The 1 Tool That Organized My Life: Digital Planners & Paper Planners
As a young mom, I quickly realized that there was no way that I would ever be able to remember all of the doctor's appointments, school dates, and ball games/practices for my entire family. In fact, my refrigerator soon looked like a military command post. Compounding the problem was a general lack of sleep and mom brain and life got messy FAST! When I started using a planner (first I used paper planners and then evolved to digital planners), I started taking back control.
Where to Start When You are TOO Busy to Clean
Moms everywhere say the same thing, "I'm too busy to clean". With just a few minutes each day, you can keep your house looking neat and clean without spending all day deep cleaning every weekend. Busy moms can make it work with a few simple routines.
Being the UNTRENDY, Real-Life Mom & How It Leads to REAL Happiness
Today with Terri K exists to serve the many, many Real-life Moms out there who are struggling to do it all. Finding the balance between work and home sounds simple but add in the demands of kids and laundry and the table turns over. It has taken me years to understand that I am not special--I am the average American woman who feels overwhelmed and under qualified to do this job called Mom. I bring straight talk and motivation for cleaning and managing the home for REAL hot-mess moms ready to reduce the stress!
5 FlyLady Alternatives if FlyLady ISN'T For You
The FlyLady Cleaning System may not be for you but is there any alternatives out there to try? Absolutely! In fact, I believe it is good to try out new cleaning routines every now and then just to avoid boredom.
Cleaning with Kids 101
Having kids at home does not have to mean a messy house but how are Moms really cleaning with kids? Today we are talking about tips for cleaning with kids but also how to teach kids to clean for themselves! Yes, please.
'Cleaning Sucks' Taught Me 5 BIG Lessons
Unexpected lessons I learned from the book 'Cleaning Sucks' by Rachel Hoffman and why you should read it. College aged and post grad students have fallen in love with the UFYH Blog. As a mature mom, is there any truth or new takes on cleaning that maybe we should be taking note of? This somewhat crude blog and more PG13 book actually has some deeper motivational questions that help get to the root of why things are messy and how to overcome those obstacles to cleaning.
What is FlyLady Zone Cleaning?
The reality is that deep cleaning is often put off due to time and the fact that it is physically more intense. With zone cleaning, we go high so sometimes need ladders and we go low so we may be on all fours. Because deep cleaning is hard work, the FlyLady chips away at these big tasks with just fifteen minutes at a time.