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Create a Meal Plan: It will save you!

PUBLISHED: September 16, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

What's inside: This post is going to give you some totally doable ideas to create a meal plan and thereby create less stress in your home around Continue Reading

There are few key things you can do, while still pregnant, to prepare your body to breastfeeding. You'll be as ready as you can be to give your baby the very best.

How to Prepare for Breastfeeding: A Breastfeeding Checklist

PUBLISHED: September 13, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

In this post: You'll learn how to prepare for breastfeeding.  A few things you can do, while still pregnant to get ready! This post is Continue Reading

Bedrooms are meant to sleep in, but it holds so many other things. Here are 5 totally doable that will show you how to organize your bedroom.

How To Organize Your Bedroom

PUBLISHED: September 9, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

This post is going to show you how to organize your bedroom so you can enjoy a clutter free sleeping space. I must admit that my bedroom is really a Continue Reading

Amazing Halloween costumes don't have to take a lot of time or a lot of money, see my tips for creating costumes your kids will love with little time OR money.

Easy Costume Ideas for Busy Moms

PUBLISHED: September 7, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

These Easy Costume Ideas will have your child's character costume done really quick.  Last minute homemade costumes don't have to be hard. Easy dress Continue Reading

My paper planner has entirely changed the way I plan blogging, and for the better. I LOVE having it all out in front of me in full washi tape color!

August 2016 Income Report: Using Your a Paper Planner With Your Blog

PUBLISHED: September 5, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

Alright friends, this month wasn't all that much better than the previous month. I am down to just about 100,00 unique visitors/month, which is Continue Reading

The key to finding a great organizing system is figuring out YOUR personal organizing challenges, and then working around them. Come find out how we did it at our house!

Find Your Keys: Overcoming Organizing Weaknesses

PUBLISHED: August 24, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

There I am, in my stiff scrubs, at 6:15 am -- lunch in hand, ready to take on a new day of nursing.  When I grab my keys and woah.  They're Continue Reading

Buying glasses online can seem awfully confusing. These seven tips will take you from your opthamologist to adorable new glasses in no time!

Seven Tips to Buying Glasses Online

PUBLISHED: August 20, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

I have had glasses since I was in the 4th grade.  I’m used to it, I am still waiting with baited breath for the day I have the guts to do Lasik.  I Continue Reading

Making tinfoil dinners at home can be a fun treat for your family, plus everyone can customize it just the way they like.

Tin Foil Dinners at Home: Tailored tasty goodness

PUBLISHED: August 12, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

Sure, there's something tasty about tin foil dinners in the middle of the forest, but did you know you can gourmet it up when you're at home (or, even Continue Reading

Seven year olds are a special brand of child. You need to be extra careful with them, and for a few particular reasons.

Proper Care and Feeding of Seven Year Olds

PUBLISHED: August 8, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

I’ll start this post with one of my own larger parenting fails.  The kind where CPS almost came out to my house. It starts, as all good stories, Continue Reading

July saw a lot of fails but one HUGE success. Come find out what it was, and how I'm fixing the fails.

Blogging for Income July 2016

PUBLISHED: August 5, 2016 | By Hilary Erickson

People, things are down. I didn't do a report last month.  Reasons were two-fold.  It was truly depressing  I was on vacation. Continue Reading

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