How much time should a toddler morning routine take? This question is going to depend on what all you want to include in your morning routine. For us, we have two older children who go to two different schools and a toddler. I am a stay at home mom and my husband currently works from home. Your morning routine will vary depending on what the needs are of your whole ...
Mom Routines & Schedules
5 Foolproof Steps to Designing a Simple Morning Routine for Moms
All Moms, Stay-at-Home, Homeschooling and Working Moms need a morning routine Don't you hate when you wake up, realize its way later than it should be and you are running around, half-crazed trying to get everyone out the door? Not only does this make for a hectic morning, but it just starts your day off on the wrong foot. Having a simple routine you do every day will make all the crazy, ...
How to Create an Evening Routine for Tired and Anxious Mamas
How to create an evening routine? Who needs one of those? Who has time for one of those when you are a mother? At the end of a long crazy day with kids, the last thing on my mind is anything but self-care. Typically I just want to get comfy, in my bed, and turn some kind of mindless garbage on the TV. That's relaxing, right? That will help me process and deal with the stress of today, ...
How to plan your week in advance to save time and reduce stress
Organized moms get more done. Organized moms are also a lot less stressed. It's more than just having an organized silverware drawer that reduces the stress. It's having a plan in place for each day. It's knowing what you want to accomplish and creating a plan to make it happen. Removing all the scrambling that happens when you just "go with the flow" or "fly by the seat of your pants". The ...
Best Tips to Make Housekeeping NOT so Painfully Awful – Easy housekeeping Tips
Anyone who says they love cleaning is crazy, or at least a little bit crazy anyway! Like who actually looks forward to laundry and scrubbing the lasagna pan? I can promise you it's not me! I am always on the hunt for cleaning tips to help make housekeeping better, easier, less time consuming... I have also come up with several ways to make housekeeping more enjoyable. Or at least suck ...
Subscription services you need to survive this mom life – Time management for moms
Time is vital as a mom. It is always in short supply and we are desperate to have more. While I can't magically make your day have more than 24 hours, I can give you a few easy ways to gain a few "lost" hours back. You know, lost hours like the ones you spend agonizing over your meal plans. Or dragging the kids all over town to find all those odds and ends you need to keep your home in ...
Stop Waking Up Before Your Kids
I feel like I should write a disclosure every time I post my opinion on my own blog. SO here it is! This is my OPINION on MY blog. You do not have to agree with everything I say and I am in no way judging anyone whose opinion is different than mine. I am not waking up before my kids on purpose. It's not going to happen. There is no reason that I can come up with that I need to get up an ...
Clean less often with this FREE printable weekly cleaning schedule
*UPDATED January 2021* Is this a realistic cleaning schedule? I truly believe it is possible to keep a clean and tidy home even when you have young children. The weekly cleaning schedule I use, which you can grab at the bottom of the post, works for even the most hectic households. As a stay-at-home mom to three kids at home, I can promise we create a lot of messes and yet I am still ...
