Tag: mommode
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Things We Stopped Buying That Actually Made Our House Better
I’ve bought a lot of things because I thought they would make our home more organized. Some did. Some absolutely did not. Over time, I’ve realized that one of the best ways to make a home easier to manage is simply to stop bringing so much stuff into it. Here are some things we’ve cut…
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Easy Fall Activities for Kids That Don’t Require a Pinterest Mom
I love a good fall activity. But I am not interested in spending three hours preparing an activity that my kids will enjoy for approximately seven minutes. So I’ve collected a list of fall activities that are actually realistic. Go on a Leaf Hunt Give the kids a bag and let them collect interesting leaves.…
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How I Created a Family Command Center Without Remodeling Anything
I used to think a family command center required a dedicated wall, beautiful cabinetry, and enough Pinterest-worthy accessories to make me feel like I had my life together. It turns out, I mostly needed a few hooks and a place to put things. Our command center isn’t fancy. But it works. Start With the Drop…
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The Mom Guilt I’m Finally Letting Go Of
Mom guilt is funny. You can feel guilty about almost anything. Working. Not working. Screen time. Snacks. A messy house. A clean house because maybe you’re spending too much time cleaning. Signing your kids up for activities. Not signing them up for enough activities. It’s exhausting. And I’m slowly realizing that I don’t want to…
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The Cozy Fall Home Reset I Do Every Year
There’s something about fall that makes me want to reset the entire house. Maybe it’s the cooler weather. Maybe it’s knowing we’ll be spending more time inside. Or maybe I just want an excuse to buy a candle and pretend that lighting it counts as cleaning. Either way, fall is when I like to make…
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How We Handle School Papers Without Drowning in Paper
If you have school-aged kids, you know. The papers. The worksheets. The artwork. The newsletters. The permission slips. The certificates. The birthday invitations. The things they made that are absolutely adorable and therefore impossible to throw away. If I kept every piece of paper that came home, we’d need another house. So I’ve had to…
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10 Things I Bought for Our Home That I’d Buy Again
I’m pretty skeptical of things marketed as “life-changing.” I’ve bought plenty of products that promised to organize my entire life and instead became another thing I had to find somewhere to store. But there are some things we’ve bought for our home that genuinely made everyday life easier. These are the things I’d buy again.…
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Some Days I’m a Great Mom. Some Days I’m Just Keeping Everyone Alive.
Some days, motherhood feels like something I’m really good at. We’re patient. We laugh. We read books. Everyone eats something vaguely nutritious. Nobody has a meltdown over the wrong color cup. I go to bed thinking, “I’ve got this.” And then there are the other days. The days when everyone is cranky. The house is…
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How I Make School Mornings Less Chaotic
I don’t think I’ve ever met a mom who wakes up on a school morning and thinks, “I cannot wait to see how chaotic this gets.” And yet, somehow, chaos finds us. Someone can’t find a shoe. Someone suddenly hates the breakfast they’ve eaten every day for the last six months. A backpack is missing.…
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The Memory Box System That’s Saving Me From Drowning in Kid Paperwork
Before I had kids, I never realized how much paper they would bring into my house. Artwork. School pictures. Birthday cards. Certificates. Event programs. Class projects. Report cards. Tiny handprints. Construction-paper masterpieces that absolutely cannot be thrown away—at least not immediately. For a while, I kept everything. Then I realized that if I saved every…
