Starting about a week and a half after my second child was born, an interesting phenomenon started to happen with alarming frequency– One or both of the kids would be either down for a nap or at preschool, leaving me some much-needed time to “get things done.” Knowing that this precious gift might last for …
My New “Absolute Daily Minimum” Chore List
About a month ago, I read a blog post that I’ve been thinking about ever since— Basically, the post was all about why you should create a list of things you will do every single day in order to bring a greater sense of purpose/peace/fulfillment/order to your life. The catch? This list has to be …
To Blog or to Clean?
Even though I am now a full-time stay-at-home mom, I feel like my time to really “get things done” is still quite limited. (If you ever wonder why, borrow a toddler for an afternoon and try to get something productive done. Just try it.) Basically, I only tend to be super productive during her …
My Weirdly Effective Technique for Keeping our Table Clear of Clutter
***CONFESSION*** Our kitchen table (and all of our kitchen counters, for that matter) are almost always filled with clutter of some kind. After my 50 Weeks to Organized Project back in 2013, I got really good at keeping certain surfaces clean, like the bathroom counter–a major win–and the tops of “decorative surfaces,” like the …