organization

Not with Kids You Don’t

March 28, 2013
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I love parenting articles with titles like How to Avoid Chaos on Weekday Mornings. I am not sure who writes them, but I am pretty sure that either they are childless, or they have less than three children, or they are delusional. The only way that I can think of to avoid chaos in the [...]

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Raise Cleanie Kids Even If They Don’t Have the Clean Gene

February 22, 2013
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Out of all of my children, I have one that was born with the clean gene. Obviously, odds are not in a parent’s favor when it comes to birthing naturally clean, organized children, but that doesn’t mean that you have to wade through piles of dirty clothes and candy bar wrappers to tuck your child into bed [...]

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Trendspotting: DIY Dry Erase Boards

June 18, 2012
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Although the digital world in which we live makes it oh-so-easy to schedule our lives in ten-second increments as neatly as can be on our mobile devices, laptops, desktops, tablets and whatever else is about to be invented and mass-produced to make our lives more convenient, there’s just something comforting about writing out a to-do [...]

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Etsy Therapy: Pull It Together with Cute Jewelry Organizers

April 22, 2012
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When you think about it, we’re lucky to live the sort of lives that allow us endless amounts of jewelry, even if it’s all costume plastic earrings and cereal necklaces made with care by the kids… there’s just something great about having infinite options for adornment. It turns into a point of stress, though, when [...]

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Save Time & Frustration with a Simple Coat Rack: 6 Chic Samples

February 25, 2012
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Rushing the kids in and out the door fully packed and dressed for the day can be an Olympic feat in and of itself. Coats, lunches, book bags, scarves, umbrellas — depending on the weather and the schedule for the day, we practically need a spreadsheet to keep it all straight. It seems overly simplistic, [...]

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Kangaroo Keeper Purse Organizer Review

January 13, 2010

As women – and particularly as busy moms – one of the biggest challenges is keeping ourselves organized. For me, the first place that gets completely out of control is my hand bag. That’s why I was interested in doing a Kangaroo Keeper Purse Organizer review. Finally – could this be the solution to my [...]

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