Because I cook almost every day, I’ve become efficient at making dinner each night. Like anything, cooking (and the preparation behind it) is a skill that has to be learned. Luckily for me, on both my mom and my dad’s side of the family, there are many great and efficient cooks. As I was growing [Continue Reading…]
9 Ways to Reset and Prepare for the Week Ahead
This is a repost from the archives; it was originally published in September of 2013. (My life and habits are different now, but these ideas are still relevant.) This post contains affiliate links. I’m a planner by nature. I love planning ahead, thinking through details, and fine-tuning the future. I realize not everyone shares my love [Continue Reading…]
5 Ways to Simplify the Holiday Season Before It Begins | EP28 Simplify Everything
Every year, mid-October through the New Year absolutely flies by between Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, all the holiday parties, holiday travel, planning and prepping for each holiday, gift shopping, decorating, cooking, baking, sending out cards, figuring out what to wear to everything, and trying to make time to sit at home and enjoy the season. All [Continue Reading…]
9 Benefits of a Clean Home
The Why Behind Cleaning I’ve discussed cleaning quite a lot lately–how I clean my bathrooms, how I dust, how I vacuum, my cleaning routine–but everything I’ve shared so far has been the how, never the why. I don’t clean because I want people to think my house is perfect or because I think it’s fun (it’s usually not) or because I [Continue Reading…]
12 Things to Do at the Beginning of Each Month
This is a repost from the archives; it was originally published on January 27, 2016. It’s been slightly updated! I’m going to begin this post with the most cliché, expected question: Can you believe that it’s October? (I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I had to! This year is already flying by!) I’m a big fan of [Continue Reading…]
Cleaning Routine Series: Vacuuming (Wednesday)
My Weekly Cleaning Routine via Clean Mama, with one change Monday: clean bathrooms + wash towels Tuesday: dust Wednesday: vacuum Thursday: wash floors Friday: catch-all day Saturday: wash sheets I plan on sharing a post for the rest of the days of my cleaning routine over the next two Thursdays (I’ll combine Friday and Saturday into one [Continue Reading…]
Full, But Not Busy
My life is full, but not busy. When someone says, “I know you’re so busy,” or something similar, I’ve taken to responding graciously, “Oh, I’m really not.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly not sitting around twiddling my thumbs all day. I’m productive, but I don’t ever want to be known for how “busy” I [Continue Reading…]
Why + How I Created My Own Planner
After my previous planner stopped meeting my needs, I set out to find a new one (more on that in the video below). Lots of research led me to the realization that I would have to create my own planner if I wanted one that would suit my needs exactly. So that’s what I did! [Continue Reading…]
My Updated Cleaning Routine + The One Change That Made It Click
If you’re wondering why I haven’t shared recipes or cleaning routines or any other kind of homemaking tip in a while, it’s because I completely fell off the homemaking bandwagon this summer. I became so immersed in everything that makes up my work (the Blogger Mentorship Program–15 mentees at the moment!, my Etsy summer and fall [Continue Reading…]
4 Ways to Refresh for Fall
As much as I love the summer months, I really enjoy the fresh start that the beginning of fall brings. In many ways, the beginning of fall feels more like a blank slate to me than the new year. I get such a warm and fuzzy feeling when I see kids walking down the street in [Continue Reading…]
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