Many times, when we think about self care, we think about bubble baths, massages and even time to sit down and read a book. But thinking truly about what it means to practice self care, we need to consider other activities as well, like organizing. Self care is defined as the practice of taking action […]

The new school year is right around the corner. I love the start of the school year, as a former teacher, it feels more like a new year than January does. And now having kids, it definitely feels like the new year! This year, I have a kindergartener! And that means we’re getting into more […]

Whether you’re packing for just yourself or a whole family (I don’t know about you, but packing for everyone still falls on me!), you will want to be organized to make sure you don’t forget anything.

Before we even get started, my biggest piece of advice is to have duplicates for travel. The last thing you want is to forget your phone charger or worse, the sound machine (parents of young kids, you understand!).

As women, we are busy. There is a lot going on that we have to manage, especially if you have kids! There is the house, schedules for everyone (you, kids, husband), likes and dislikes, etc. I know we are working towards equality in the household, but in our house, I am still in charge of all the things. When we go out of town, I like to say to my husband, “You pack for one person. I pack for four.” And let me say, I have had my husband pack for the boys and either I have to make a list or they forget something!

So with being so busy, there is a lot going on in our schedules and our brains. The best thing to do is get it on paper. I used to think I was really good at remembering things (and I am), but it frees up so much space in my brain when I know it’s on paper.

Each week and each day, I take the time to plan. Most of this is through the lens of a working mom with childcare, but I will talk about what I did as a stay at home mom. I learned most of this system when I started working full time, but I did use it when I was home full time with 1-2 kids.

Are you ready to get your home organized but your spouse is not? Check out my tips for convincing your spouse it’s time to get your house organized!

I’ll wait until my kids are older. I’ll wait until we’re done having kids. I’ll wait until my husband’s job calms down. These were the many things I told myself I had to wait for before I started something for myself. As a mom, it’s hard to decide when is the right time to do something else. There’s always things to do for your children!