by Lexi Petronis | Storage + Organization, DIY
2017 was…quite a year. And if you’re anything like me, you find the idea of a fresh calendar for a fresh New Year a great way of wiping the slate clean and getting a fresh start (to use a cliche or two). That’s why I poked around to find some of the...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Storage + Organization
As a working mom of four kids, with a husband who often works from home too, our home has a tendency to be…out-of-control crazy. I love organization — the pages of Marie Kondo’s book are my happy place — but over the last year it seems that...
by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Over the years, we’ve figured out plenty of tricks to make the whole laundry process a lot easier. Because oof, who wants to spend more time than we have to doing laundry? It presents a particular challenge for those of us with bigger families; Kristen has six...
by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
You know, we joke a lot about how hard it is to convince our kids to do their homework, because — well, it usually is. But the truth is that we understand — it’s hard to do our own work when we’re not in a workspace we love and look forward to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Storage + Organization
This week, I got the most amazing tip for small space organization when it comes to kids, desk space (or lack thereof) and organization, thanks to professional organizer Laurie Palau of Simply B Organized, host of This Organized Life podcast, and author of the...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Storage + Organization
I am happy to admit it: Marie Kondo is my guru. I love the concepts of capsule wardrobes, minimalist decor and paring down the clutter in my life overall. There is very little in my home that stresses me out more than piles of stuff — which is why I have done...
by Lexi Petronis | Storage + Organization
As much as I love the convenience and ease of digital calendar apps, I’m in the market for a brand new 2017-18 school year planner, because I’m a paper planner girl at heart. I always get a little thrill when it’s time to get a new one, and that...
by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Spring cleaning can be a beast. Just the thought of getting everything tidier and cleaner — whatever shape your home is in now — can be so overwhelming, it can be hard to know where to start. So we reached out to household cleaning expert Dana K. White for...
by Kate Etue | Storage + Organization
I tend to get headaches when I use strong chemical cleaning products, especially when I’m cleaning a small space, like my bathroom, which is why I really do favor green cleaning products under one condition: they have to work. And since it’s time for some...
by Kate Etue | Storage + Organization, Baby, Kid Style
Having a new baby is completely life-changing in the best possible way…and, in some harder-to-embrace ways too. (Looking at you, complete lack of sleep.) If you’re anything like me, a house that’s in chaos will make you feel even more stressed than...
by Kate Etue | Storage + Organization, DIY, Tips + Tricks
I’m convinced my kids’ toys are spontaneously spawning in the playroom at night while we sleep. Surely I’m not the only parent who can’t figure out where all my kids’ toys have come from. As a result, I’m constantly in need of new...
by Lexi Petronis | Storage + Organization
When my kids were little, their book collections were small and manageable. But as they grew, so did the mounds of books. It wasn’t long before their libraries turned into massive piles that made it challenging to find the one book they needed...
