Category: Organize

Why Decluttering is Good for your Home and You [Infographic]

It’s spring cleaning time so I know many of us have some goals to make our homes look nicer. I know I have a huge issue with clutter and since we recently moved and still have boxes of stuff we don’t have a place for. After a while, I get blind to it all. If you have any decluttering goals, give this infographic a read. Great points on how to declutter in smaller steps. And keep reading for a super amazing announcement! Infographic by EZ Living Interiors. The Best Homemaking Tools If I’m being honest, I haven’t always felt […]

How To Stay Organized When Working Full-Time

Being a working mom has become a norm in today’s society. Mothers that have children under 18 participate in the workforce at whopping 70% and over 75% of those working mothers work full time. The statistics on women working and earning degrees in higher education continues to rise every year, we’re basically taking over the world 😉 Having kids and working is a lot to manage. It can be overwhelming at times because you are constantly on go and it feels like it doesn’t slow down as the kids continue to grow. Being organized will help you stay sane and […]

Posted February 26, 2018 by Julie in Guest Posts, Organize, TopPosts, Working Mom, Time saving tips for working moms, tips for working moms with toddlers, working mom organization tips / 2 Comments

How To Stay Organized With A Household Binder

We use it almost every day. We know where to find it. We love how it keeps us organized. What am I talking about?! Our Household Binder of course 🙂 We established our Household Binder about 6 years ago and haven’t looked back since. How we stayed organized without it is a question that still goes unanswered. It has become such an incredible resource and gets used almost daily. It has certainly evolved throughout the years from category tabs to the size of the binder, those change as our family needs change. How To Stay Organized with a […]

Posted February 5, 2018 by Julie in Guest Posts, Organize, TopPosts, Working Mom, goals, time savers for working moms, working mom organization tips / 0 Comments

Get Organized for Tax Season

The first month of the year has come and gone, giving us the opportunity to recover from the holidays. Next comes another stressful time of the year. It is a time of gathering documents and counting up your children. It is a time when Mothers who gave birth in early January may wish they had given birth on December 31st instead. Do you know what time it is? I’m talking about tax season. This could either be a painful time or a time to celebrate – depending on whether you owe the IRS money, or if you’re getting a refund. […]

Posted February 1, 2018 by Julie in Finances, Organize, TopPosts, documents to gather for taxes, get organized for tax season, what you need to file your taxes, working mom organization tips / 15 Comments

Your Easy Guide to Creating a Family Meal Plan

We all need to eat, but why is meal time always such a stressful time? You know if you just had a plan you could follow, evenings would flow more smoothly. But do you know how to create a monthly meal plan for your family? How to Create a Family Meal Plan Creating a family meal plan is exactly that, making a plan. A plan can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it, so let’s dive in. What is the first step in creating a family meal plan? I love simplicity and thrive on […]

Posted January 2, 2018 by Julie in Food, Organize, Tips and Resources, TopPosts, meal planning, reader freebie, working mom organization tips / 2 Comments

How to set the Best SMART Goals and Resolutions for 2018

How to set the Best 2018 Goals and Resolutions, the SMART way A new year is a perfect time to re-evaluate your goals, think about what worked for the previous year, and brainstorm new goals and hopes for the year ahead. Setting and Planning to Achieve Your 2018 Goals An important step in the goal-setting process is to look at the big picture and scale back. Think about where you want to be in life, in business, etc., in the next six months. Think of a handful of areas you want to improve, and how you want to improve on […]

Posted December 20, 2017 by Julie in Organize, TopPosts, Work, goal setting worksheet, goals, reader freebie, Setting goals, setting smart goals worksheet, SMART Goals, smart goals 2018 / 6 Comments

Keep or Toss? Your Go-To Guide on Cleaning Out Clutter

Keep or Toss? Your Go-To Guide on Cleaning Out All Kinds of Clutter We’ve all experienced just a little envy when we see those picture-perfect homes in the full-color pages of our favorite magazine. Magazine photo shoots are a staged event. All the clutter and things are removed from the space. Only certain items were deemed worthy to be in the shot. For those of us who live in the real world of busy schedules, chaos, and especially children, cleaning out clutter gets a little more difficult, but it’s far from impossible. We can take tackle clutter almost in the […]

Posted July 11, 2017 by Julie in Guest Posts, Home, Organize, Spring Cleaning, Spring cleaning tips for busy moms / 2 Comments

How to Downsize your Home when Planning to Move

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Moving is hard, I get that. This word can cause someone to experience feelings of dread and anxiety. I’m certainly one of those people and am staring down our upcoming move with my fair share of worry. Several years ago, we upgraded our home and moved into a very large, luxurious house. We quickly filled the house with more furniture and all kinds of stuff after we had our baby. Now, we’re tasked with going in the opposite direction and trying […]

Posted June 8, 2017 by Julie in Home, Military, Organize, Sponsored, TopPosts, / 0 Comments

Morning Routine Tips for Busy Moms that Will Make You an Organized Rockstar

Inside: Rock your busy mom morning routine with these organization tips! I see it every morning. I know what you’re going through. Rushing to get out the door. Already running late. Checking the traffic report and dreading the drive ahead. The toddler just doesn’t want to put on his shoes or leave his latest obsession: the measuring spoons. The fussing and “hurry up” and stress that happens every day. Mornings are rough enough as a working mom. Not only do we have to get ourselves ready but we also need to get the children up, dressed, and fed. Get […]

Posted May 10, 2017 by Julie in Organize, TopPosts, Working Mom, morning routine for working mom, morning routine working mom, morning routines for moms, organized working mom schedule, reader freebie, time savers for working moms, Time saving tips for working moms, tips for working moms with toddlers, working mom morning routine, working mom organization tips / 11 Comments

How to use Google Calendar to organize your busy working mom life

Your life is busy, and your mind is a whirlwind of information. You are doing your best to keep it all straight, but things fall through the cracks. You are looking for some working mom organization tips to organize your busy life. I hear you! That’s why I’m sharing some of my (not very complicated) busy mom organization tips. I have learned that trying to remember all things and simply relying on your memory is not enough, and the use of friendly tools is required to organize my working mom life. The tool of my choice? Google Calendar. Why I […]

Posted April 26, 2017 by Julie in Organize, TopPosts, Working Mom, be successful as a working mom, how to organize your calendar, how to use google calendar, how to use google calendar for family, organize your google calendar, time savers for working moms, Time saving tips for working moms, tips for working moms with toddlers, working mom calendar, working mom life, working mom organization tips / 5 Comments