When I was pregnant with our first son, I was teaching at a school that I loved. I was enjoying working and loved the children and staff that I worked with every day. With all of that said, I knew that I wanted to be a stay at home Mom.I was going to have to learn how to become a stay at ...
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DIY Ikea homework station (with build in desk!)
We finally made our Ikea Homework Station that we had been putting off for about a year. My husband builds it for me and I love it! (He can build just about anything- like our DIY wall bed that he & my dad made!)I knew that I wanted a homework station, but I couldn't figure out where ...
DIY Murphy bed for under $150 – with video & plans
Murphy Bed Plans Are you looking for a Murphy Bed Kit? Now you can make your own! You don't need the Ikea Murphy Bed because this DIY wall bed will save you a lot of money & look just as great! This post has two videos (of the murphy bed), so be sure to stick around to watch them!(If ...
Chore Chart – The best I’ve ever used!
Chore Chart - Why or Why Not (and the best chore chart we've ever used!) There came a day when I stopped using a normal chore chart and started using my Swap Chores for ScreenTime chore chart for their daily chores. Chores for kids are very important and I want our kids to do them, but I didn't ...
How To Get Stains Out Of White Clothes: Tide vs. My Grandmother’s Baking Soda Hack
In partnership with Tide.I love getting my kids involved in dinner prep but I hardly ever do it because let me tell you, with four kids in the kitchen, things get MESSY. I usually end up supervising the cooking and their clothes, knowing I’m the one who will be trying to get tough food stains ...
10 bedrooms that look like playrooms
I love decorating our kid's bedrooms and I love bedrooms that look like playrooms, because the kids love spending time in that sort of space. I have found a surefire way to keep them cleaned (the kids are great at cleaning up with this rule in place), so now I feel like I could decorate how ever I ...
Christmas like it’s 1985
Thanks to Clorox for partnering with me for this sponsored post.Christmas in 1985. It was simple. I had nothing to worry about but helping my mom decorate the tree. I remember being in my living room while the Christmas music was on, my brother and I putting ornaments on the tree, while my ...
How to have a clean house with kids
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Whirlpool. The opinions and text are all mine.This post has been sponsored by the Whirlpool Corporation. I received appliances and compensation, but all opinions are my own. I love to have a clean house. While I ...
Christmas Hacks (making life easier)
I hope that these Christmas Hacks will give you some great ideas for your holidays! Making life easier, so you can enjoy it more, is always on the top of my list. :)Christmas Hacks:These Christmas hacks are going to give you MORE family time, because this is the time of season for ...
The BEST Modern Farmhouse Christmas Decor ideas!
Modern Farmhouse Christmas Decor I wanted to share my favorite Modern Farmhouse Christmas Decor today. I love Rustic Christmas Decor all through the year, but it's especially fun to decorate our house in Modern Farmhouse Christmas Decor with pops of plaid, wood & metal. Even our Elf on the ...
How to clean in a Hurry!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Endust. The opinions and text are all mine. This post is sponsored by Endust. The holidays are just around the corner. Friends visit, family comes for a stay, and dinner parties happen often. Imagine that you just had the busiest ...
Tips to Organize your Refrigerator
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Whirlpool. The opinions and text are all mine.This post has been sponsored by the Whirlpool Corporation. I received appliances and compensation, but all opinions are my own.The kitchen is the heart of the home and being ...
Daily Cleaning List to clean every room {Free Printable}
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with what you have to do in your home? Today I am sharing a room by room printable to help you get started. "Inch by inch, it's a cinch... yard by yard, it's hard."It is, but it isn't... Below you will find a chart with my daily chores. I have daily ...
How I organize our kid’s school work (projects, drawing, tests) that they bring home.
Today I am sharing how I organize our kid's school work (projects, drawing, tests) that they bring home. Do you feel like you have a ton of school stuff? Your kids bring home papers, art projects, homework, tests, drawings… (this list will go on & on & on…) Our kids were ...
teenage mutant ninja turtle ornament
One night our kids were looking through the toy magazine (one of the many toy magazines that we get in the mail during the holiday season) and they wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ornament and matching toy. I told them that we could make our own ornament and so here we are…Teenage Mutant ...
Every ten years…
When I first started blogging, I never realized the kind of relationships that I would develop with other bloggers. However, here I am, many years later and I've become close friends with bloggers all over the world. We have weekly video chats; we call each other on the phone, we meet up annually to ...
DIY The Claw Machine
When you have an artistic, creative child, don’t think that you can get away with a simple costume from Amazon. No… they want something that they can make. Do you want to know what I think about that? I LOVE IT! I love that I can give them a box from Amazon Prime and see him turn it into a boxtume. ...
4 things that I do every morning (that make a huge difference)
I have a routine of 4 things that I do every morning and it makes a huge difference in my day. I wanted to share it with you because you can essentially get ready faster and make over your mornings by doing these things.The kids sleep until around 7:00 because that is when the kids are ...
My favorite way to keep the house clean
I have a favorite way to keep the house clean. My mom taught me this and it works... really.BACK OUT OF A ROOM.Before you leave a room, clean up. Don’t leave a room unless you can back out of it. This means that you are seeing what needs to be done before you leave the ...
FREE Printable Fall Themed Planner
As summer winds down, and fall creeps closer and closer, you may find yourself jumping from one busy season to the next. Vacations are over, but school is now in session, and before you know it, the hustle and bustle of the holidays will be here.If you are anything like me, planners are your ...