Back to School without stress…something’s different this year!
We had a successful first day of school! This year we have a second grader, first grader and our third started preschool (4K), leaving just our youngest and I at home on Tuesday and Thursday mornings....
View ArticleBaby Scrap Boxes: How I Store Baby Keepsakes
My mom had a cedar chest that she kept our baby clothes in. I remember going through it and pulling out the yellowed pieces from when we were little. Hearing the stories about her dressing my twin...
View ArticlePlease don’t get a gym membership- get this instead!
I believe you absolutely CAN lose weight this year, but PLEASE don’t get a gym membership or buy new shoes! Let me back up fifteen years. I worked my way through college as a personal trainer. I spent...
View ArticleCultivating Contentment in Kids + Our Disney Count Down!
Tom laughed when I said that I wanted to write about how I had been noticing that our trip to Disney World was becoming an awesome teaching point for contentment in our kids’ lives. “Disney World is...
View ArticleThe Week my husband tried to change my Laundry System
I get it. My laundry system is slightly unconventional. It was developed during what we lovingly refer to as the “survival years.” The time a couple years back when we had four kids ages five and...
View ArticleSetting up our Drop Zone + School Morning Routines!
I was taken aback when I read this comment on my latest video about our school morning routines: “I’m a child, but I’d really like my mom to see this video because of tip #1.” Tip #1 talks about how...
View ArticleWe’ve Moved!
If you’re looking for more tips and tricks to help you simplify your home, you can find all the most recent Minimal Mom content over at my first blog: IThinkWeCouldBeFriends.com. Check out some of our...
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