Great Moms Blog
Musings, thoughts and mostly encouragement from a working mom in the trenches, for you, a woman working her butt off while wondering if it’s enough and wanting more.
The Real Mom’s Guide to Surviving Spring Break Without Losing Your Mind
Spring break got you down? If you’re basking in the glory of a week off from school, you might be a student or a teacher, but it’s likely you’re not a parent. As a mom, I’ve found spring break never lives up to expectation because there’s always too much to do in too...
Podcast: Top 5 Ways to Declutter Your Kitchen
http://www.kathilipp.com/2018/03/episode-295-the-top-5-ways-to-declutter-your-kitchen/ Wondering where to start in your battle against Clutter? As the heart of the home, I think the kitchen is generally Ground Zero. A chaotic kitchen robs us of peace, and a...
How to Win the Game of Motherhood Without Losing Your Mind
Do you ever feel like you were a better parent before you had kids? I do. I remember spending years becoming an expert on motherhood and parenting. I read the books, the magazines, the mommy blogs, and talked to friends who worked with children. I was going to be the...
How Wasting Food Steals Your Money: Part 2
As we wrap up Food Waste Prevention Week today, we address the second half of the food waste problem for most Americans: Not using our food before it goes bad. Food waste steals you money at two points in the cycle: at the store when you buy more than you need and at...
How Wasting Food Steals Your Money: Part 1
We’re wrapping up Food Waste Prevention Week here in California. If you follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, you’ve seen my sneaky way of getting kids to eat the heels of bread and how I repurpose leftovers. Today, over at the Clutter Free Academy blog, I’m...
Podcast: 10 Kinds of Paper to Get Rid of Now
http://www.kathilipp.com/2018/02/eps-293-paper-to-get-rid-of/ Over at Clutter Free Academy, I've discovered that eight out of 10 new members say paper clutter is their biggest nightmare. "No matter what I do, it just keeps coming in," said one woman in her...
Want Your New Year’s Resolution to Stick? Do This One Thing Right Now
We’re two weeks into 2018 – are you making this the year that’s different? Are you striving to become different? If you’re like 40 percent of the American population, you have resolved to either start or stop doing something this year. Whether you want to quit a bad...
2017: The Year I Quit Numbing Out
This is the final post in The Year of the Quitter, a five-part series on how quitting paved the way to better living for me in 2018. Previously, I’ve covered quitting self-sabotage, comparison, coloring my hair and ignoring my health. I have a confession to make: I...
