Meal planning can feel overwhelming, especially when juggling work, kids, and a tight budget. Many weeks, I can barely keep up with body and soul. Organized cooking can easily fall by the wayside. The key to success? Planning meals that fit your real life—not an idealized version where you have hours to cook from scratch every night. By using pantry…
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Awesome Back To School Organization For Moms
The new school year is here! Every store has their back to school display fighting with fall decor and your tween is begging for the latest you Youtuber’s backpack. (seriously, $60 for a kids backpack… have they lost their mind?!?). Being a teacher is a double whammy on stress, because, in addition to getting the kids ready for a new…
Achieve Your Goals and Dreams Using the Living Well Planner
Do you want to achieve your goals and dreams? Sure you do! Remember those resolutions you set in January? Me neither! Seriously, though, over 70% of people fail to achieve their goals or resolutions. My biggest resolution this year was to work towards achieving my goals… and accomplish a few! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links.…
Make the Most of Space With a Small Closet Makeover
One of the things I that sold me on this house was all the storage space! Two of the bedrooms had ginormous closets! Two bedrooms have smaller closets. Guess whose closet is the smallest? Granted, it’s twice the size of my previous closet and you can walk into it, it’s still the smallest. (Yes, my previous closet was tiny!). Not…
Declutter Your Day
This week, we’re on our annual lake vacation. There’s limited internet and no cellular service at all. Without all that connectivity, I’ve had hours of time to read, reflect and plan out the rest of the year. One of the things I’ve been reflecting upon is the amount of time I must spend passively using technology for no real purpose!…
5 Steps to Pantry Organization
I’m embarrassed about the state of my pantry. Earlier this weekend, I was attempting to find a packet of sauce mix… and couldn’t. Confession time. I am not a natural organizer. And pantry organization is something I struggle with, along with junk drawer organization, laundry room organization and so on. Yes, those are full bags of sugar that I bought…
Personal Organization
Every spring my entire life goes a little off the rails. Working full time with 2 kids, 4 chickens, a cat, and a dog is can be frantic at times. From February to the middle of April, I’m working from 8 am until 8 pm and all those balls I’m trying to juggle come crashing down. My favorite line is…