The best 2019-20 school year planners for every type of parent | Back to School Guide 2019
If you’re going to plan for back to school, it makes sense to look for the best 2019-20 school year planner to help you…plan. So next up in our 2019 Back to School Shopping Guide, we’ve put together our favorites, no matter what kind of planning you...
Spring cleaning help: How to deal with digital clutter | Spawned Episode 151
Spring is here, which if you’re like us, means spring cleaning. But in the 21st century, that also means dealing with digital clutter. Think those photos on your phone, or those files on your computer. And we won’t even talk about our email inboxes. But...
5 great printable academic calendars to get you organized for the new school year
I’ve done some browsing to find some of the best printable academic calendars, or as you may call them, school year calendars. You know — the ones that start in August or September, when the school year does, and go on through next summer. Because...
12 of the very best printable calendars we hope are as inspiring as 2018 will be.
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...
9 of the coolest, prettiest 2017-18 school year planners to get you and your family on the same page
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...
5 creative ways to organize your kids’ books in less than a weekend
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...
From the OMG files: The portable changing table that hangs from the bathroom stall door.
Until there’s a changing table in every restroom — male and female — one company has come up with an innovative solution in a portable baby changing table. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen. The Baby Change-n-Go was designed by two...
5 smart storage solutions for your kids’ artwork. Goodbye clutter!
Remember that trippy British kid’s television show Teletubbies? How can anyone forget?! There was a character named The Noo-noo, which was a vacuum cleaner that went around sucking up anything out of place. Well, sadly, I too hate clutter so much that my family...
The coolest back to school printables: Lunch notes, planners, labels and more | Back to School Guide 2016
Back to school time isn’t just about shopping! (Not that there’s anything wrong with shopping, of course.) One of our favorite annual traditions is sharing our favorite back to school printables that help make the school year easier, more organized,...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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