Practical tips and mom hacks to make the making of the home and the keeping of the home manageable.
The warm weather and longer daylight hours give me two desires- 1: to be outside soaking up the sunlight with my kids and 2: to freshen up my house with a little spring cleaning. Now, I’ll be the first to admit enjoying the sunshine trumps this busy mom’s spring cleaning. But there is something about […]
Spring Cleaning for Busy Moms Read More »
A do-it-yourself attic conversion. Before and after photos and description of DIY converting our unfinished attic into a bedroom for our children.
Before and After- Converting Attic into a Bedroom Read More »
As I read an article one day about habits of tidy people, I snickered when I got to the habit that said, “Never eat in the car.” Oh, it sounds like a lovely idea. No trash wrappers on the floor. No graham crackers smashed into the car seats. No drinks spilled. And NO MORE DRIED
Calamus Mom Hack #4: Controlling the Mess When Eating in the Car Read More »
As a whole, I manage to keep our home in a lived-in but still comfortable and presentable most of the time. With three little kiddos home all day, cooking almost all of our food from scratch, and the usual messes a family makes, my house is very rarely in pristine condition, but it does go
Calamus Mom Hack #3: Put the Machines to Work for You Read More »
I’m sure you’ve been there. I know I’ve been there. We’ve all been there. Dirty sheets, crying child, and exhausted mom (sometimes dad too) that come from a wee hours of the morning child puking or bedwetting incident and subsequent nighttime sheet change. Enter what I am calling Calamus Mom Hack #1: Nighttime Sheet Change
Calamus Mom Hack #1: Nighttime Sheet Change Made Easy Read More »
