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Recovering from the Inevitable Holiday Clutter
Happy New Year! I, like many, have woken up this morning with a fresh wave of optimism and energy for the year ahead. The Christmas decorations are down, the excitement of the holidays is over and finally, we can all get back to ‘normal’. Despite thoroughly enjoying last month, I am feeling a bit hungover……
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Tips to Declutter and Organize: My Minimalist Progress
My mission for a simpler life continues, and I’ve been looking to the experts for more tips to declutter and organize my home and day to day life. I’ve worked incredibly hard over the past couple of months, but I’ve found decluttering is more of a challenge than expected. The more stuff I get rid…
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How to Encourage Independence with a Montessori Bedroom
Following the Twins’ closet project, I’m getting ready to overhaul the rest of the room. They’ve made the move from their little nursery close to our room, to their big boy room upstairs next to their sister. But we’ve kept them in their cribs for now so they get used to the space. One change…
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Kids that Won’t Clean Up: The Magic Toy Library
Last year I told you all about my daughter (then six) and her fantastic talent for what we call ‘Poopcrastination‘. Since then, not only her allergy to tidying become worse, her baby brothers have become mobile and impressively destructive. Yep, my name is Mom… and I have three kids that won’t clean up. After a…