Tag: simplify life

  • Grocery shopping with Instacart: A Simplified Experience

    I don’t know about you guys, but I absolutely hate grocery shopping. I make a list, I go to the store, and somehow I come home an hour later and find out that I managed to forget some of my most important purchases. Grrrrr. And how many of you have…

  • Simplify Saturday: Meal Planning Made Easier

    Simplify Saturday: Meal Planning Made Easier

    As a busy mother of two with a full time job and a part-time business on the side, I know a thing or two about how difficult it is to cook. I also know that when you’re not prepared, it’s a lot easier to justify running to the drive through,…

  • Simplify Saturdays: Self-care and taking time for you

    Simplify Saturdays: Self-care and taking time for you

    Most of us are guilty of working too much, and sacrificing all of our time for everyone else. There is nothing wrong with working hard or giving time to others; in fact, those things are great. But sometimes you do need to take a little time for yourself. Finding time…

  • Simplify Saturdays: Simplify Your Cleaning Routine

    Simplify Saturdays: Simplify Your Cleaning Routine

    I don’t know about you, but cleaning is a struggle at my house. My house isn’t all that big but it is time consuming to give it the attention it needs. With two children and a full time job, it is even more difficult sometimes to get the house clean.…

  • Simplify Saturday: Finding Peace on a Daily Basis

    We live in a fast paced, stressed out world and sometimes it’s hard to find a moment’s peace. Who else sometimes finds that they are spread thin, with too much to do and you feel like you have no time to breathe? There are a few things I’ve been trying…

  • Simplify Saturday: How to live with less

    Simplify Saturday: How to live with less

    We have been actively purging our home for a few weeks now. We’ve cleaned out closets, we’ve donated items, we’ve given things away and we’ve thrown away or repurposed other things. It’s easy to get rid of some things, but others, it’s more difficult. How do you decide what to…

  • Simplify Saturday: vacationing with kids

    Simplify Saturday: vacationing with kids

    Vacationing can be relaxing and fun, but it can be stressful as well. The trick to vacationing with your little children is to be as organized as possible. With the following tips, your family vacation will run much more smoothly. 1. Plan ahead as much as possible. Where will you…

  • Simplify Saturdays: Simplify Your Morning Routine

    Simplify Saturdays: Simplify Your Morning Routine

    I don’t know about you, but mornings are the most stressful time of day at our house. We are frequently in a hurry, the kids are lagging behind, we’re angry and yelling….you get the picture. Side note: it’s usually because someone doesn’t want to wake up. We are far from…