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March 16, 2021 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

There are two rooms in my house that I have a couple things to do in, and I haven’t been able to make myself do them. Thus, the reason for today’s post. We’ve done quite a bit of work downstairs. When I moved in, it looked like this: Today it looks like this: And this: […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: before and after, decluttering, home offices, organization, redecorating

Day 33: Transformation Complete

April 14, 2020 by not your average mom 7 Comments

15 days ago I embarked on the first semi-major organizational task since school was shut down. The playroom upstairs had been overtaken by American Girl doll stuff, and now that Number 6 is using that room for his distance learning, something really had to be done. Plus the room had just gotten out of control […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: organization, organizing small spaces, puzzle tables, small playrooms

Day 18: American Girl Dolls Have Taken Over

March 30, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

We have a loft area upstairs that was the dumping ground for anything that didn’t have a home when we first moved into the house. One side of it looked like this: It was my “office” and it stayed that way for about 5 years. I never had the time to clean it up, and […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Life at My House Tagged With: home work spaces, organization, small spaces

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 Super Cute Blue Built In

December 27, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

About a week ago I did this Facebook live where I emptied out the blue built in cabinet in my dining room. I like cleaning parts of my house while I hang out with you guys. It makes it more fun. Anyway, my dining room has remained neat, but that cabinet has just had stuff […]

Filed Under: Timesavers Tagged With: built in dining room cabinets, dining room organization, habits, organization

End-Of-The-Week Update

December 14, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I bet you thought I fell off the organization/keeping my kitchen clean new-and-improved Susie wagon. I HAVEN’T. I just wanted to give you a quick update to keep you inspired and on the path to freedom! It’s Friday night. I am leaving in a few minutes for a concert that Number 4 and 5 are […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Sound Mind Sound Body, Timesavers Tagged With: discipline equals freedom, habits, organization

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