Schedule / Routine
You are on your third attempt to run errands with two kids. Two kids. That’s it. Everyone makes it seem so easy, then you actually try it first hand and it feels like you’re on minute to win it—except the minute takes more like an hour. It goes something like this… You fed the baby, changed the diaper, asked your toddler to go [...]
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Do Kids Really Need Routines and Schedules?
I was traveling on a month long summer vacation with my son not too long ago. Things were going pretty well considering we were frequently staying at different homes throughout the trip. I aim to keep a pretty consistent stay-at-home mom schedule for my son regardless if we are on the road or at home and have found that using a printable [...]
Creating a Streamlined Cleaning Routine for Busy Moms
So one of my biggest struggles since becoming a mom is creating a cleaning routine that is streamlined. I feel like I'm all over the place. And of course, the house feels like a perpetual state of disaster. I am always cleaning. I pick up, tidy, clean and then do it all over again. Plus, what ever I clean, my toddler is sure to make a [...]
Easy Green Cleaning Tips for Busy Moms
There are so many convenient commercialized cleaning products on the market that it can make you wonder if using homemade green or natural cleaners is really worth your time. Of course a cleaning routine for busy moms is really important, but one thing I've learned recently is that green cleaning actually saves you both time and [...]
Best Kitchen Cleaning Hacks for Busy Moms
Cleaning your kitchen without the use of toxic chemicals is not only easy, it's also incredibly affordable. DIY essential oil cleaning recipes are incredibly quick to make on the fly and they actually work!! A few months ago we completely overhauled our home cleaning, exchanging out traditional toxic cleaners for these essential oil [...]
Why Moms Need Routines Just as Much as Kids Do
You probably hear it all the time—kids thrive on routines. It’s totally true, and there is a substantial amount of research to back up the idea. Routines offer children safety and security in the midst of a very chaotic world. Routines help kids prepare for what comes next in a sequence of events and eliminate frequent power struggles [...]
Running Errands with a Toddler? 2 Minutes to Save your Sanity
Errands with a toddler is like going on a trip wearing a blindfold. You really don’t know what to expect until you get there. I’ve somehow entered into this frequent errand pattern like some sort of a bad 80s rut. It’s not because I actually want to run errands that often. Believe me. I don’t have some strange love affair with errands. [...]
The Key to Creating a Successful Stay-at-Home Mom Schedule
So excited to have my friend Katelyn from What's Up Fagans? sharing her wisdom with all of us today! When you have multiple young children at home, a good stay at home schedule is pretty important, at least if you want to have order and not lose your sanity. This schedule will look different for every family, and every situation, but I [...]
9 Tips to Help Kids Sleep Well During the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
The holidays can get a bit crazy, especially when it comes to making sure kids sleep enough. It all seems to fly by instantaneously with an array of wrapping paper, leftovers, and toddler stocking stuffers remaining. Through all the hustle and bustle kids can lose sleep during the holidays. After a while it starts to culminate into one [...]
How to Balance the Schedule With Real Life
I’ve been asked a lot recently from readers, friends, and family how I balance a good schedule with living real life. I understand the inquiring; balancing the two is a legitimate challenge. I love a good schedule so much that friends and family probably wonder what crazy assembly line I'm running in my house. But there is a whole other [...]
