I don’t know any Mom who hasn’t mastered the fine art of multitasking. It’s like a child enters your life, and you’re suddenly injected with the necessary DNA to get numerous things done at once — possibly while half asleep or covered in spit-up. We all know Mommies mono-task at their own peril.

I love spring cleaning.

What? Did she just say “love” in reference to a sponge and wipe? OK, maybe “love” is too strong a word, but if cleaning is a necessary evil (like annual exams or potty training a child before he goes to college, it helps to consider the bright side and look at some benefits of this annual ritual.

Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate with some gardening tips from guest blogger, Cindy over at Skip to my Lou where she shares crafts, sewing tutorials, paper crafts, recipes and more. Check it out!

Most newborns arrive during the spring and summer months. During these times, we happily shower them with gifts to welcome them into the world. However, before I had kids of my own, I didn't realize that some of the gifts I gave a new mom turned out to be her worst nightmare.

Call your mom. Make a sandwich. Go to the bathroom. Ah, the joy of 3 extra minutes!

I recently posted a blog about “How to Save 3 Extra Minutes”, inspired by a Clorox partnership with Karen Kaufman Orloff to create an e-book with time-saving tips inspired by moms called … If Mom Had Three Minutes.

Have you ever had a moment that you just wanted to bleach away? You know, when a big oops led to one big mess? A fully loaded diaper that unexpectedly explodes all over your new white jeans? Or a toddler’s sudden pull on your placemat so your glass of wine spills all over the tablecloth?

Three minutes may not sound like much to some, but I know many busy moms who would willingly give up some nonvital organ to get just a few minutes back each day.

Think about what you could do with that extra time: snuggle with your child that much longer, down a glass of wine, actually go to the bathroom...

In the months following the births of my children, I was convinced that barf was the new black. I would spend most of my days in sweatpants, and any sense of fashion went out the window, along with my prepregnancy outfits. But as I emerged from the postpartum fog, one of the promises I made to myself was to try my best to maintain a “sense of fashion”— even when yoga pants were calling my name.

Our guest blogger this month is Karen Kaufman Orloff, children’s book author of If Mom Had Three Arms and, most importantly, mother of two to Max and Emily.

I love being a mom, and along the way I’ve developed some fun routines to shorten my to-do list. Sometimes it can feel like you need three arms to get things checked off, but you can actually find ways to get things done when you have just three minutes.

We all have dirty little secrets when it comes to cleaning, because let’s face it, as a mom, it’s hard to keep a perfect house without some trade-offs. Here are a few of mine. What are yours? Share your confession below for a chance to win a $100 gift card.