Life Archives - Christina Tiplea

Meal Plan Sunday – Week 2

September 24 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health

Happy Sunday, friends! Since I announced I was going to start sharing my weekly meal plans here, it turns out that I’ve been doing a decent job of making the plans, but failing at actually sharing them! Whoops.

So please bear with me as I try to get back into more of a routine with blogging 🙂

Although I really want to start making some hearty fall meals and to start spending a bit more time in the kitchen as we get further into September, the weather is just not cooperating with my plans! We live in Chicago and are having some abnormally super hot weather with high 80s/low 90s this week, so I’m trying to not use our oven a crazy amount just to keep our house cooler. Lots of slow cooker action and grilling going on over here this week! [Read more…]

5 Self-Care Ideas for Busy Moms

September 17 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health, Self-Development

Thank you to BabbleBoxx.com for sponsoring today’s post!

Being a Mom is one of life’s most rewarding experiences, but it’s also the most exhausting too.

It is so easy to put taking care of yourself on the back burner when you are caught up in making sure your family is taken care of first.

I know that I personally have a tough time with making self-care a priority in this season of life with juggling a baby and toddler, working from home, taking care of the house, cooking healthy meals, etc. It seems like basic things such as feeding myself well or getting the rest that I need go right out the window when we are extra busy around here.

Last month I was feeling so burnt out and down that I decided I really needed to make some changes. I know that I’m not the only one who struggles with self-care and wanted to share some of the things I’ve been doing to help me take better care of myself, and in turn, take better care of my family too!

Perhaps some of these changes I made are nothing revolutionary or original, but I think they are all things that we sometimes need a gentle reminder to prioritize more when we are feeling busy and frazzled 🙂 [Read more…]

Meal Plan Sunday – Week 1

August 27 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health

Hi Friends!

Wow it’s been a hot second since I’ve published a blog post…almost 5 months to be exact!

It’s hard to believe it’s been that much time since I’ve sat down to write, yet here we are and a lot has happened since then. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ve been kept more in the loop, but if not…here’s a quick rundown bullet-point style of what I’ve been up to lately: [Read more…]

13 Ways to Reduce Paper Clutter

March 23 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Simple Living

Are you sick of all the stacks of bills, piles of mail, and random paperwork strewn throughout your home?

Paper clutter can easily feel like it’s overtaking your home if you don’t have strategies in place or the proper tools to help you deal with it all.

Today I’m going to share some great ways to reduce the paper clutter in your home so that you can have a streamlined way to deal with all of the paper in your life and enjoy having clean and clutter-free surfaces as a result!

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Announcing the Clutterfree Course!

January 18 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Intentional Living, Simple Living

Hi Friends!

I have a super special announcement today 🙂

I’m so excited to let you all know that my new course Clutterfree has officially launched!

Clutterfree is an 8-week online course designed to help you declutter your home, create space for more joy, and free up your mind & heart to live the life you’ve always wanted.

This course is a step-by-step guide designed to help you:

Develop a clutter-free mindset and change the way you view possessions
Clear every single piece of clutter from your home in less than 8 weeks
Create habits and strategies that will help you stay clutter-free forever

You can preview the entire class curriculum here and see everything that’s included!

By enrolling in the Clutterfree course, you are allowing me to be your personal decluttering guide so that I can walk you through the step-by-step process of decluttering every single room in your home.

This has been an idea of mine for years now and creating it was such a labor of love for me. I’ve poured countless hours, heart, and soul, into this course and am absolutely thrilled to be able to offer something like this for you all!

If you are ready to start the journey of simplifying your home and life this year, I’d love to have you join Clutterfree! 🙂

Cheers to embracing a clutter-free life, friends!

XOXO Christina

5 Ways Decluttering Will Improve Your Life

December 5 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Simple Living

The excess clutter in our homes can be such a burden to carry.

The worst part is, we sometimes don’t even realize how much this excess is dragging us down until we finally allow ourselves to become free from it.

I’ve learned a lot over the past few years of simplifying my life and striving to live as clutter-free as possible.

And let me say…as a Mom of two with a 2-year-old and 2-month-old, it certainly hasn’t been easy trying to keep our home and lives simplified. As our children grow and require new clothes or items to accommodate their ever-evolving needs, it is definitely work to keep up with the constant flow of items coming into our home.

It’s all I can do sometimes to make sure our stuff isn’t swallowing us whole. But even though there is significant effort required in maintaining a (mostly) clutter-free home in this season of my life, I know for a fact that it’s worth it.

Living this way has improved our lives in more ways than I can count. [Read more…]

7 Tips to Simplify Weeknight Meals

November 28 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health, Simple Living

When life gets crazy, healthy and homemade meals are usually the last thing I’m concerned about and takeout becomes a bit too much of a staple in our house.

We found this to be especially true after we brought our second baby home 9 weeks ago. And I think on day 12 in a row of takeout for dinner, I finally reached my breaking point and decided that something needed to change. I needed to find a strategy to simplify weeknight meals to make getting healthy and home cooked dinners on the table a possibility, even with a 2-year-old and newborn making things around here absolute chaos at times.

In the past few weeks, I’ve come up with a few different tips to simplify weeknight meals that I wanted to share with you all! Whether you’re in a busy season of life and struggle to find the time to make meals at home, or you just loathe cooking and want to reduce the amount of time you have to spend in your kitchen, I hope you find these tips helpful! [Read more…]

Savor the Holidays Mini Course is back!

November 16 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Holidays, Simple Living

I am beyond excited to officially announce that my Savor the Holidays mini course is back for its second holiday season!

So many of you said you enjoyed participating last year that I decided to offer the course again this year for those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to take it yet 🙂

As much as we all wish the holidays were purely relaxing, the truth is that this time of year has a way of making us feel frenzied and unable to appreciate how wonderful the holiday season can be.

Last year I had enough of the stress and busyness that accompanies the holiday season and decided to finally do something about it! I wanted the holidays to be different for not only my family and I, but for you and your families as well. I want us all to be able to have a rich holiday season filled with mindfulness and creating meaningful memories!

In the spirit of making sure that happens, I created a wonderful mini course called Savor the Holidays. I would love for you to join me in this 21 day mini course that is designed to guide you through slowing down and soaking up all of the joy this holiday season. [Read more…]

11 Ways to Make Your Mornings Less Stressful (+ Free Printable)

August 16 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health, Intentional Living

Do your mornings often feel chaotic?

Like you’re running as soon as your feet hit the floor and can’t seem to catch a moment of peace before noon hits?

Mornings don’t have to be that way! In fact, they can actually be the most beautiful and peaceful time of day if you set yourself up to make them that way. [Read more…]

7 Helpful Habits to Keep Your Home Clean (+ Free Printable)

August 1 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Simple Living

A few weeks ago I sat at my kitchen table that was piled high with paperwork I needed to sort through and took a good look around me. There were mounds of dirty dishes, crumbs that were days old, and toys strewn everywhere.

I couldn’t help but wonder what the hell had happened. [Read more…]