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10 easy cleaning tips I use to save time and money

May 5, 2016 by Sarah Mueller

These easy cleaning tips may not change your life, but they sure do save me time and money on cleaning my home! Because no one wants to clean the kitchen or the bathroom all day long :)

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... }

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Filed Under: Household Tagged With: chores, cleaners, kitchen

How to get your teen to clean his room (and keep it that way)

April 14, 2016 by Sarah Mueller

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... }

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Filed Under: Decluttering, Household, Mothering Tagged With: chores, kids

End nagging with this simple tip

April 7, 2016 by Sarah Mueller

If you feel like you have to nag to get your kids to listen to you, you'll love this simple tip! Stop the nagging for good and help your kids become more responsible in the process.

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... }

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Filed Under: Decluttering, Mothering, Productivity Tagged With: boys, chores, kids, parenting

If your kids are messmakers, read this!

March 30, 2016 by Sarah Mueller

My kids make such a mess! How to teach kids to clean up their rooms and do chores.

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... }

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6 rules that prevent kid-created chaos

January 28, 2016 by Sarah Mueller

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... }

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Filed Under: Decluttering, Mothering Tagged With: chores, household, kids, parenting

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