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POYEL: 40+ Super Helpful Meal Planning Resources

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There's just over a week left in January, how's the resolution-keeping going?  Last year our 10 Tips for Better Meal Planning post was one of our most popular offerings both for the Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life series and on the blog in general. So this year I decided to ask our resident food blogger, Natalie, to revisit the topic and share some of her go-to resources. My hope is you'll find something (or even a few somethings) to help keep you on track towards your simplifying and … [Read more...]

The Best DSLR Camera & Equipment for Getting Great Photos Every Time

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Today we're switching gears away from parenting resolutions towards photography and memory keeping. If you're anything like me, taking better, more meaningful photos of the family (and then actually doing something with those photos) is an ongoing goal. I'm still working on it at my house but I will say that I made some serious progress once I finally committed to purchasing my first (and so far only) DSLR camera 4 years ago. It was a scary move - a big purchase for someone who had absolutely … [Read more...]

POYEL: DIY Open Shelf Storage that’s Functional and Beautiful

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Happy New Year's Eve guys! Any big plans? We highly recommend a DIY balloon drop, some kid-friendly mocktails, and filling out our free year-in-review/family resolutions printable for a fun-filled night with the kids. Then, once those shannigans are through and the kiddos are finally in bed, it's time to take a moment to reflect on the year-to-be. What are you hoping to accomplish in 2015? A more simplified home? More time to connect with the kids? Or maybe you just want to finally do … [Read more...]

Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life: Keeping a Clean & Clutter-Free Home for the Holidays

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Ah, the holidays, what's not to love? Okay. Maybe just one thing–one small, teensy tinsy thing... The cleaning. If you are anything like me (maybe a little bit type A?) keeping the house clean over the holidays is a challenge. Call me crazy, but I want my house to feel warm and welcoming all throughout the season. I want my decorations to sparkle and shine (because I didn't hang them for nothin', right?). One of the first steps to keeping your house clean over the holidays, is … [Read more...]

10 Winning (And Affordable!) Ways To Store Holiday Decorations

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As I start the process of unpacking my haphazardly stored holiday decor each year, I always think to myself that there must be a better way. So this year I decided to do something about it as part of our Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life series. What did I do exactly? I turned to a pro, of course. I asked our in-house professional organizer, Annie, for her favorite tips! Bookmark or pin them now and save yourself a lot of time and grief at the end of December. It might seem as though this … [Read more...]

Photography & Memory Keeping: How to use TiltShift on Your Camera Phone

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Kristin, one of our professional photog contributor's here, is back today with another super helpful iPhone camera tutorial. I've always wondered how to use those fancy tiltshift apps with my iPhone but have been too intimidated/busy to really explore them. I'm super excited to have Kristin here to add to our Photography and Memory Keeping category by de-mystifying it all and show us exactly what we need to know to jump in and start using the feature today. Have you ever noticed that when … [Read more...]

Memory Keeping: Free Family Tree Template

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I've got something great to share with you guys today. In an effort to continue to fill our photography & memory making section with do-able ideas for busy parents, I've persuaded Andrea Genevieve Michnik from the Tiny Prints Blog share with us a really lovely family tree project. You can do this one on your own or with the kids and there's even a free printable template to make sure you can't mess it up. That's my kind of project! Here's Andrea... Teaching kids about their heritage … [Read more...]

POYEL: 5 Days To A More Organized Kitchen

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Our resident professional organizer, Annie, is here today with our latest Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life post. She's going to help you tackle your kitchen in 5 manageable steps. Do one a day and by the end of the week you'll have the organized kitchen of your dreams! Every project seems daunting until you break it into small, manageable parts. Regardless of how badly your kitchen needs decluttering or how intimidated you've been to begin, today's post is designed to get you going and … [Read more...]

POYEL: Car Hacks for Happy Kids

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Whether your family routinely does a ten hour trip to grandma's every Thanksgiving, or you just find yourself in the car shuttling kids around A LOT now that school's back in session - a well organized and entertaining car environment can be a parent's best friend! Today Alli is teaming up with MPMK's newest sponsor, Munchkin, to share her favorite tips and products for keeping the mood happy in the car so you can be one zen Mama, wherever the road may take you. They're all great, but my … [Read more...]