25 Things to Clean Before the Holidays The holidays have a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you're enjoying the first cool days of fall, and the next you're pulling decorations out of storage, planning Thanksgiving dinner, buying gifts, and realizing people are going to be coming over to your house. Suddenly, you're noticing everything. The fingerprints on the refrigerator. The dusty baseboards. The mystery crumbs hiding between the couch cushions. The guest bathroom you ...
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Week Before Moving Checklist: What to Do Before Moving Day
What to Do the Week Before You Move: Your Final Moving Checklist You made it. After weeks of decluttering, packing, organizing, scheduling, donating, labeling boxes, and wondering how your household managed to accumulate this much stuff, you're officially one week away from moving. This is when moving starts to feel very real. It's also when all of those tiny tasks you've been telling yourself you'll handle "closer to moving day" suddenly become things you need to handle now. The ...
When Caregiving Ends: Coping With Grief After Caregiving
When the Caregiving Ends: Grieving the Person and the Life You Had While Caring for Them For months or maybe years, your life has revolved around someone else's needs. You know their medications. Their doctors. Their appointment schedule. What they'll eat when nothing sounds good. Which pharmacy closes at 8. Where the insurance cards are. Which symptoms mean you should call the doctor and which ones mean you should head straight to the emergency room. Your phone is ...
Moving With Kids and Teens: How to Make It Easier
Moving With Kids and Teens: How to Make the Transition Easier Moving can be exciting. A new house. A new bedroom. Maybe a bigger backyard, a different neighborhood, or a fresh start. But when you're moving with kids or teenagers, excitement isn't always the only emotion coming along for the ride. Kids may be worried about leaving their bedroom. Teenagers may be thinking about friends, school, activities, jobs, driving, or whether they'll fit in somewhere new. And while ...
30-Minute Nightly House Reset: Wake Up to a Cleaner Home
The 30-Minute Nightly House Reset: Wake Up to a Cleaner Home Every Morning There are few things more frustrating than waking up in the morning and immediately being greeted by yesterday's mess. Dishes are still in the sink. Shoes are scattered by the door. There are cups on the coffee table. The couch cushions are everywhere. Yesterday's mail is sitting on the counter. And before the day has even really started, you already feel behind. That's why I love the idea of a ...
How to Help a Teen Cope With the Death of a Grandparent
How to Help Your Teen Cope With the Death of a Grandparent Losing a grandparent can be one of the first significant deaths a teenager experiences. And as a parent, you may find yourself trying to help your child through their grief while dealing with your own. That's an incredibly difficult position to be in. You may have just lost your mother or father. Your teenager has lost their grandmother or grandfather. You're hurting. They're hurting. And somehow you're still the ...