As I write this, both my kids are upstairs in their rooms for quiet time. They’re playing quietly. They know this is the time I use to write and get some work done while they have fun with some activities I personally put together for them. Are they always in their room? Heck no, especially […]
Working at Home with Kids: 3 Reasons I Don’t Clean During Naptime
By the end of the day, it appears like a toy bomb has gone off. Toy cars are stashed under chairs. Stickers somehow end up on the trash can and fridge, and why are they on the floor? Baskets lay empty, because… well, kids. But despite this mess? I don’t clean up during nap time. […]
5 Tips to Breaking Habits and Making New Ones
Habits are crazy things. Sometimes we create them without even meaning to, and then when we go attempt to change them? It can be really, really hard to get out of our old ‘auto-pilot’ setting and into a new one. Take for example, our old dishwasher. Yes, I said dishwasher. In our apartment, the dishwasher’s […]
What Buying a First Home and Renovations Taught Me
What a crazy past few months it’s been. We put an offer on a house in February. We closed in April… and we immediately dove into some renovations, namely updating the kitchen, painting the walls, and lastly but most trying — replacing pretty much all of the flooring. If I’m being honest, I’ve been a […]
How to Bullet Journal Work-at-Home-Mom Style
Let me preface this post by saying this: when I saw these beautiful bullet journal designs on Pinterest I thought, Cool idea, but I don’t think I’d EVER have the time to do that! But, the trend of bullet journals kept catching my eye, and the whole concept totally had me intrigued. I am a […]