Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful time ringing in the new year, whether you went all out at a fancy party with friends, or opted for a Netflix countdown with the kids and crawled into bed at 9:00. There’s something about a […]
Sanity Savers is a series featuring quick tips & tricks and products that we use to make our lives easier. Easy-to-implement, simple, and fast, these ideas and products help our household run smoothly. I hate wasting food. It’s terrible for our environment, a waste of […]
Nothing’s worse than coming home from work to tired, hungry kids, and no plan for dinner. In our house, meal planning is an absolute necessity. Without a meal plan we eat way too much convenience food, and spend way too much money. Meal planning doesn’t have […]
Organizing kids’ clothes – making sure they have seasonally appropriate clothes that fit, managing hand-me-downs, and dealing with outgrown clothes – takes an incredible amount of time. With three kids in our family, it seems like somebody is always growing out of one size and […]
Much has been written lately about the invisible mental load of motherhood. Like most moms, I’m no stranger to the concept. My brain is constantly in overdrive, trying to keep track of schedules, the kids’ needs, household tasks, and everything else that goes into running […]
Hi! I’m Laura. My husband and I are juggling two busy professional careers while raising three kids – two boys, ages 8 and 6, and 3 year old girl. I love organizing and crave quiet, which is often at odds with our very busy family. My goal with this blog is to create a resource for all of us to quiet the chaos in our lives, to give us back the time and energy to focus on what’s important. Thanks for joining me!
Want to learn more about me and Chaos & Quiet? Start here.