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5 Reasons You’re Failing at Staying Clutter-Free

May 16 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Simple Living

Unless you’re an extreme minimalist, I can guarantee that at some point in your life you have looked around your home and wondered when the heck you accumulated all of this crap.

Maybe you’ve even wondered where most of it came from or how it wound up hiding in the depths of your closets or lurking in the corners of every room.

We’ve all had our moments of feeling like we are drowning in clutter and become overwhelmed with not only how to tackle the mounds of crap we’ve accumulated, but to make sure they never creep their way back into our lives again. [Read more…]

Pregnant with Baby #2

April 11 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Family, My Life

Yes, you read that right! Surprise – I’M PREGNANT!

If you subscribe to my newsletter though, you’ve known my exciting news for over a week already (you can subscribe here if you want to be the first to know everything going on around here too!).

Before I dive into all of the fun details, I want to apologize for being a little MIA the last few months. I haven’t had the ability to keep up with my normal blogging schedule lately, and I’ll explain why in a bit more detail below! [Read more…]

15 Easy Ways for Busy Moms to Be Healthier

March 29 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Family, Health

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of American Heart Association. All opinions are 100% mine.

When you have young kids running around your home, it can be really difficult to make taking care of yourself a priority.

There’s always a sippy cup to be filled, toys to be picked up, and a child to be consoled.

It can be tough to make time in your busy schedule to fit in a workout or to cook healthy meals that you know your whole family will eat.

While making healthy choices can be the more difficult path to take when life gets a little crazy, it’s so important to make sure you are taking care of yourself properly in order to take care of your loved ones too! [Read more…]

How to Keep Your Home Clutter-Free with Young Kids

February 22 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Cleaning & Decluttering, Family, Simple Living

If you are in the stage of life where you have babies or toddlers in your home, then you know firsthand just how difficult it can be to keep clutter at bay with all of the additional stuff that early parenthood has brought into your home.

I’m writing this post because I got tired of reading other blog posts and books about simplifying with kids, and realizing that none of it applied to me because we have a 19-month-old and plan to have at least one more baby. I am in what I would call the hoarding stage of parenting, where you’re constantly bringing new stuff into your home for your growing child, yet keeping everything they have already grown out of so that your next baby can use it too.

So Mamas, you are not alone if you feel like all of those other decluttering tips and tricks out there just plain old don’t apply to you in this current season of your life. [Read more…]

15 Ways to Stay Sane as a Work-at-Home Mom (+ Free Worksheet)

February 1 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Family, Self-Employment

If you are a work-at-home Mom or want to be a work-at-home Mom, this post is jam packed full of my best tips to help you on your journey!

I get so many questions on a regular basis about how I am able to accomplish as much as I do while being a work-at-home Mom without using any childcare. I realized that I’ve never actually written a full post dedicated to how I handle all of my responsibilities as a work-at-home Mom, so I wanted to take some time to address that today.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with my work background, I’m currently a work-at-home Mom to my 19 month old daughter (a.k.a. Little Miss). In addition to running this blog, I also provide freelance marketing and writing services for my clients. [Read more…]

6 Habits of Organized People

January 27 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Intentional Living, Productivity, Simple Living

Hi Friends! Enjoy this guest post from Emily! XO Christina

Do you ever wish you could get more done? Maybe you feel like you need more hours added to your day?

Chances are you could use some more organization in your life!

Organization has always felt like second nature to me, and I assumed everyone knew how to be organized as well. It wasn’t until I became a teacher that I realized being organized doesn’t come naturally to some people. It amazed me how a student’s notebook could be overflowing with papers, but the one paper that was needed was nowhere to be found. It was very frustrating for my students (and myself)! [Read more…]

15 Ways to Make Your Mornings Happier (+ Free Printable)

January 11 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Health, Intentional Living, Productivity

Do you wake up in the morning feeling like a Mack truck hit you and you didn’t even have the energy to get the license plate number?

I feel you. I used to be the complete opposite of a morning person, a total night owl. I would scoff at people who told me that they loved the wee hours of the morning, and thought they were absolutely insane. [Read more…]

Announcing Simplify: A Free 4-Week Course

January 4 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Simple Living

Hi friends!

I hope you had a lovely holiday season and that your 2016 is off to a great start.

Things have been a little quiet from me these past few weeks, and it’s because I’ve been working on something super exciting for you all.

I am celebrating one whole year of blogging on January 6th and wanted to do something HUGE to thank you all for following me on this journey. [Read more…]

How to Give the Gift of Relaxation

December 22 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Clutter-Free Gift Ideas, Holidays

A big thank you to Nature’s Bounty® Earthly Elements™ for sponsoring this post! Their products were gifted to me for review. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

While we all experience stress throughout the year, the holidays really seem to put us all into a frenzy.

Between the parties, buying and wrapping presents, decorating, cooking, and baking….it leaves many of us feeling a bit frazzled. So often I see my friends and family members stressed to the brink this time of year, and I’m always trying to think of how I can help them to relax a bit more and enjoy the holiday season to the fullest.

While it’s always wonderful to offer your time and lend a hand to help those who are struggling to get everything done, I also think it’s nice to gift them with items that will help remind them to take some time for themselves to just relax and be at peace. [Read more…]

Easy Ways to Give Back this Holiday Season

December 18 by Christina Tiplea Filed Under: Holidays

While many of us have the desire to give back in some way or other during the holiday season especially, it can be overwhelming to figure out where to begin or find out what opportunities are available to us.

The holidays will be over before we know it, but there are still so many easy ways you can give back this holiday season! There are many opportunities to give throughout the entire year, but there are truly more chances to give during December than any other month. [Read more…]