Actionable Ways to Love Your People
It’s so easy to get lost in the busyness of our lives and take the people we love for granted.
I talk a lot about appreciation at work, but it’s really important in our personal lives as well. Keep reading for several tips you can implement today to love on your people.
Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids: When (and How) to Get Started
Chores aren’t just about helping parents (though that’s a nice bonus!). Doing chores teaches kids responsibility, life skills, and what it takes to maintain a household. They experience the satisfaction of completing tasks and learn they’re valued members of the family team.
Over time, this builds confidence, practical abilities, and a strong work ethic that will serve them well as they grow.
Reflections to Change Your Perspective
Sometimes, when we feel like we’re spiraling in life, all we need is a little shift in perspective to help us find our feet again. Keep reading for a few reflections and exercises to change your perspective.
Staying Organized in a Chaotic World
I love helping folks get and stay organized, whether at work or at home (but, usually, both), and I share all of my best tips in my weekly Friday Five Newsletter. If you haven’t gotten on my email list yet, or can’t wait for Friday to come, here are a few tips for staying organized in a chaotic world.
What Is It Like to Run a Little Free Library? Here’s How It Became My Favorite Daily Ritual
We started a Little Free Library in our neighborhood a while back, and honestly? It's become one of my favorite parts of each day.
I'm talking about those adorable little boxes you've probably seen around town—the ones that look like tiny houses filled with books where you can "take a book, leave a book." What started as a simple community project has turned into this wonderful daily ritual that I didn't see coming.
Creating Community Through Monthly Potlucks: Our Stewarts' Sunday Supper Story
In a world where we're all busy and often isolated, creating regular opportunities for genuine connection has become almost radical. Our Sunday Suppers aren't solving world problems, but they're doing something important: they're helping us remember that we're not meant to do life alone.
Unconventional Travel Tips for Your Next Trip
Over the years, I’ve picked up some tips and tricks for making travel easier and more organized, especially when traveling with children. I share a lot of tips (travel and otherwise) in my popular Friday Five Newsletter, so if you’d like to get weekly tips straight to your inbox, sign up for that here.
Now, let’s discuss a few unconventional travel tips you may want to incorporate into your next trip.
6 Annoying Things You Can Remove From Your Life Today
We have become very accustomed to dealing with small annoyances every day, but what if I told you that you could significantly reduce how much junk mail you get, how much of your information is on the internet, and how much super glue gets wasted?
Read on for 6 annoying things you can reduce today.
How Can I Support a Friend Going Through a Tough Time?
After supporting friends through losses, new babies, and challenging life transitions, I've learned that practical support often means more than we realize. Today, I want to share some meaningful ways to show up for someone who's struggling.
Have a Little Fun Even When Life is Stressing You Out
I’m always looking for ways to incorporate more joy into my life, and I often share these things in my popular Friday Five newsletter.
If you’re looking for something to spark a little joy in your life today, I’ve got a few suggestions for you.
3 More Ways to Boost Your Productivity
I share weekly tips in my popular Friday Five Newsletter, many of which are about keeping organized at work and at home… and I have a few more to help with your productivity goals.
The Working Parent's Guide to Simple Self-Care: 6 Easy Systems That Stick
In order to show up with our best in both of those spaces, we have to remember to take care of ourselves.
Here are a few tips and tools to assist in improving your health…
5 Tips to Reconnect with Your Friends
The research is really clear that being in community with others is important. We need friends! But it's hard to make and see friends in busy adult lives.
Not to worry, I’ve got some tips below that you can use to help reconnect with friends.
8 Methods to Boost Your Productivity
I’ve made it my business to share tips and tricks that actually work for being organized at home and at work, and I share weekly tips in my popular Friday Five Newsletter (go ahead and subscribe if you’re into this sort of thing). Keep reading for a few of my favorite productivity tips that actually work.
9 Home Tips to Simplify Your Life
How often do you go to grab a tube of mascara or box of kitchen trash bags only to realize it’s empty? Do you know where to keep all those recipes you’ve downloaded from the internet? How do you determine what to air dry versus what to machine dry? How many times have you forgotten to take an item with you on your way out of the house?
There are so many decisions to make day-to-day in our homes; so many things to do and remember. Let’s take some of the stress away by simplifying a few areas in your home.
4 Mindset Tips to Improve Your Life
When it comes to mindset tips, I appreciate ideas that help to actively improve my life. Let me share four of the best life-improving mindset tips I’ve come across.
4 Impactful Ways to be a Better Person
Being a better person is not a goal we can reach, but a constant practice, and I’m always learning new ways to have a positive impact on the people in my life. If you’re looking for impactful ways to be a better person, read on to learn four of my top tips.
Ways to Honor Your Word/Theme for the New Year
If you have a theme or word for your year, how do you honor it? How do you keep it front and center so that you’re not wondering by March, “What was my word again?”. How do you squeeze all of the goodness of that strong reflection, dreaming, and planning? Here are some of the things that have worked for me over the years - which might be meaningful for you?