Equipping us to better manage the household.
If you need to track expenses or receipts for any reason: work, business, mileage, taxes, etc., check out Expensify, an easy to use and free app that has helped us reduce paper, streamline expense tracking, and increase personal efficiency. The easy-to-use app allows you to take a picture of each receipt, make relevant notes, and […]
With the flurry of holiday spending behind us, many of our bank accounts are probably still recovering. To help us rebuild our accounts and spend more wisely in the new year, this week’s Featured Wixii™, Megan Zacher, shares her money-saving tip, “online coupons are my favorite – every time I shop online I search the […]
“What’s for dinner?” I don’t know three more dreaded words at the end of each busy day. Whether the kids are young and at home or school aged filling the late afternoons and early evenings with endless afterschool activities and sports practices, the question of what’s for dinner is a major stressor. We all come […]
For busy parents, finding healthy snacks is another time consuming activity. Cool Picks Moms recently featured Boxtera, a monthly subscription service that delivers a box of 20-22 healthy snacks to your home at the end of each month. Boxtera focuses on nutrition and overall health, and therefore, many of the items are organic, gluten free […]
I have a daily schedule of things I need to do at home. For example, on Mondays I pay bills, Tuesdays I vacuum, etc. I don’t always follow it to a “T,” but it helps to prevent me from getting overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done. Another good rule of thumb for me […]
My husband and I started using the Any.do checklist app several months ago, and it has been so helpful in ensuring that our grocery and store lists are current and accessible by whoever is at the store. This handy app is on our iPhones and integrated into our Chrome web browsers, which means that we […]
As if organizing work and family for a pending summer trip or ski weekend isn’t stressful enough, I must also find the right person to watch the dogs and care for the house. Like many of you, our dogs are members of our family and we care greatly how they fare in our absence. My […]
One of my top priorities before taking on my new job was to get a handle on our family’s food consumption—from the store to the table for at least 80% of meals in a week. This meant looking into several different food planning resources: from recipes, to the people in my life who have managed […]
I ascribe to the “touch it once” rule for paperwork, which means I don’t open an envelope until I’m prepared to deal with it. Then I file it or throw it away. I throw away almost every single catalog. – Katherine L.
There is endless “good” advice out there, but sorting through and knowing which to apply to our individual lives is an extra challenge. Several years ago, I read The Happiness Project and walked away with one of the best everyday skills. Each night, no matter how tired I am, I take 10 minutes to quickly tidy […]
