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I'm Mika, a wife, mother to 3, entrepreneur, and co-host of the podcast Good To Be Home. My hope is to help and encourage all the #girlbosses and #mombosses out there with inspiration for your home and lifestyle.

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Happy Weekend from the Perry girls! 💛🎀#goodtobehome

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I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but had NO idea how much love I had to give until I gained each of these sweet girls as a daughter 💕
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They’ll always have a piece of my heart- figuratively and literally. And now they have a little reminder of that 😉
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These @itsgldn necklaces are soft, delicate and charming just like my girls! I love that I can personalize each necklace, right down to the chain length. (Paige has the 16” and the rest of us have the 18”, and my cross one is a 20”. My shorter necklace has all three of their initials. )These also make a beautiful and thoughtful gift to tell someone special in your life how much you care.
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Use GLDNXMIKA for $5 off your first order ✨
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#sponsored #gldntogether

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On this week’s episode of the Good To Be Home podcast, @russperry and I are sharing what we would tell our 20yr old selves if we could go back and give ourselves advice ❤️
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This was the decade we graduated college, got jobs, got married, had kids (including one daughter while in college, for Russ) got entangled in bad habits, and sure as heck learned a lot. It’s a fun but very open and reflective episode 💫
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Hindsight is 20/20, so who knows what we’ll go through and learn in the years and decades to come - and what kind of reflecting we’ll do in the future. For now, I’m grateful for all that happened in our 20s, the good and the bad, the insecurities and overwhelm, because it’s planted us right where we are today🙏🏼
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Oh, also if you’re curious we share our ages in the episode (if you don’t already know. I’m older than Russ 😉)
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Find the link to listen in my bio, or search for Good To Be Home wherever you listen to podcasts! 🎧#goodtobehome

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Not sure if there’s anything cuter than tiny little leg warmers 😆💕 #weekend #petitejoys

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Tonight on the menu : Friday Pizza Night! It’s one of our little family traditions we talked about in last week’s episode of the podcast. Our kids hold us very accountable to this one - and I don’t mind because it’s eaaaasy 😉🍕
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You can get this FREE printable menu board on mikaperry.com : put in your email and I’ll send one to your inbox. Then print, grab a frame and a dry erase marker, and you’re ready to go! I’ll send you two different styles you can pick from to go with your kitchen decor, whether it’s a bit more traditional or you lean more towards a modern look (this one is actually an older hand-lettered version I made - it’s more cleaned up now.) Using a menu board each week has been a simple but super helpful system for my meal planning for sure 👍🏼
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Whatever your dinner plans are tonight - happy Friday! 💛 #fridayfeeling #onthemenu

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Hugs from Moana 🌺 My recap of @disneyaulani is now on the blog! Once I got going writing the post, I realized I had so much to say about our trip. So it’s all in there including healthy eats, treats, pool safety, check-in tips, kids club review, and my experience traveling solo for the first time with the kids. Scroll right to see Paige’s thoughts on the trip, and I’ll also be putting up more pics in stories and as a highlight, too. Aloha! 🤙🏻🏝🌈🌊 #Hawaii #disneyaulani

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I don’t match the girls when we travel because it’s cute (although, that is a bonus 😂) There’s actually a strategy behind it, and I share it as part of the travel organization module in my Organizing Masterclass. You can join the online course at anytime - and I’ll be on the other side waiting to show you everything you need to know about routines and organization. Link in bio to take the course! 💕
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Ps Disney Aulani review (and tips for traveling solo with kids!) is coming tomorrow on the blog 🌺 #familytravel #airportoutfit

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Brain fog, adrenal fatigue, estrogen dominance, hair loss, PMS, gut health, supplements - we are talking about it ALL today on the Good to Be Home Podcast 💯
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In this episode, I brought back my naturopath @thehormonedoctor for a second interview. Our listeners LOVED the first episode, so we’re back for a practical Q and A session on a lot of the things she helped me with including all of the above 🙏🏼
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Having kids and being a woman in this modern world takes a major toll on our bodies. Through learning and working with naturopaths, especially Dr. Smithers who is an expert in all things hormonal health, I have seen results and feel so much better. Still working on it, but so. much. better 💚
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If moodiness, low energy, “mom brain,” headaches, hair loss, weight gain, and annoying changes to your cycles (especially post-baby) have got you down, this is a woman-to-woman conversation that you don’t want to miss 💕
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Search for Good To Be Home wherever you listen to podcasts, or click the link in bio! 🌟 Happy Monday, everyone! #goodtobehomepodcast

