [...]
There never seems to be enough hours in my day, week or month. I am always seeking new ways to manage my time better so that I have more time for family and fun. Here are my top 6 ways to stop wasting time and begin saving time with a little organization. Tip #1 [...]
My 24/7 MOM days can be crazy. I am sure they are similar to yours – laundry to fold, lunches to pack, beds to make, errands to run, floors to be mopped, meetings to attend, dinner to cook, children to be taxied, and the list goes on and on of the life of a 24/7 [...]
You can easily conserve resources in your everyday life just by making a few small changes in and around your home. Here are some other ways to green your day-to-day duties: Grocery Shopping- Green your trash bags: It is so easy and inexpensive to get trash bags made from recycled or biodegradable material these days [...]
Today’s 30 minute challenge is the oh, so fun Junk drawer clean out – Give yourself 30 minutes this week to empty and sort your junk drawer. Purge: Begin by purging and tossing out all the un-wanted, un-needed items that have been living in your junk drawer. Keep only the item you will use and [...]
