Today I made some adjustments to our entrance area. Hopefully, this will help Layla to be even more independent when getting ready to go out. I added a Kallax drawer insert to the bottom section of the bookshelf. This way, she is able to find her socks and hats by herself. Prior to today, these were in a basket also low to the ground. I found that it was hard to keep clean as Layla is in the phase where she loves dumping things out of containers. She will still be able

This week, I visited a lovely family with three children (3 months, 4 years old and 6 years old) who wanted help with their Family Room. The two older children use the room daily and although they enjoy playing in the space, they had a hard time cleaning up after. Often this resulted in power struggles, nagging and their mom cleaning up after them. We discussed what toys were favourites and which were not really touched that often. We also talked about the purpose of purgi

After spending hours upon hours on Pinterest, I decided to try this concept of "toy rotation." I know this isn't new, and the first time I saw it in action was at my friend Kellie's house. She has twins, but you'd never know because her house is ALWAYS clean. She has been like this since I've known her (pre-twins), but part of her secret is a toy rotation. I remember sitting on her couch and watching her children come down after a nap, and seeing how excited they were to