Declutter Your Way To A Happy Home

In the seemingly never ending quest to reduce clutter and simplify our lives it’s just hard to let go sometimes.

A few key questions and a clear vision of where you want to be can certainly help keep you going in the right direction.

Get Organized by Breaking it Down

As I was rummaging through my medicine “cabinet” yesterday (which consisted of Rubbermaid bins stuffed full of expired medicines), it occurred to me that I really needed to do some reorganizing. I know that at some point I had my linen closet (and my medicines) organized, but after a while it just became a mess in there.

Suffering from Dry Air In Your Home? Try These Tips.

Every winter, my husband and I start to notice our poor cracked knuckles and chapped lips. It seems like we can’t turn on the heat even once without feeling it on our skin….

Make Your Life Easier – Multi Task

These days, it seems like I’m always doing two or three things at once. It seems like every time I turn around, there is a new basket of dirty laundry, a sink of dishes, and kids who need something. In my busy life, I need to do whatever I can to make life easier. One thing that I find helpful is multi tasking, something that I seem to do more and more as life goes on.

Your Ideal Family: How To Make It A Reality

[Editor's note: Thanks to Sherri Kruger for her post having the family you've always envisioned. Personally, I've always dreamed about what my life and children would be like, and these simple points give some great insight!]
By Sherri Kruger, for Zen Family Habits
For many the ideal family is the one most commonly portrayed in movies or [...]

Create A Play Area That Fits

If you have children then you know all too well that they come with toys. Many MANY toys. Those toys seem to multiply every week. Some toys are great they can spark imagination, creativity and a sense of wonder in little ones. They can help pass a rainy afternoon and even provide valuable insight into our child’s world.

Start Planning Your Christmas Shopping – And Start Clearing Out Old Toys

Not only is it time to start thinking about Christmas gifts for the kids, but it’s also time to start thinking about Christmas purging.

Relaxing With Your Kids

Have you ever declared a pajama day? Or perhaps threw out your to-do list and just played all day long? Sure, we need to take care of the kids and feed our families… but sometimes the other stuff will just have to wait. You’ll never get this day back, and so I encourage you to take the day off here and there (with your kids, of course!).

Scrubbing That Pot Just Got Easier

Although I love crock pot meals, the one thing I don’t love is scrubbing the crock pot afterwards. Especially when I make chowder or chili, I feel like I’m always left with a dish that takes forever to scrub. It seems like even if I fill it with suds and let it sit overnight, I still have a nasty mess in the morning with caked on food particles. Yuck.

Simple Ways to Be More Organized

Years ago, I had a neat little apartment that was usually spotless. I knew where everything was, and things rarely were out of place. The key to my organization wasn’t really much – it was simply lack of disorder and lack of chaos (and by that I mean lack of children). There really wasn’t much [...]