Congratulations to our gift card winner, comment #39 – @MissiGator. Melissa was chosen by random number generator, and her money saving shopping tip was: “I shop a few sizes ahead when things go on clearance for my son (he’s only 5 months old and I have clothes through size 18 mos). I also keep on eye…

It has been quite awhile since I’ve blogged about organization here at Resourceful Mommy, but the fact remains that organization is a constant battle in my home.  In fact, even as I write this my home is upside-down as we prepare to move to a larger home.  Our goal – more space to organize in…

For many parts of the country, the next two months are the hottest of the year.  Sweltering August rolls into muggy September, and mounting electricity bills make you want to move to the snowy north.   A couple years ago we applied a dark tint to our sunroom skylights, significantly decreasing the intensity of the…

As parents, we need to have an ever-changing bag of tricks to deal with the challenges of parenthood.  My nemesis is space.  I am constantly looking for new places to store items that make sense, are easily accessible, and aesthetically pleasing.  My most challenging space has always been my daughter’s bedroom. She is just like…

When I became a blogger, I never dreamed that I would be travelling so much. Between conferences, speaking engagements, trade shows, and client meetings, I fly the friendly skies about once every six weeks. I have also come to love traveling with my kids, and although packing for one and packing for four is wildly…

Once upon a time I was a fairly organized person. I enjoyed filling in the squares of my lesson planner, creating a weekly menu, and managing my Christmas card list. Then I became a mom. I feel like I have spent the last six years trying to find the right product line to move me…

Although today is both Mother’s Day and my son’s birthday, I asked for a very strange gift…two hours alone with my inbox. When I ended my week I had 918 unread e-mails, and the last thing I wanted was to begin aother week with the shadow of Outlook looming heavily over me. This happens from…

This morning on the way to pre-school, my son and I were rocking out to country music when he said to me, “Mom, is this rock and roll?” When I told him it was Country I then went on to explain that they make most of this type of music in Nashville, the city where…

Next weekend my baby is turning four, and we will be celebrating with a Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman themed birthday party. When my daughter was born I launched a tradition of elaborate (crazy) cakes, but I have since come to my senses. The main character on Fetch! is a dog. Why not make dog bone…

The 30 Days of Change Parenting Challenge launched with a bang and trickled to a bumpy start after a crazy month of travel and literally being snowed out away from my children…which made parenting them especially challenging. My biggest parenting challenge successes came on the days when I tried my best to say “yes” more…

Full Disclosure – four eggs were broken in the process of dyeing these eggs including one unsuspecting little egg that I smacked into the side of the pot absent-mindedly and one that my daughter dropped when she missed the cup of dye entirely. This year I decided that I was no longer going to dip…

FACT: I am 30 pounds overweight and soft from spending days either sitting at a computer or exhausted from chasing my three year old or driving my five year old here there and everywhere. FACT: The healthiest time in my life was in graduate school when I didn’t own a car and walked everywhere I…

When I began this blog I made a promise to my readers to be resourceful. The name of the blog defines its purpose, and while introducing important information, helpful products, and tricky tips falls under the resourceful umbrella, I thought it was time to get down to the nitty gritty and see some real change…

As we begin 2010, I thought I’d take a moment to remember some of my favorite posts from 2009. Hopefully you’ll find a few new tips or enjoy a laugh or two. Happy New Year! OrganizingTry using bins and baskets in unusual places and watch the clutter disappear! Every time I follow this e-mail management…

Have you vowed to get organized in 2010? Is this the year when you will finally have all of your family’s important information safely in one place? If so, you’re not alone. I typically begin each new year with a trip to my closest big box store to buy my new planner. This year will…

Have you vowed to get organized in 2010? Is this the year when you will finally have all of your family’s important information safely in one place? If so, you’re not alone. I typically begin each new year with a trip to my closest big box store to buy my new planner. This year will…

If you’re like me…and thousands of other moms…the floor of your car is covered with cereal, socks, soccer balls, straw wrappers, tissues, pieces of dried leaves….and reusable shopping bags. While I can’t offer to come vacuum your van for you, I can tell you about The Tote Buddy. This was a review offer that I…

This product was not provided to me, nor does Pampered Chef have any idea that I wrote this post. However, it would be pretty darn amusing if suddenly their i-Slice sales shot through the roof and they had no idea why… I have a secret to share with you. While store shelves are lined with…

One of the first changes we made to our home when we moved here in the last days of 2003 was preparing the nursery. I was a few months pregnant and had suffered through a miserable start to pregnancy. Seeing the room take shape and knowing that there was a light at the end of…

“God help you if you are an ugly girl, course too pretty is also your doom, because everyone harbors a secret hatred, for the prettiest girl in the room…” -Ani DiFranco There is a mom at my son’s pre-school who is so tall, so thin, so beautiful (has such a GREAT accent), that I convinced…

My daughter was born two months early in the winter of 2004, and while there were many effects of her premature birth that made life as a new mom difficult, the most isolating were the middle of the night feedings. Because of complications, feeding Emma took as long as an hour per feeding. During the…