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Six Tips for Stress Free Spring Cleaning is a post from Carlie Kercheval. Spring is in the air! Regardless of where you live, longer days and more light give most of us the urge to get busy and do something productive. In addition to planning the next school year, spring cleaning is high on the agenda for these beautiful new long days ahead…. Read More
Laundry may or may not be your favorite household chore, but either way, it’s important to take a few extra steps when you’re working on it to help your clothes last longer. Don’t worry – you don’t have to spend a ton of extra time. These nine laundry tips may help you make just a few different choices than you… Read More
Finding Order at Home by Establishing Routines is a post from Christine of Christine Trevino: Administrating life can be tough work, especially if you’re a parent. The never-ending list of things that need to be done in order to function well as a family can become overwhelming without a clear plan to tackle the day-to-day issues of family life. The years I spent as an administrative professional,… Read More
Since we’ve talked about teaching kids about making menus and preparing meals, it seems like it’s a great time to talk about teaching children about food and kitchen safety. While you probably (hopefully) know all about kitchen safety, there are things that you probably take for granted about what is safe in the kitchen and what is not. Kids don’t… Read More
Menu planning can be challenging sometimes, especially when you’re busy running your household and all of the other things that you do in a week. One thing that I’ve used from time to time to help my menu planning is to come up with a monthly menu plan that takes advantage of themed nights. If you find yourself also having… Read More
With two teenagers and one preteen in the house, family dinners can sometimes be difficult to make happen. Extracurricular activities, homework, and other commitments can wreak havoc on a schedule. Despite the challenge, we continue to make sharing family meals a priority. I know that busy schedules can make it seem too hard to have shared family meals. However, with… Read More
