Are you ready to throw open the doors and give your house a deep cleaning? Read on for our ultimate spring cleaning checklist to get those deeply satisfying clean house vibes flowing! After a cold winter isn't it nice to soak up the warm days of spring? A new season is always a … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning Checklist: The Ultimate Guide for Busy Families
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11 Tips for the Highly Sensitive Person at Home
How the Highly Sensitive Person curates their home life has great impact. These tips for a peaceful home are essential to the HSP. If you know me at all, you know that my mood is deeply impacted by my surroundings. Aesthetics matter to me. (Not price, but beauty and detail and … [Read more...] about 11 Tips for the Highly Sensitive Person at Home
20 Ways to Ditch Toxic Chemicals From Your Life
By contributing writer Alexandra Maul You've probably heard more and more recently about how some of the products we use everyday contain toxic chemicals that can be harmful to our pets, ourselves, and the environment. But for newbies to going green, it can be difficult to navigate … [Read more...] about 20 Ways to Ditch Toxic Chemicals From Your Life
How to Keep Your Home Clean (even with kids around!) Part 2
Read Part 1 here! Get the kids to help Growing up I had a friend who wasn't allowed to play on the weekends until she finished all her chores. I thought this was cruel and unusual punishment at the time but now it makes sense: by expecting our kids to help keep the house clean, we not … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Home Clean (even with kids around!) Part 2
How to Keep Your Home Clean (even with kids around!) Part 1
Growing up my mom had a framed print that said, 'Please excuse the mess - we live here'. She was raising three kids so plenty of living and mess making happened in her home. Almost all of us, especially those of us with young children, struggle to keep our home clean. It takes time, … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Home Clean (even with kids around!) Part 1
The Secret to Awesome Home Date Nights
It took me nearly twelve years to realize that "dating" your spouse shouldn't end when you get married. It also took me that long to figure out the secret to having date nights that go beyond flopping on the couch with netflix and a snack. As time marches on and we turn more and more … [Read more...] about The Secret to Awesome Home Date Nights
5 Old-School Ways to Romance Your Spouse
We seem to have a particular affinity for traditional, old-school things in our house. I embrace traditional real food preparation methods, I prefer old-school toys and games for kids, and I enjoy old-fashioned family values like sitting down to the dinner table … [Read more...] about 5 Old-School Ways to Romance Your Spouse
Setting Weekly Goals: A Middle-Ground Approach
Post by Erin Long of Home & Grace (Beth's note: I am super excited to get some new habits established when we return to normal life after moving into our new home, and I am in love with this balanced and flexible approach to goal-setting. I will absolutely be taking Erin's … [Read more...] about Setting Weekly Goals: A Middle-Ground Approach
6 Ways to Stay Sane in a Small Living Space
Post by contributor, Erin Kelly Four cats. Two dogs. And two people living and working out of 720 square feet. How does that work? How do we not drive each other batty by proximity? Two popular questions from friends, family and blog readers about our choice to live in a yurt … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Stay Sane in a Small Living Space