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Conquer Crazy Weekdays with these 20 Mom Life Hacks

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Because we’re crazy, this year in our house we have three different school schedules to follow (four if you count the parent/tot class my toddler and I do once per week). The hustle is real! But, luckily, I’ve been able to pick up more than a few hacks over the years that I’ve been momming that make even the most demanding schedules totally doable.

And, if you want to learn how to utilize your time to be most productive, click here to learn more about my minicourse, Mother of Time Management.

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5 Questions to Help You Declutter Sentimental Items

5 Questions to Help You Declutter Sentimental Items

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Let’s face it. The hardest part of decluttering isn’t the sorting but the emotions we have tied to our stuff. It’s what makes decluttering sentimental items especially challenging.

But there are there are a few questions that you can ask yourself to make the task a bit easier.

Before we dive into those questions, I want to clarify that there is no set amount of sentimental items that you have to strive to declutter. The important part here is to make sure that you are finding the balance that works for you.

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How to downsize your laundry with capsule wardrobes for your kids

Downsize your laundry piles with capsule wardrobes for your kids

How to downsize your laundry piles with capsule wardrobes for your kids

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If you’ve ever daydreamed about drawers and closets that easily close, your kiddo in an outfit that actually matches  (even if they’re picky and insist on picking out everything themselves), or not having laundry mountain taking up half your couch, you may want to consider creating a capsule wardrobe for your kids.

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10 common decluttering mistakes & how to overcome them

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Decluttering can be a beautiful thing. Life changing, in fact. And I’m guessing if you’re here, you’ve probably already seen or even felt some of the many benefits in your own life (less stress from your stuff, freedom to breath, shorter clean up…etc).

But, full disclosure, decluttering can also be a source of overwhelm and frustration that could totally derail you from experiencing all of the benefits — or worse, cause you to give up all together. Especially if you unknowingly make these 10 common decluttering mistakes.

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7 Free Tech Tools to Help You Simplify Your Mom Life

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7 Free Tech Tools to Help You Simplify Your Mom Life

 

We’re moms, we’re busy, we don’t have time to mess around with all the latest apps and gadgets proclaiming to make things easier. But when it comes to managing clutter, your family calendar and your agenda, there are a few tech tools that are well worth your time. And – they’re free!

Without further ado, I present you with 7 free tech tools to help you simplify your mom life:

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