How To Create A Mudroom In A Small Space

How To Create A Mudroom In A Small Space

School supply lists, clothes shopping, and getting in all those last minute doctor appointments!  Everything back to school is in full swing.  August is the perfect month to get your house organized and make sure everything is ready for a smooth transition back to school. 

Summer Chores Checklist with Free Printable

Summer Chores Checklist with Free Printable

I love to keep our summers simple.  Relaxing evenings and plenty of time to play outside for the kids.  Schedules are so demanding on kids nowadays…summer is the perfect time to slow down.  However, that doesn’t mean voiding kids of of all responsibility like summer 

Quick and Easy $.50 Garlic Bread

Quick and Easy $.50 Garlic Bread

Did you know Jimmy John’s sells day old bread for $.50?  I found out about a year ago and have been making this cheap and delicious garlic bread ever since!  We have one close to our home, so it is easy to swing in a 

Saving For Christmas In July

Saving For Christmas In July

Its hard to believe that July is already here.  After a very busy start to the summer, I am excited to finally slow down a little and relax.  Along with relaxing, summer is full of pool parties, bonfires, camping and the list goes on.  It 

4 Things Every Mudroom Needs For Summer

4 Things Every Mudroom Needs For Summer

In Michigan, a good mudroom is essential for any house.  From fall through winter the mudroom is the most vital room in the house!  Winter boots, coats, and snow pants all need a tidy place to hang.  When summer hits, the mudroom definitely thins out 

Easy School Lunches To Make Ahead

Easy School Lunches To Make Ahead

It’s May….by now we have been making school lunches for 8 months and well our creativity and our will power to make lunches has vanished!  I like to make the lunches in the evening, as I find it helps the mornings run easier.  However, yes 

Help, I Need Purse Organization!

Help, I Need Purse Organization!

Purse organization….OK, I am going to put it right out there, I am not a fancy purse person and my purse is rarely organized.  In our family that title goes to my most beloved sister.  She was a manager at Coach for several years and 

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

One motto I take to heart, especially with cookies, is practice makes perfect!  It’s no secret that we are a cookie family.  I always have on hand everything to whip up a quick batch of chocolate chip cookies.  My mom and brother are the same 

Organizing and Adding Categories To Your Filing Cabinet

Organizing and Adding Categories To Your Filing Cabinet

The moment you realize you can’t ignore your filing cabinet any longer.    {This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click a link and/or purchase}   Over this past week I have sorted and sorted and sorted…..and I 

How To Organize Your Filing Cabinet

How To Organize Your Filing Cabinet

Ideas for filing cabinet organization. Whether for your home office or just extra storage, your filing cabinet might need a makeover!

The Best Way To Organize School Papers

The Best Way To Organize School Papers

Organizing school papers is one of those projects I have always wanted to do, but for some reason or another I never get to it.  The weekly papers I can manage, but all the projects and artwork I want to save long term….well that’s another 

Monthly Planning Tips for Busy Moms

Monthly Planning Tips for Busy Moms

Spring is always a busy time of year.  For us it always hits in March!  I begin coaching high school tennis, my husband begins practicing for Awana Games (he coaches a church competition) and two of our kids get ready to begin spring sports. I