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Jessica Leigh

13 Ways to Maintain a Clutter-Free Home (for Longer Than 5 Minutes)

So you think it might be impossible to maintain a clutter-free home for more than 5 minutes? You’ve worked diligently to declutter & clean your home (fit into an already busy schedule), felt proud of the work you accomplished, then the family dove in and lost their minds in the tidiness. Hurricane Toddler & Tropical Storm Husband strikes again … Solidarity, sister. Been there … done that! Take a deep breath, mama. It’s not impossible!

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May 5, 2020 No Comments
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Jessica Leigh

How to Declutter Your Home (Even When You’re Overwhelmed)

In this post, you’ll learn how to declutter your home with a simplified method when you’re paralyzed by overwhelm, stuck on inaction, or just want to declutter the easy way! Does one of those cases sound like you? Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here! If you read last week’s post, I briefly introduced this 30% Room-By-Room Declutter Method. The concept isn’t completely new, as I’m sure you’re familiar with the idea of navigating through your

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April 21, 2020 No Comments
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Jessica Leigh

Declutter 101 | What You Need to Know About Tidying Your Home

You’ve been wondering lately if now’s the time to finally declutter your home. Things are bursting at the seams and you’re constantly trying to re-organize your home, only to see it rebound quickly the next day. This happens more often than you’d like to admit, right? It’s exhausting! And I can totally relate. Growing up, organization was FUN for me. Color-coding and label-making were my jam. It was something to occupy my time and feel

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April 14, 2020 No Comments
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Jessica Leigh

please friend, just hire someone to clean your home!

As a working mama who actually wants to spend time with her babies, the best thing we ever did was hire a bi-weekly cleaning team for our home. There. I said it. There is truly nothing better than outsourcing the cleanliness of our toilets and I want to shout it from the rooftops. I want all my friends to make this a priority, because it’s life-changing. If you have a cleaning team for your home,

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November 22, 2019 No Comments
Jessica Leigh

Level Up your Command Center with a DIY Weekly Schedule Whiteboard | Free SVG File

I’ve had my Silhouette Cameo for six years this Christmas, but can count on my two hands the number of projects I’ve actually completed. Every single one of those completed projects has occurred in the fall / winter months. So naturally, I’ve kicked off my fall crafting season with an always necessary and super practical customized weekly schedule whiteboard for our downstairs “command center” area! I’m super excited about this project because my husband has

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September 9, 2019 No Comments
Jessica Leigh

Managing Household Finances // Set Your Budget & Savings Goals {series, part three}

This is Part Three of a 3-part series about the Home Finance Binder System. Check out Part One here. This post was updated on June 14, 2020 How the Home Finance Binder System Changed Our Life Hey there, friend. I’m Jessica. I’m a 30-something wife & mama of two on the path towards financial independence as part of our family’s journey to simplify our entire life and ultimately, do less. It’s been 6+ years since

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March 13, 2014 5 Comments
Jessica Leigh

Managing Household Finances // Enter Financial Data & Pay Bills {series, part two}

This is Part Two of a 3-part series about the Home Finance Binder System. Check out Part One here. This post was updated on June 14, 2020 How the Home Finance Binder System Changed Our Life Hey there, friend. I’m Jessica. I’m a 30-something wife & mama of two on the path towards financial independence as part of our family’s journey to simplify our entire life and ultimately, do less. It’s been 6+ years since

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March 6, 2014 No Comments
Jessica Leigh

Managing Household Finances // Create Your Binder {series, part one}

Already know all about the Home Finance Binder System from previous posts? This is the first in a 3-part series. This post was updated on June 14, 2020 Once upon a time (2014 to be exact), a young, married 20-something career girl realized her money tracking methods were in disarray and she had a terrible spending problem. She knew all about balancing a checkbook, paying off the credit card each month, and all the stuff

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February 27, 2014 7 Comments

Hey, mama! Welcome.

Home Sweet Work Life exists to help you achieve your career ambitions without missing the best moments of motherhood at every stage.

I’m Jessica ~ Director of Life Operations, equipping ambitious working moms to take their time back and reverse the burnout track.

Grab a (hot) coffee & stay awhile.

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