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posted on April 12, 2023

5 Baby Steps To Get Your Family Started With Backyard Composting

For years, I strategically avoided taking the leap to start a compost pile in my backyard. And guess what? It doesn’t stink, attract animals, or require that much effort. I want to help you and your family give this compost thing an honest go, too. Let’s dig in!

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posted on February 7, 2023

Snacks Or Ingredients? What’s Inside Our Pantries: Episode 403

A peek into pantry cupboards reveals a lot about how a family lives and the season of life they’re in. Today Meagan and Sarah open our own pantry doors and chat about what we see: from dry goods staples to kid-approved snacks and some things that are “just for mom,” we’ve got small joys and pesky frustrations in the pantry – just like any other area of the house! We also discuss the “ingredient household” TikTok trend that has moms reflecting on how they grew up and how they’re feeding their families.

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posted on January 31, 2023

Getting Rid of Stuff: Episode 402

Big black trash bag energy is in full effect over here! In this episode Sarah is joined by contributor Joanna Martin for a conversation about how, why and what we are getting rid of this January. We talk strategic home resets, major junk-hauling, and tips for ongoing clutter maintenance. And while on the surface this episode is about physical stuff, we also acknowledge the emotional complexity that surrounds getting rid of stuff.


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posted on January 30, 2023

The One Decision That Helped Me Manage Overwhelming Paper Clutter

As a decluttering coach, I get asked for tips on how to tidy everything home-related, but here’s a little secret: papers are my favorite category to tidy, and I’m going to share my number one tip.

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posted on January 3, 2023

The Laundry Awards! Episode 398



Laundry is is a constant: it’s truly with us every day, week, and month of the year. In this first episode of 2023, Meagan and Sarah focus in on the laundry systems and strategies that are working (or not) in our homes, plus our favorite products, the grossest things we deal with, what’s great (and weird) about our laundry rooms, and how seasons of life change the challenges of keeping up with the laundry. If you wear clothes – or live with people who do – this episode is for you.

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posted on November 4, 2022

Mom-Life On A Homestead: Voices 81 With Kendra Martin


If you’ve been listening to this podcast for any length of time you know that Meagan’s harbored some serious homesteader fantasies since her early 20s. Nearly 25 years after Meagan’s oldest was born, she’s finally living outside the city limits, and slowly making her “Little House on the Prairie homestead dreams” from long ago come true (well, sort of!). In this episode, Meagan interviews Kendra Martin from the Homesteady Podcast about how she lives off of 100 acres of land with her husband and six children. Kendra shares how she manages to homestead AND homeschool and what their family has in store for their future.

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