Note: This is a guest post by Patty of Working Mother Life. You can read more about her at the end of this post. Be sure to visit her blog! It happens to most of us every year – plans for making the best of the hot summer months while Read More
Simple Summer Food Ideas and Strategies
Meal ideas & prep tips to help you keep your cool and spend less time in the kitchen Post #5 of the #SimpleSummer series Now that summer has fully arrived, it’s time to embrace Simple Summer food ideas. Ditch the mashed potatoes, heavy gravy-laden roasts, creamy casseroles, and other Read More
Simple Summer Parties: Celebrate, Don’t Fuss
(Post #4 of the #SimpleSummer series) For overthinkers & perfectionists, throwing parties can be an exercise in frustration, turning us into one big bundle of nerves. I used to say that the only thing I liked about having a party is knowing my house would be completely clean beforehand. Read More
10 Books for Your Simple Summer Reading List
Welcome to Post #3 of the #SimpleSummer series! This week we’re going to get out of the planning mode. It’s time to kick back with a list of relaxing, inspirational, and motivating summer reads. Release. Refresh. Relax. These books are a mix of fiction and nonfiction, carefully chosen to help Read More
Using the Eisenhower Matrix to Plan Your Simple Summer
Welcome to Post #2 of the #SimpleSummer series! Okay, it’s time to pull out the list you made last week. I told you we would be doing something with that. 😉 Remember the one? The list of your summer dreams, expectations, and wanna-do projects? If not, that’s okay. Go Read More
10 Ways to Begin Your Simple Summer
Post #1 of the #SimpleSummer series: Release. Refresh. Relax. {Plus: Free Printable Checklist} It seems to happen the same way every year. Sometime in May, we begin to envision the perfect summer: Long, lazy days spent relaxing, maybe doing something different and fun with our children every day. In the Read More
Homemaking Defined
A super-honest opinion about homemaking… This post may contain affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through an affiliate link, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. You can see my disclaimer here. Did you get a chance to read this week’s blog Read More
Seeking Simplicity in a World of Hustle
Why It’s Essential for Overwhelmed Overthinkers to Give Themselves Grace We all know someone like her — the woman who does it all. She has an amazing full-time career, a successful side hustle, several well-adjusted and active children, a great spouse, a beautiful home, she’s active in the community, Read More
How to Develop Your Finishing Instinct: The Magic Final Step to Real Productivity
Do you finish everything you set out to accomplish? Or do you jump from project to project, never actually finishing anything? I usually fall into the second group, so I’m writing this post for all of us who have a tough time FINISHING things! We’ve talked about prioritizing and Read More
Keep Your Life on Track with a Printable Daily Planner Page
{Bonus: Free Printable 2-Sided Planner Page} Do you plan your days? Or are you more of the “fly by the seat of your pants” type? I like to have a simple, basic plan for my day. Otherwise, I pretty much forget everything. I truly believe that part of Building Your Read More