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10 Housekeeping Tips to Declutter Your Digital Life 0

Feel like you're living in digital overload? It's probably time to take charge and declutter your digital life. Follow these 10 simple tips to help you get your virtual "house" in order.   1. Make digital decluttering a part of your daily routine. Think of digital decluttering like you would dusting your home. If you do a little dusting each day, it's a manageable task. But if you save it up for a few times a year, then it can feel impossible to achieve. Washington, DC-based professional office organizer Kacy Paide of The Inspired Office...

Organization Tips That Will Make the School Year That Much Easier 0

These organization tips are designed to help your family get a few smart steps ahead (and keep everybody sane) throughout the school year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY: LUCAS ALLEN Create a designated study space. An essential component of setting up your child for a successful academic year is creating a dedicated study space inside your home that reflects your child's personality and learning style. Giving your child ownership in the design process will make the space much more likely to be used on a consistent basis and appreciated as a special place for studying. Note that although...

The 10 Golden Rules of Family Meal Planning 0

Planning meals for your family is both an art -- you’re constantly invoking your creativity to produce masterpieces -- and a science -- each meal is an experiment filled with steps, calculations, and guesswork about what will happen when it reaches the table. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you're not alone. This is hard work, and that's why we've compiled these expert tips to help make the process easier and more enjoyable for you. Food always tastes better when you don't add stress to it!   Plan now ... your sanity will thank you later. “While...

How to Design a Vision Board of Your Ideal Life 0

There's something about seeing a goal in images that makes it feel (more) real, and that's why I created my first vision board in December 2011. I had some pretty major goals that I wanted to accomplish in my life in the coming year (my 35th), but more than anything, I wanted to have my first child.My husband and I had been trying unsuccessfully for a few years, but seeing it on my vision board was first time that I really believed in my heart that it would happen, even though I'd wanted it to happen so badly before. It...

10 Ways to Make Your Mornings Easier 0

Since toddler boss dictates my schedule these days, I get up super early and get more done by 8 am than I ever imagined possible. It's not that I've suddenly become a morning person, but I've just found simple ways to make getting up and getting out much easier for me and you-know-who.  So, whether you're trying to wrangle a grumpy toddler out of bed or trying not to burn breakfast (again), here are 10 ways to help you make your mornings easier and get a jumpstart on your day: In the evening: 1. Make breakfast and lunch(es). Select easy options for breakfast...