Toy Organization – How to Organize Toys So Kids can Clean Up After Themselves! Back in 2019, I wrote The Ultimate Guide to Toy Rotation. And while rotating toys alone is amazing, I don’t think I did how to store toys justice. I have a two year old and a four year old. They are …
Hello and welcome to week in our series: Ekonomia: Home Management Toward Heaven. This week we are mastering meals. Three weeks ago we introduced this new series, Ekonomia: Home Management toward Heaven. If you missed that article or video, check it out here. Then we started building our home management system by Simplifying. And last …
Simple Home Organization Crash Course Hello and welcome back to TheByzantineLife.com. A special welcome if this is your first time here – be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest! And if you’re a returning friend, thank you for following along with us. I first published this article in 2019, to correspond with offering …
Sometimes it is obvious when things need a little (or a lot of) organization. Stuff is overflowing, and piles clutter all flat surfaces in the home. But organization and a little re-arranging can be helpful at other times too! In today’s article we will look at three reasons to reorganize. And some tips for organizing …
Organizing shared spaces can be difficult. For one, you have to accommodate stuff that other people have and not just your own things. Two, different people have different ways of organizing. A system that works for you might be difficult for others to use. And three, the more people using a space, the more chances …
Since having children, I’ve noticed that it is harder to visit other family and friends if they do not also have kids. Or, it is even difficult to visit of they have kids but who are all past the age of reason. When I bring my own small children into these homes I have to …
Before having kids, I’d never even heard of meal planning. But it turns out this is an essential skill for stay-at-home wives and mothers! And, not only did I not know about meal planning, I also couldn’t cook. Talk about being unprepared! Now here I am, after four and a half years of marriage, and …
Managing household items can feel like trying the tidy the sand at the beach. In an article in the Los Angeles Times (here) its says that “The average U.S. household has 300,000 things, from paper clips to ironing boards.” That is a lot of stuff to have careful stewardship over! So before you get down …
Declutter 2021 Clean Monday is coming up! And since everyone begins to talk about giving things up this time of year, I thought it would be a great time to declutter. Are you interested in giving up your stuff? Decreasing your attachment to physical goods? Great! Come join me on my 40 days in the …
Welcome back! If you missed it, a fortnight ago we talked about the virtuous balance of up-keeping a home. Definitely read that article first, before coming back to this one. (Click here if you need to go read it). This week we are covering the rest of our home transformation! The Bathroom I was not …