I’ll admit… I’m a recovering clean addict.
It’s been 4 years and 2 months since I’ve been broken. While it’s been a slight progression over the last 4 years, I have learned that the rules for being “clean” when you...
My goal this year is to reduce food waste. That's easier said than done with a busy family, however.
I want my family to lead an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. However, I find this task is overwhelming. I narrowed down my focus...
The Chinese art of Feng Shui is based on ancient principles of energy flow. We can understand how acupuncture works by unblocking channels, or meridians, and creating a healthy flow of Qi (energy) and blood. Pressure work on acupuncture...
In my last post, I mentioned that when I’m getting ready for an outing with my son, I pack something that I call a ‘God Help Me Bag’ (GHMB for the purposes of this post). A GHMB is a...
Whether done out of necessity or by choice, home renovation projects can be daunting. They are (more often than not) tediously detailed, expensive, and stressful.
My husband and I love our 40-year-old home, so we decided to give it some...
So much of our waking lives are spent in digital space - on our phones, computers and other devices - yet how often do we "clean" these areas?
My motivation for cleaning and organizing my home ring true online and...
I used to be a messy person - like, can’t-ever-see-the-floor messy - but have turned a corner in the past few years thanks to one thing: dramatically reducing my belongings. My husband has thankfully been on board for the...
My daughter is the opposite of me.
I've often joked with my sister because her daughter is like me "everything in it's place" whereas my daughter leaves her wardrobe on the floor. Occasionally, she will have moments of organization. She...
I dreaded the end of summer this year. Once summer ended, I had to deal with my daughter’s messy room. My son’s room wasn’t in much better shape.
How on earth could such a small human end up with such...
A week or so ago, I found myself multitasking away...
Making a dish for a potluck, while helping my daughter happily put together a book collecting her most recent artwork, while on the phone listening to the details of...
Reserve your master bedroom for you and your significant other.
All too often, other uses enter your bedroom (office space, electronics, kids’ toys, etc.) and add clutter to a space that should be peaceful and romantic. We need to be reminded that our...
The moment I decided I wanted to be a mom filled me with excitement, curiosity, love, and a whole lot of fear and dread (because let’s be real, the fact that we CHOOSE to grow a human inside of...
A while back I discovered this blog called Un-Fancy. It’s all about having a minimalist wardrobe. A capsule wardrobe. Here’s the concept: you have a minimal amount of clothing per season-like somewhere around 30-40 pieces. Those pieces include dresses,...
So your kids have decided they just love dance.
They are in multiple classes throughout the week ranging from ballet to tap to hip hop. You have spent the year in the waiting room of the dance studio chatting it...
In + Around Vermont
Ultimate Summer Fun for Kids in Milton, Vermont
When we moved to Milton, everyone seemed to have an opinion about the town. Many implied that the town was not pretty, safe, or...
