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If You Are Having Trouble Getting Sh*t Done At Home, Try Time Blocking

February 27, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I was a teacher for ten years. And if there is one thing teachers know how to do it’s use time effectively, manage lots of kids with different needs, and get sh*t done. Once I had a few years of teaching experience under my belt, I was a machine. My classroom was organized, I had […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: efficiency, planning, scheduling, time blocking, working from home

Which Way Are You Training Yourself?

February 25, 2019 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I learned something yesterday. Over the past couple months I have really been tryin got be aware of what I do and when I do it and WHY I do it. And boy have I had a wake up call. One thing I have really been paying attention to is my lack of focus. I […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Sound Mind Sound Body, Timesavers Tagged With: brain training, distraction, efficiency, productivity, relief

Especially for the Kids

February 20, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: chaos, chaos and kids' behavior, clutter, decluttering, disorganization, disorganization and kids' behavior, organization

My Organized Pantry

February 6, 2019 by not your average mom 3 Comments

A couple days ago I started Kondo-ing my kitchen. I finished the cabinets above the fireplace. and my plastic container drawer. Yesterday and today I tackled the pantry. As I explained in my earlier post, I was able to design my kitchen when we moved into the house, and I knew I wanted cabinets over […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Life at My House, Mental Health, Timesavers Tagged With: decluttering, kitchen organization, organizing on a budget, pantry, pantry organization, simplifying

KonMari-ing My Kitchen One Area At A Time

February 4, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Last week a polar vortex made its way down to CT and for a couple days it was super cold. Like zero degrees. Literally. -17°F with the wind chill. That’s not as cold as it was in Canada or Chicago or Minnesota, but it was still pretty cold. Then today it was 61°F. There was […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Timesavers Tagged With: decluttering, kitchen organization, konmari, marie kondo, organization, simplifying

Grandparent Goals

January 28, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Just in case you were feeling like you didn’t have your shit together, let me take this opportunity to make you feel not so alone. Every year I have a hard time taking the Christmas tree down and putting the decorations away. I just love my house when it’s decorated for the holidays, and I basically […]

Filed Under: Humor, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: Christmas chicken, Christmas decorations, grandparent goals, grandparents

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