This is the first post in my custom home building series. I hope these resources help you as you enjoy the adventure of building a house! You’re considering diving into the process of building a house. It all starts with a dream. An idea. A vision inside your heart and mind that only you […]
10 Personal Growth Lessons from My 30s
Have you ever been camping? If so you’ve probably found yourself awake at 2 AM, needing to go. You grab your lantern, unzip the tent, and step out into the night. If it’s a dark night, the walk to a suitably distant location feels a bit unnerving. You know that there is an entire […]
Cleaning Habits and Routines For an Organized Home With Kids
If you have children, you know how hard it can be to stay on top of keeping a clean and organized home with kids. Redfin asked me to to contribute to a recent roundup of tips for keeping a home clean with kids and I’m reposting it below for you to check out. There are […]
I’m Organized (Sometimes)
I am an organized person. Obviously. I have a website completely dedicated to home organization. People pay me to get their spaces organized, and I regularly organize my own house for fun and relaxation (if you’re rolling your eyes a little at the thought of this… WAIT! I’m going somewhere with this, I promise). I […]
Last 90 Days Challenge: Free Printable Tracker
I’ll keep this post short and to the point: I created a last 90 days printable tracker and I have the free download for you! I’m excited to challenge myself and finish the year strong by following along with Rachel & Dave Hollis’s Last 90 Days Challenge (if you haven’t heard about it, visit the […]
3 Strategies for Practicing Gratitude Mindfulness
I spent last week in court. More specifically, I spent last week serving Jury Duty. I was called on Monday morning, which happened to be my son’s first day of preschool, so I missed drop off. Ugh. Not an obvious scenario for optimal gratitude mindfulness. After a long morning of jury selection, I was ultimately […]
Back to School Organizing: A Free Ebook
I meant to have this back to school organizing post up before the kids actually went back to school. That didn’t happen. Between rushing around trying to complete our last few summer bucket list items and preparing for their first days… I barely had time to feed and bathe my family. Back to school organizing […]
Organization Affects Our Emotions
I was talking to a friend this week about organizing her home. She mentioned that she might be at a point where she would like some help getting her house organized. “But…” she paused, “I’m embarrassed.” And there it was. The same sentiment that I keep hearing over and over from friends and clients when […]
Magic
Every year we say we won’t. “We did it last year, we don’t need to go again.” “We should save the money.” “If we’re going to take the time, we should go somewhere new.” And yet, year after year we find ourselves here.
Scheduling Alone Time
This week I did something that I have daydreamed about doing off and on since I became a mom. Something I have wanted to do, thought about doing dozens of times but never actually followed through with. Something the mom shame voice in my head told me was too selfish, unnecessary, unfair to my kids. But this week, I […]