Some people are naturally good at making and maintaining beautiful homes.
I am not one of those people.
However, I desperately WANT to be one of those people, so over the years, I’ve picked up on some tricks and strategies to help me be the best homemaker I can be, and I share them all here!
Cleaning, Organizing, + Decluttering
- How I Taught Myself to Be Tidy (in 3 Steps!)
- My New “Absolute Daily Minimum” Chore List
- These are the Chores I Hate (+ This is How I Make Myself Hate Them Less)
- The 50 Weeks to Organized Project + Links to Checklists
- Life After the 50 Weeks to Organized Project + An Apartment Tour
- 20 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Clean the House
- My Weirdly Effective Technique for Keeping Our Table Free of Clutter
- The Book on Organizing That Changed EVERYTHING
- My Favorite Resources for Simple Living/Minimalism
- How to Help Your Kids to Declutter
- The Declutter 1,001 Things Challenge
Home Ownership + House/Yard Projects
Current House
First House
- Our $100 Upstairs Bathroom Makeover
- Our Front Room Mid-Process (+ Before/After Pics)
- Our Basement Bathroom Mid-Process (+Before/After Pics)
- Curb Appeal: Our First Outdoor Project (+ Before/After Pics)
- List of Home Projects We Hope to Tackle in 2019
- Lazy Gardener Hacks Learned in Our First Year of Home Ownership
- Cost Breakdown of Latest Backyard Projects (Including Raised Garden Beds)
- 8 Things I’ve Learned After One Year of Home Ownership
- Why I Already Love Being in a Home Rather than an Apartment
Cooking + Meal Prep (for a list of all recipes, click on the tab at the top of the home page)
- How I Meal Plan (+ A Sample Month’s Worth of Meal Plans)
- How I Cut Our Food Waste in Half
- Five “Make It Stretch” Lunches During the Week
- How to Perfect Your Homemade Pizza (+ 2 Amazing Recipes!)
- The Top 5 Resources I Use For Finding What to Cook for Dinner
- 11 Family-Friendly Cookbooks To Add to Your Collection
- Money Saver: Tackle the Freezer
- How Not to Be Closed-Minded About Food {Or Thoughts on Cooking My Way Through a Whole Cookbook}
- How to Roast a Turkey the Night Before (+ 4 Other Tips for Hosting Friendsgiving)
- How to Cut the Fat of Almost ANY Baking Recipe in Half
- 10 Tips for Spending Less on Groceries
- Elevating Family Mealtime (Easy Tricks to Bring Back the Joy in Dinnertime)
