I'm a mom too!

So we left on a mini-vacay today and guess what I did?  THE DISHES!!  If you didn't know, I'm a slob.  OK, most of you know, you've seen my before and afters.  But what you didn't know is it only takes me 20 minutes to maintain (OK maybe you did know that).  I have been spending 10 min. in the morning and 10 min. in the evening doing 4 things that  Nony  recommends.  It has changed my life!  Like her I used to get caught up in behind closed doors organizational projects without doing my dishes.  If you want to get the inspiration I did, download her book!  P.S. I didn't take me 28 days.  Maybe I'm a mini-slob? 

31 Days to a Daily Laundry Routine (especially for work outside of the home moms/dads!) ~In the beginning I was overwhelmed with clean clothes everywhere.  I was constantly sorting clothes.  I would spend 30 min. a day sorting clothes on my bed only to put them back in the same dang basket I had brought them out of the laundry room with.  If someone had told me I could keep up with laundry in 5 min. per day I would’ve never believed them.  I would’ve asked them, how do you catch up??  You will be doing A LOT of laundry the first 14 days or so, it will get much easier after that.  ~At the end of this you will be washing one day for each family member and a towel linen day.  A family of 4 will wash clothes 5 days a week.  It will take 5-10 minutes per day. Seriously.   Start on a day off from work.  Day 1- Put in one load of laundry and then put all of your clean clothes away.  All of them!  Plan on spending all day o...

July 1 to me is like January 1 for many.  It is always the time a year I try to take control of something that bothers me to get it in place for the upcoming school year and my crazy (signed J up for soccer last night) soccer, dance, softball, piano, church, school schedule!  I have tried fly lady and failed many, many times.  I found Nony, read this book and July 1 I begin!!  Anyone care to join me???? If so download Nony's book from my affiliate link here>  Click here to view more details .  If you want to join me in a Facebook accountability for the month of July please comment.  If you find this mid July you can really jump in.  We will basically be working on one habit the whole month!!!  What a concept, make it a habit for a whole month before adding more to your plate.  I am not gonna give away what that habit is but my hubby is gonna love me!!! (Hint: it is something he normally does.)  You have to read the book ...

So I was in a major meal planning rut!  With 2 WOTH parents, 2 kids, and 4 nights of extracurriculars we often would throw supper together and it was usually met with groans and moans.  I am not afraid to outsource.  So I am loving my latest find emeals!! There is a referral program so if you want to try it out please click on the icon below to give me credit.  Use the coupon code PARENTCHILD for a discount.  (It must be a percentage, I got $3.15 off my first 3 months!)  Also groupon has deals once in awhile too!  It cost me $17 and some change for 3 months of meal planning and you easily save that in the first week!! Here is how it works, You choose the store. They provide the plan! Each week you will receive a brand new plan with a complete grocery list organized by sections. Each meal plan is as low as $5 per month!!  The stores to choose from are ALDI Kroger Publix ...

Ever feel like this?? Here is my very simple organize your life guide for busy work outside the home moms: Man, what did we do before Pinterest?  After weeks of scouring Pinterest for ways to declutter and get organized, I think I finally figured out a system combining the best ideas from Pinterest and the blog world.  I was getting reeled in by many blogger, busy mamas who wanted to challenge me to a clean and organize my home in 14 days and the like.  I certainly was intrigued but when it comes down to it, I need a system that takes an hour or less per day. Looking to get your life in order?  Try these steps.  Once you feel comfortable with a step, move on.  Stay on a step as long as you need to in order to make that step a habit. 1.   Prioritizing.   The first thing you need to do is put yourself first.  Make sure that you have scheduled me time and that you have an opportunity to decompress each day.  My me time comes a...