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Cover of @sarah_sweeten_'s TikTok video (left) beside an Unsplash photo by Rhamely of a pizza box sitting on top of a wooden table (right).

Mom Shows Her Apartment at…

Oct 20, 20265 min read

Social media loves a spotless home, but a new mom decided to…

Split image with the cover of @itsreallycarly's TikTok video, where a woman sits on an unmade bed with a laundry basket and clothes beside her, under the words DAY 1 cleaning every square inch of my house until I become a type A person, on the left and an Unsplash photo by MChe Lee on the right showing a rumpled white bed with pillows beside a wooden nightstand in a sunlit room

Mom of Three Under Five…

Oct 17, 20268 min read

Every parent knows the feeling of looking around the house and realizing…

Kids washing dishes at the sink

Mom tries gentle parenting to…

Oct 16, 20265 min read

Every family has that one child who has had enough of waiting.…

Tidy living room

Working mom of four comes…

Oct 16, 20265 min read

After a twelve hour shift, the last thing most people want to…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @. Right: Children's playroom with toys and storage (Unsplash photo by Roman Kravtsov).

Mom turned a disaster of…

Oct 14, 20263 min read

A mom took on a playroom that had completely fallen apart and…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @. Right: Inside of a car, interior seats (Unsplash photo by Corey Willett).

NFL wife and mom of…

Oct 14, 20263 min read

Kylie Kelce, mom of four and wife of former NFL center Jason…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @. Right: Bedroom with dark grey walls, a large bed and a floral area rug (Unsplash photo by Francesca Tosolini).

Professional cleaner walked into a…

Oct 13, 20263 min read

A professional cleaner who regularly documents her work decided one job wasn’t…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @shiyose. Right: Neatly folded linens with green stripes on a shelf (Unsplash photo by T).

Creator Proves There Really Is…

Oct 13, 20263 min read

It started with a single comment: a viewer confessing she has never,…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @phoebelemcke. Right: Bright, tidy living room with a mirror and neatly arranged furniture (Unsplash photo by Spacejoy).

Creator Looks Straight Into the…

Oct 13, 20264 min read

There’s no slow build-up in this video, no montage before the point…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @. Right: Person scrubbing a dirty pot with a blue scrubber over a kitchen sink (Unsplash photo by The Crown Choice).

Creator Uses a Split Screen…

Oct 13, 20264 min read

Creator @julialhunt set out to settle an argument that plays out in…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

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A calculator on a wooden table, suggesting a holiday gift budget.
Many small American flags planted in a grassy field on a cloudy day.
A brick family home with a red front door.
A whole roasted turkey ready for a Thanksgiving dinner.
A shopper using a smartphone and credit card beside a laptop.
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Four brown wrapped gift boxes on a white surface.
A black Android media streaming box sitting on a gray tile surface.