Helping you declutter your home and live with less stress and more freedom
Whether you clean a little or a lot, cleaning your home is a job that's just never over. Kids make messes and everyone's got to eat, right? But no one wants to clean all the time! So here are 10 simple cleaning tips I use to get the work over with faster while saving money. { Read more... }
Do you ever feel like you'll never get your teen to clean his room? I think after reading this article, you might think I'm such a mean mom, but for my kids at least, this method is actually a very practical way to make sure my kids keep their rooms (mostly) clean. Disclosure - my children's rooms are not perfectly clean. I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression :) But my kids know what I mean when I say it's time to clean your room. Affiliate links are present. { Read more... }
I see my 9-year-old son Jack race past the kitchen window. He's running through the backyard and he's going about 45 mph. He's oblivious to the fact that he's not wearing shoes. No shoes, just socks. I hear you fellow parents sighing along with me. His socks have a lifespan of about 3 days. They end up with giant holes and need to be replaced. How many times have I said, "Put on your shoes!" What's a mom to do? No amount of reminding, dirty looks or nagging can change his utter { Read more... }
Do you know any 4-year olds who love to clean up? Neither do I. But I did go to high school with a boy whose mother swore that he was fastidious as a toddler. Unfortunately he abandoned that habit in his teenage years and his room was a disaster. :) If you're dealing with kids who don't believe in putting things away, read on. { Read more... }
There's a popular parenting belief that life with kids automatically equals chaos. The idea is that once you've got kids, they're going to trash the house daily. And either you have to give in to the mess or spend all your time cleaning and putting things away. Friends, there's no doubt that kids make messes! I've got 4 mess-makers of my very own. 5 if you count the dog. Making messes is part of life. Does that mean you have to raise the white flag of surrender and forget about ever seeing { Read more... }
