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When I signed off on being a SAHM, I was totally onboard for fun park days and teaching the kids colors, shapes, and animal sounds. I also knew I would be handling the majority of the tantrums, blow out diapers, and sibling fights. I was good with taking on those responsibilities. But I completely underestimated […]

When I was pregnant I got a few gems of advice from my friends who had already had kids. This is how I found out about the life-changing magic of soap nuts. How had I never heard of this amazing nut that is essential Tide pods that grow on trees? While my friend Anna has imparted […]

If you’re not not super into planners/planning, you might not realize how versatile or customizable they can be! Although I work outside the home, my job isn’t one where my schedule is varies a lot from day to day. My shift is the same, and I do relatively the same things, so I don’t really […]

I admit, I’m an information junkie. Blogs, podcasts, TV, books, Facebook groups, Twitter, Instagram—the more things I can cram into my (admittedly, overfull) head the better. For some reason cleaning hacks have become one of my obsessions, and even though I don’t practice it well all the time, I have a few cleaning shortcuts tucked […]

I’ve been playing around with the idea of trying out some homemade cleaners for our house lately. It seems that the cost of cleaners in the store can get a little ridiculous sometimes, and I feel like I’m constantly running out of something or needing something new. I’ve heard so many good things about homemade […]

One thing that has really helped in our quest to enjoy our weekday evenings a bit more is to be organized about how we keep the house clean. Mr. Garland couldn’t care less if the house is messy, but if I don’t wake up to a clean and organized house, I start to feel a bit […]

When I started back to work after having Little Oats, I honestly thought I wasn’t going to survive. Yes, this is dramatic…but so am I. Between getting myself and Little Oats (and Mr O) ready to be out the door, to packing lunches (rather than blowing the budget by eating out all the time), to […]