Life in a large family can be crazy at times. There's always a bustle of activity, and plenty of stuff. In our efforts to simplify life in a large family, we work a lot on purging and decluttering. It seems like we always have too much stuff. I'm learning that more stuff … [Read more...]
Why We Use Excel to Balance the Checkbook
A couple of years ago, balancing the checkbook was a hassle. We'd forget to write purchases in the register, write numbers in less than perfect handwriting, or make an error subtracting somewhere. Then there was the actual register. When we switched to a new one, we still had … [Read more...]
Save Time with a Diaper Basket
I'm a huge fan of minimizing decisions and making life easy. In fact, I developed a course about doing just that to help other freelancing/blogging moms. That's why I had to come up with a solution for diapers. You see, I currently have three in diapers. Owen, Simon, and … [Read more...]
Organizing the Freezers
Way back before Brynna was born (you know, like six months ago!), we used to have these things called morning and afternoon chores that addressed one room in the house, with extra cleaning. We did the kitchen one day, the bathroom another, and so on. We only spent 15 … [Read more...]
Cleaning Out the Games
I'm a bit of a board game junkie. I LOVE to play games with my family and friends. So do my kids. And they often ask to play games together during free time. I love it! And I love all the new games we got for Christmas. But...there wasn't room for the new ones with the sad … [Read more...]