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Do you want to create a loving, happy, organized home environment where everyone (including the mom!) can thrive?

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Are your countertops covered with school papers?

April and her daughter, Alia, recorded a podcast to help! Click here to listen to their five tips to help you minimize the clutter this school year.

What do you put on your walls?

We asked our community what they put on their walls--because the photos, words, and images that our families see on a daily basis impact us in powerful ways. We received SO many wonderful responses! Check out the Facebook post here. (And if you'd like to add your ideas, we would love it!)

Three simple methods to help you feel like you’re finally on your game...

April recorded three audio posts on the Learn Do Become podcast with ideas to help you feel like you’re finally on your game! (So that you can focus on the things that really matter.) Click here to listen!

 

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Mummy, will you play with me?

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Before I became a parent, I imagined playing carefree with my children for long stretches of time each day. Before I became a parent, I also didn’t realize that I would refuse my children’s requests to play with them several times on any given day because I had other things to do.

Mommy’s Monday Meltdown

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Are you trying to do it all, for everyone, on minimal sleep, and with a smiling face? Stephanie Sprenger shares her perspective on the messiness of perfection and the silver lining of a gloomy Monday.

Mom, What’s for Dinner?

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Evenings at home can be hectic. You have probably been dealing with everyone’s problems all day long, and feeling a little frazzled. We’ve all had those days,but if you are frustrated with dinnertime, maybe you could benefit from a dinner planning system.

Make Laundry a Beautiful Experience [Season 3, Episode 2]

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I KNOW it sounds crazy. How on earth can washing dirty clothes and linens be a beautiful experience? And why would we even want it to be beautiful? Isn’t laundry mundane, dirty work that we should do everything in our power to avoid? Ahhh, I understand the angst associated with laundry. Truly. But today I want to change the way you do laundry. And it has nothing to do with the soap you use or the way you fold or how you set up your laundry schedule.

Strategic Parenting

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Setting aside time to think big is hard. It’s easier to let strategy get swallowed up by logistics and tell yourselves you’ll figure it out later. But by taking time to think about the big picture, we can make sure all the little things are adding up to something meaningful.

Start the Conversation

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Adults and children who grapple with mental illness should talk about their struggles. Through my experience as a mother with bipolar disorder and major depression, I have collected some strategies that craft conversations of understanding, acceptance, and love.