Virtual learning in the Spring was haphazardly thrown together. As I’m sure many of you can relate. Our organization consisted of a bench in our living room, and a couple of storage boxes. That small space was supposed to hold us over, but did not suffice as a longterm solution. Going into this school year, we are going in person… Read More
What are some ways you teach your kids responsibility? Or ownership of their home? My husband and I were discussing this the other day. We want to make sure our kids contribute to the household, well because it is their home also. They have pretty great lives and we don’t want them to take that for granted. In thinking this… Read More
It’s back to school season, as I’m sure you are aware! Many of you have already been back for a few weeks. We started this past week- a couple days after labor day. This time of year can sometimes feel like a second New Year. Pushing a reset button on a lot of things and looking for ways to reorganize… Read More
I’ve wanted to share these planning checklists with you all for some time! Now that we just wrapped up another birthday party, it was all fresh on the brain again, so a perfect time to write it out. Having a birthday checklist going into your party planning process is really really helpful. Just like any to do lists and writing… Read More
To continue the tradition of taking first and last day of school pictures, the last day signs are here for you to download! I can’t believe another year has passed, alas here we are. This was my son’s first year of school and he has grown so much- his independence and confidence are out of this world. It’s been amazing… Read More
If you find yourself repeating instructions over and over to your toddler or engrossed in power struggles with them- than this daily routine chart is for you! I work on our routine all the time. As babies, I had them on schedules and it worked great. I’m sure you can guess- things change when we hit the 2 year old… Read More
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you may have picked up on a couple things. Cleaning is my arch nemesis weakness and getting my kids on a schedule has been one of my strengths. As the new year has settled in and spring cleaning is on the horizon, I decided it was time to really tackle my… Read More
We’ve come to terms that our living room is also our playroom. That when we have adults over, it is very likely they can trip over a toy truck. Our friends understand the dangers also. This is the condo city life we are currently living, but there are ways to utilize the space in a better way! We had developed… Read More
I can’t believe my oldest is about to start Preschool! I was thinking about everything we needed to do to get Miles ready for school. Getting his health form filled out by the doctor, copying his birth certificate and finding other supplies. Of course instead of working on any of those things, I settled on doing this fun DIY project.… Read More
I scoured the internet high and low for our son Ellis’ Wild Things first birthday party. We decided it needed to be under a certain budget, so I knew making some DIY projects would be a must to get the look I wanted but stay in budget. At the same time, I’m not really a sewer or artist that can… Read More