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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

This new masterclass from Jessica Eastman Stewart is full of tips on how to build chore mastery and responsibility in your children over time. You'll be equipped to create consistent systems and tap into your children’s interests to increase engagement in helping out around the house.

One of the most replied-to emails I ever send are ideas for deciding once instead of deciding over and over again. Decision-making can really fatigue our overworked brains, so what can we do to stop re-deciding? Here are some examples…

I created a FREE 15-page guide and workbook to help you plan a holiday season that has more joy and ease than overwhelm and stress. It will help you figure out what matters, learn some tips to create more joy and ease, and plan ahead so that you feel completely together when it comes to celebrating this year's fall and winter holidays.

Here are our top tips for keeping your car organized, with videos and links!

Know who you are, but don’t let it keep you stuck. Feel your feelings. Be intentional.

This year we’re about a month into enjoying a “Summer Fun List” for our family. We have two little kids, but there’s no reason this idea should be limited to families with kids. Everyone deserves a list of fun things to look forward to making happen!

Being a parent is hard. Being a mom can be especially hard. Having a supportive community is important in all stages of life (research shows that human connections lengthen your life and improve your mental health, among other benefits).

We brought some things that have made our trip easier, and there are others that we wish we had brought. Here’s our suggestions for 10 things to bring with you for an extended trip.

The truth is that balancing everything I want in my life (to be a great employee, a great parent, a great partner, a healthy person) is a daily struggle for me.

But I have also learned some things from experience and from the wisdom of others. Here are my thoughts, and I’d love to hear in the comments how else you find ways to align your priorities and make it all fit together.

Six activities for kids to celebrate Earth Day.

I've included the more traditional activities (like dying eggs and an egg hunt) as well as some that will be new for us (like making a plastic egg sculpture with glue dots and creating a collage with the leftover dyed eggshells). I have also, as always, built in easy activities for days when doing something involved is just not going to happen (like reading these two Easter-themed books before bed).

An easy, printable countdown to have fun as you count down toward Valentine's Day with your family.

I found out yesterday that some of my favorite folks are expecting their first baby. Here is my advice to them - I hope it will be helpful for others, too.

I was surprised that several of the items that ended up becoming must-haves in our family were things I did not even know about as a pregnant woman. I learned about them from moms groups, friends, and by googling various problems that needed solving. It would have been great to know about them before our baby arrived, so I'm sharing them today in hopes of helping other new parents have a slightly smoother first few years with their kids.

The 34 ideas in here include everything from sending a care package to a soldier to buying a toy for a child in need to watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas to writing a letter to Santa.