Transitioning your child into daycare, whether you do it at 12 weeks, 12 months, or 3 years, is hard. I’ve done it twice, and will be doing it with my third child shortly. Even though I’ve been down this path before, it doesn’t make it […]
These days, our digital lives can collect clutter just as quickly as our real lives. That digital clutter has the same impact on our mental well-being as the physical clutter that accumulates around our homes. Simplifying and organizing our digital lives helps us feel less […]
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. We all want to be more productive. With a young family, there’s […]
As a parent, sometimes you have one of those days. You know the kind. The baby’s teething and grumpy, your toddler is determined to make a mess of everything in the house, the kids are fighting with each other, everybody needs you at the same […]
Life with kids can be unpredictable. Learn how to build a car kit to be prepared for anything life with kids might throw at you when you’re on the go!
Loveys are a must-have baby item for our family if we want to get any sleep. With our third child we discovered these loveys – they give us one less thing to worry about, so Mom can get some sleep too!
Sanity Savers is a new 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. When I was pregnant with my oldest, a family friend bought […]
I’m an introvert. Nothing has driven home the truth of that statement like parenting young children. Young kids, as we all know, talk, move, and just need constantly. The relentlessness of parenting can make me feel like I can’t even finish a thought, let alone grab […]
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 […]
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.