Today I’m heading out on a road trip with (most of) the kids, and it’s my first solo road trip with them. I’m not gonna lie. I’m a little bit nervous. Not for the car ride, really. I mean, yes, since we couldn’t even make it 2 miles down the road the other day before […]
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Avocado-Lime-Cilantro Dressing — Super Easy, Super Delicious, and Super Healthy
If you like avocados and cilantro and citrus, then you are going to LOVE this Lime-Cilantro-Avocado dressing. Holy Cow. I could eat this by the bucket full. Summer is the perfect time to make this dressing, especially if you happen to be growing your own cilantro. It’s also a great way to use up ripe avocados if […]
The Family Meeting
Eight days ago I lost it on the kids in the car on the way home from Costco and then I wrote this post after I decided that I was no longer messing around and I was going to have to make some changes. Originally I was going to wait until school was done to establish […]
Sometimes you need a little boost. And this is it.
One of the things that can make motherhood so challenging for many of us is that we get pregnant, and we gain a lot of weight. And then we have the baby, and we haven’t lost all the weight we gained, and we are trying to adjust to the new schedule and the needs […]
Why didn’t I think of that? A newly organized pantry.
Every Thursday morning I have a date with Sue Duval, owner of The Organized Hive. She comes from 8:30 – 12:30, and each week, we have been picking away at different areas of the house. First, she helped me transform my office into a super cute playroom for the kids. Next, she helped me sort […]
This Is Why You Should Hire A Professional Organizer
When we first moved into our house almost seven years ago, we weren’t quite prepared for the move, and as is often the case for many people, we ended up with a room that was the dumping ground for everything that either didn’t have a place or for the times we were scrambling to clean […]





