But mostly just trying to enjoy the quiet.
If I didn’t just start getting stuff., then it was just never going to happen.

Right now, Kennedy’s got a crazy travel soccer schedule, Jack’s a typical “into everything” 2 year old, and we’re up to our neck in bathroom and kitchen renovations.It’s so easy for me to feel like I’m a blogger with no time to blog, and a housewife with no time to house, until I remember these little secret weapons that I’ve learned over the last few years, and probably really perfected when Jack was a little baby that I couldn’t.Lately, I feel like I’m really picking up steam and getting a lot of the things done on my list around the house, and in my work life too.

All just by sticking to these little tricks I’ve learned for making the most of my time!I thought I’d share some of them with you today, partly because I feel like these things are pretty much the keys to the universe, and partly just because some of you have asked.

This quote always makes me laugh:.
Here are some of my favorite tips and tricks for getting more done in even the tiniest slivers of time!Instead of the basic black color that you usually find this style of clip in, I grabbed the all silver ones for a little extra sparklyness!.
I’m hoping that we’ll be able to have Christmas morning breakfast this year in our newly-painted dining room, so this type of family photo tree will be the perfect backdrop..Even though I didn’t want to make complicated ornaments out of our pictures, I did try my hand at one type of ornament idea that I’ve seen around.
I couldn’t resist..I just basically took a bunch of thumbtacks and stuck them into a foam ball.
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