It’s officially the end of 2019… and I’d love to celebrate by highlighting some of my favorite guests and tips from the past year. It’s been such an amazing year for me here on Cocktails and Containers. We crossed the 50 episode mark, discussed organizing and simplifying your life with over 30 experts, and produced …
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Simple Beauty Tips & Bailey’s Chocolate Martinis
Feel like the words “simple” and “beauty” can’t coexist in your life? Today’s episode is for you! If you want to put your best face forward but feel overwhelmed by all the steps. Or you think it takes too long to take care of your skin or put on your face… Never fear, beautiful mamas, …
Organizing for a Chronic Illness & Ginger Turmeric Mocktail
Receiving a chronic illness diagnosis can require some lifestyle changes AND organizing a lot of new information. That is why I am talking with organizing expert Rachel Rosenthal about her organizing strategies for living with a chronic illness. Rachel is a busy mom of twins and entrepreneur diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease a few years back. Among other …
Paper Organizing Tips & Maple Bourbon Smash
If you struggle with what to keep and what to do with it when it comes to organizing paper in your home, this is for you. Paper organizing and decluttering are two of the most frequent topics I’m asked about as a professional organizer. Today I’m going to let you in on the two questions …
Why Buy an Instant Pot & Strawberry Daiquiris
There were 300,000 Instant Pots sold during Amazon Prime Day last year. It has been one of the top 5 items sold on Amazon for the past 3 years. And I can’t wait to share how the Instant Pot made my mom cooking life and why you want to join the craze this year. This …
Alexa Tips for Moms & Blueberry Lemonade Margaritas
Alexa, make my mom life easier. Wait, is that possible? While it might not be quite that easy, I do have some awesome tips for using your Amazon Alexa to make mom life and running a household easier. And just in time for Prime Day. In fact, I saw just last night the Echo Dot …
Organizing Larger Families & Sparkling Raspberry Prosecco Punch
It’s a whole different ball game when you are outnumbered by the kids in your house. That is why on today’s special Mother’s Day episode I am getting tips for organizing families from two of the smartest mama’s of larger families I know…my mom and my sister. I’ve said multiple times that my mom taught …
Creating Habits & Strawberry Mint Juleps
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Ryun, Olympic Athlete Are you REALLY good at starting projects but then something happens? Chances are it isn’t that you can’t change your behavior but that you are not creating strong habits to maintain the changes. This week we discuss the four stages of …
Finding Time to Organize & Lavender Lemon Martinis
Does finding time to organize your home seem like an impossible task? Between the cooking and the cleaning and chauffeuring and occasional sleeping, where do we find time to fit it all in? That is exactly the question my guest was asking on today’s episode. Jessi works full time as a nurse and is currently …
Travel Organizing Tips & Raspberry Lime Tequila Cocktails
If you’ve got travel in the near or far future, we’ve got tips for organizing your trips. Today’s guest Kimbra Naber of ReOrg Project in Indianapolis is an expert in travel and organizing so she is the PERFECT person to chat with. One of her New Year’s Resolutions is to stick to just a carry …