A few reminders of what we could be thinking about as a new year begins because ready or not, here we come.

A good holiday audit allows us to feel good about what comes next and more than ready for the holidays when they roll around once again.

I don’t think we give much thought to the least we can do. What if the least we could do was actually the best next step to take?

I love a good to-do list. I love the whole process of writing it down neatly, with little boxes waiting to be checked once it gets done....

According to the unofficial count, we have 71 days left of summer vacation. My kids are keeping track. And each time we must go do...

I have SO much to do. So, naturally, I plop myself in front of the television and watch 2 hours of absolutely mind-numbing stupidity....

I have been planning meals in advance for as long as I can remember. I was doing it long before it became a trend, or a hashtag. Long...

Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, is one of my favorites. Her realistic approach to getting things done and being happy...

Closets are the next part of my yearly shake out. In reality, I finish this process long before March, but it is taking me some time to...

It is so far from the holidays, I should really stop calling it the Holiday shake out, but I still feel like that is where we are....

The holidays are over. Finally, we have tucked away all remnants of the festivities, but some reminders of a month or so spent shopping...

I consider the pre-holiday shake out a gift to myself. After all is said and done, it is usually the mom who ends up cleaning up after...

Maybe it's ok to have something define us. Maybe it's ok to have laundry unfolded. Maybe it's ok to be unmotivated once in a while.

Back to school is the the perfect time to begin again. So here are my 5 basics for making the most out of back to school: