Home Management

A few months ago, I wrote a post sharing our ideas on how to start your own book club. You can read it here, if you missed it. Recently, we had found ourselves in a reading rut. I think this...

My children are getting older, and I find myself trying to deal with issues that our parents didn't have to be concerned about when we were our kids’ ages. Even just ten years ago, parents did not have to...

How to deal with the endless supply of art projects has been an issue for me since the moment my oldest first held a crayola in his chubby toddler fingers.  Last year, contributor Angela Barako shared with us a great...

Some of my mom friends and I have created this fantastic pact. I am so excited by it; I thought it was worth sharing. Basically, we have said “NO” to birthday party goodie bags. If it is not edible or...

THEME WEEK | What’s for Dinner?  Your guide to a romantic home cooked menu We're coming to the end of our  "What's for Dinner?" Theme Week and we thought it would be great to bring back one of our favorite...

THEME WEEK | What’s for Dinner? This week on SMB, we’re tackling the daily question “What’s for Dinner” Join us all week long as our contributors weigh-in with different ideas and recipes related to the nightly dinner -time dilemma!    I am one...

THEME WEEK | What's for Dinner? This week on SMB, we're tackling the question every mom hears at least once a day: "What's for Dinner" Join us all week long as our contributors weigh-in with different ideas and recipes related to the...

I’m busy. You’re busy. We’re ALL busy. But, we’ve all gotta eat! Here’s the thing. Convenience foods are just that: Convenient. They are typically not very good for us and loaded with salt/sugar/fat. I’m not saying...

There is a definite new trend in the world of Facebook.  One that will capture the attention of any bargain hunting mom.  It comes with the words “Swip Swap” and has taken finding deals for your home, family, self...

Scottsdale Moms Blog presents a new series: “Pinterest Tried & True!” Join us this week as our contributors share which great ideas from Pinterest really worked for them. We’ll be talking about food, fashion, home decor, crafts, and...

Scottsdale Moms Blog presents a new series: "Pinterest Tried & True!" Join us this week as our contributors share which great ideas from Pinterest really worked for them. We'll be talking about food, fashion, home decor, crafts, and boredom...

Scottsdale Moms Blog presents a new series: “Pinterest Tried & True!” Join us this week as our contributors share which great ideas from Pinterest really worked for them. We’ll be talking about food, fashion, home decor, crafts, and boredom...

  Scottsdale Moms Blog presents a new series: “Pinterest Tried & True!” Join us this week as our contributors share which great ideas from Pinterest really worked for them. We’ll be talking about food, fashion, home decor, crafts, and boredom...

Scottsdale Moms Blog presents a new series: "Pinterest Tried & True!" Join us this week as our contributors share what great ideas from Pinterest really worked for them. We'll be talking about food, fashion, home decor, crafts, and boredom busters for kids!

I have a new obsession for breakfast: Overnight OIAJ (Oats In a Jar)! Overnight oats are a cold version of oatmeal. There is no cooking involved. The basic mixture is oats, Greek yogurt and milk (any kind or water). From there...

When we lose someone we love, having items to remember them by is such a gift. Far surpassing financial inheritance, heirlooms have a way of carrying relationships and stories on for generations. Keeping these treasures in our modern decor...

The Aaron Family has been in Arizona for a little over a year and I FINALLY feel like we’re getting the hang of things.  I now know that in the desert  my car battery and tires wear out three...

Do you have a picky (or at the very least "finicky") eater in your home? My two-year-old is a challenge when it comes to mealtimes. Way more than my four-year-old ever was even with dealing with her food allergies....

Last year I wrote a SOS post calling out for any help with our breakfast rut. You can read it here. With school starting soon, I want to share with you all the great breakfast ideas I have been implementing...

All week long we're talking about home organization! Today Heather is sharing her tried-and-true Pinterest finds. To catch up on the rest of the series, click here. Read on! Ah, Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest. Oh, how I love thee. While at...

All week long we're talking about home organization! Today Abbi shares her answer to Joy's question yesterday, about organizing kids' clothes. To catch up on the rest of the series, click here. Read on! If you've followed any of the...

All week long we're talking about home organization! Click here to read Angela's solution to the endless piles of school paperwork. Today Joy is asking for your help, and stay tuned later this week for Abbi's solution to this...

Happy Monday! All week long we're talking about home organization ideas! Angela is up first with her system for dealing with piles of paper (especially that pesky school paperwork). Check back all week long for more organization ideas (and...

We are well into July and if you're like me your summer bucket list is just about complete. With another month 3 months of heat remaining, I thought it timely to share some of our favorite and fun water...

Normally, I'm not one to stir up controversy.  By nature, I'm an easy going peacemaker.  But when my passion peaks, I'm known to stand up for what I believe in.  Today my friends, my passion has peaked. Until now, this...

Did you catch Part 1 of our Packing Kids for Vacation? What!? We GAVE you a free printable packing list! Check it out here.   I don't know about you, but my little opinionated three-year old has to be involved in ALL...

It's summer in Arizona, which means it's time to get out of town and let the summer vacations begin. Packing for the family is a very detailed task and being organized is the key to packing. I can't tell you...

  Nothing drives me to drink like a house filled with my dearest relatives. Okay, they’re not all that bad, I actually love some of them (alright, most of them), but since I’ll be traveling to visit them this summer...

Please tell me I'm not the only one that wakes up each morning to an inbox of 20+ emails from various deal sites?!  Ok, maybe it's not exactly that many, but there are certainly a lot of deal sites...

If I were the sign-carrying, protesting type, I would totally protest summer. I'd stand sit in my lawn chair under an umbrella out on Scottsdale Road with a long sign that read, "Shame on you summer!" I would hang outside the library...