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How to Pack for a Road Trip + Packing List (2023)

One of the quintessential vacations is the classic road trip. If you’re getting ready to hit the road, you’re probably needing a road trip packing list and some tips for how to pack your car. After taking dozens of road trips over the years, here are my expert tips for things to bring on a …

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37 BEST Road Trip Essentials You Need to Pack in 2023

Are you getting ready to pack your car for your next road trip adventure? There are some important road trip essentials you’ll want to bring on the trip. Our family has been on a lot of road trips, including an annual multi-day trip from Seattle to Edmonton, Alberta, and driving from Seattle to California. Over …

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Home Organization Tips and Tricks for Beating the Family Clutter Hotspots!

We all know life is busy for families, so after reading The Complete Book of Home Organization, I reached out to the author Toni Hammersley to get her tips or “hacks” to help keep some family home trouble spots organized. Here’s a look at our interview and check out below for you own chance to …

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Adding Color to Your To Do Lists with New Post-it® Notes

This post is brought to you by the Post-it Brand. Are you like me, finding tasks and to-dos popping up here and there all the time? I’m constantly jotting down all the things that I need to remember, and Post-it® Notes are one of my favorite ways to make note of my to-dos. Now there is a …

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Kitchen Organization Ideas: Corner Cabinet

I’m going to share one of our clutter spots with you guys today. Hopefully seeing what I did for this odd spot will inspire you with your own organization ideas! We’re a coffee loving family which means we have a million few tumblers and mugs. We’re also an active family and love using water bottles …

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New Years Resolutions Accountability Record Tracker Printable

Happy 2014! How many of us have made New Years Resolutions? How many of us lose interest or focus after the first week (or month)? I know I’ve done it. This year I’ve chosen a word of the year and will try to apply that word to all the main areas of my life. My …

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Make a Welcome Basket of House Guest Gifts

While traveling is an absolute joy for our family, we also love to welcome friends and family into our home. Some people might find opening their home to overnight guests a chore, but we fully embrace it. Recently my sister-in-law stopped in for a stay and I decided I wanted to do something a little …

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12 Things to do to Prepare Your Home for Vacation

One of the important parts of heading out on a trip is preparing your home for vacation. Of course, the best thing to do would be to hire a house-sitter to stay at your home while you’re gone. In my college days, I made quite a nice side income watching houses and pets for people …

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6 Tips for How to Organize Photos

It can be a pain to organize your photos. If you’re like me, you have several digital cameras and smartphones in your household – plus even the kids’ have devices that take photos. On top of it, you have multiple desktop computers, laptops, and tablets with collections of photos you’ve accumulated over the years. Then …

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