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Managing the home tips and tricks. Get ideas for various holidays, including traditions, gifts, crafts, etc. Find tips on cleaning and organizing. Learn how to garden and set up your emergency preparedness. Find tips for managing finances. Get some cute DIY projects and lots of yummy family-friendly recipes.

Tricks to Getting Family Meals on the Table

January 16, 2023April 30, 2019 by valplowman
Family of three

How to organize yourself so you can get family meals on the table. Family dinner is so important and is worth working to have each day. On the surface, mealtime …

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How To Quickly Clean the Bathroom

May 14, 2019April 25, 2019 by valplowman
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How to quickly clean the bathroom. Get the bathroom clean in 15-20 minutes each week. Great bathroom cleaning tips and routine for busy moms.  Let me let you in on …

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Categories Cleaning Tags quick cleaning 14 Comments

5 Tips for Making Laundry Easier and More Tolerable!

April 18, 2019April 16, 2019 by valplowman
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How to make laundry day easier. These tips are fantastic for families. Find products to make the day easier and how to get kids involved.  If you have been reading …

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Categories Home Tags BFBN, laundry 7 Comments

Macro vs. Micro Cleaning: Cleaning Personalities

May 14, 2019April 10, 2019 by valplowman
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Understand your cleaning personality and preference. Learn about macro versus micro cleaning to understand yourself and your family members.  Have you ever looked at someone’s idea of “clean” and scratched …

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Categories Cleaning 14 Comments

Perfect Planner for Busy Moms

April 27, 2020October 4, 2018 by valplowman
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The perfect planner for busy moms. A great planner for moms to reduce the mental load and stay organized. Keep track of the family’s schedule. For many years, I tried …

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Easy Cleaning Schedule Options for Busy Moms

February 4, 2025March 22, 2018 by valplowman

There are different ways you can set up your cleaning schedule so that it works for your life and routine right now. Find the different options and see what will …

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Categories Cleaning, Motherhood Tags quick cleaning 2 Comments

How to Create a Home Fire Escape Plan

August 10, 2020March 15, 2018 by valplowman
How to Create a Home Fire Escape Plan and fire safety for children

How to Create a Home Fire Escape Plan and fire safety for children No one wants to think about the worst happening. We often push off planning for disasters because …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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