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If you have ever created an online course, BRAVO to you my friend because that was seriously one of the biggest projects I’ve ever completed in my life!!! 😂 Put the final touches on it today and I think tomorrow is going to feel a bit like Christmas morning for me when my Morning and Night Routines and Organization Masterclass Courses go live 🌟I hope they will serve as a good resource for you and will help you in an area of routines, systems, and organization you’ve felt especially stuck in 🙏🏼 Tonight is the last night for presale pricing so if you’ve been thinking about it - don’t miss it!
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Off to get ready for the trick or treaters, and hosting Maddix’s friends over for a little party. Have a safe and happy Halloween everyone! For your entertainment, here are some of my kids’ Halloween costumes from years past - scroll right 😉🎃 :
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Sushi Reese (2012, handmade)
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Elmo Reese (2013, handmade)
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Ballerina Reese (2014, handmade)
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Snow White Paige (2017, bought)
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Belle Paige (2018, bought)
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Jasmine Paige (2019, bought)
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Sorry, Paige #lastchild 😂 #happyhalloween

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Phew, it’s been kind of a crazy past couple of weeks. We knew that going into the month of October... but still 🙃 One thing I managed to do in 15 minutes the other night that made me feel SO so good was a quick closet refresh for Paige. I did it while the tub was filling up for bathtime and the girls were running around the playroom - literal minutes ⏱
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I edited out the summer clothes she grew out of, and put in some new fall and winter clothes I recently got her. As I was doing this I was thinking how much I love this closet because the BEST thing is that I can move the shelves and rods up and down and adjust it as I need to - which in this case gave me new room to move her dresses to the top rod and her tops and jackets to the bottom one, and I moved the teal box (it’s her “treasure box” aka random stuff box 😂) over your the right shelf.
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Anyway, maybe this doesn’t make sense unless I show you but what I’m saying is that the flexibility of a closet system like this is awesome, especially for kids whose clothes grow in size along with them. If you’re looking to build a closet at any point, just something to think about! (This is the Elfa system from @thecontainerstore)☝🏼
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I want you to feel more empowered to do quick little organizing things like this, too. Whether it’s in a closet or in a playroom - both are modules in my Organizing Masterclass! - all you need sometimes is 15 minutes and a couple strategies up your sleeve to make a difference in a space 🎉 And then you can go back to bathtime, kids running around, or whatever you’ve got going on 😉🙆🏻‍♀️ #closetorganization #kidstyle

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Paige was SO excited to go back to school today ✨💯 Her simple enthusiasm for life (and generally, any little kid’s!) is something I wish I could just scoop up and share with all of us grownups to make the world a better place. But until then, an IG post will do 😉 Happy Friday from this little one and me! #fridayfeeling #momlife

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Since it’s been a while since I’ve talked about it...berry prep! 🍓 And cauliflower prep. And carrot prep. And pasta prep. And green bean prep... all the prep 😂 For anyone new and curious what I’m talking about, the info for berry prep etc. will always be waiting for you in the link in my bio (click it, then scroll down for all of my most popular blog posts!) You can also find my favorite meal prep containers under the “shop” link, too 🤗
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SO. What’s for dinner tonight, everyone? Over here we’re doing pasta (read : easy🍝) #ourhome #momlife

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MOMS! Do you want to learn a bunch of mom tips all at once? Join me today and tomorrow for The Ultimate Mom Gathering @moregatherings, which is an online conference with 20 speakers on everything from kid sleep and nutrition, parenting strategies and presence in our busy lives, screen time and self esteem, even hair and self care tips for us mamas, and how to “do less” in our motherhood.
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I’ll be teaching a mini session on morning and night routines for busy moms. If you’re curious about my online course on the topic, this will give you a little taste 😉
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This is an online conference you can join today and tomorrow and watch live BUT because this is a conference for busy moms, after all - you will have access to a recording you can watch on your own time for up to a year. Use my code MIKA30 for $30 off your ticket 🎉
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(And ps if you also want to learn how I quickly and easily put up the gold gallery wall behind me using something uncommon, there’s a tutorial on the blog ✨)
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Link for both are in bio! 💛 #morningroutines #momlife

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Every week, @russperry and I “meet at the mic” to record at least one new episode of Good To Be Home 🤗 Besides the times where there’s travel (like him being gone the last 15 days 🛫) we are pretty consistent with recording. Over the last year and a half, it’s become a space in our week to connect, and the episodes that come from it I think show just how much we enjoy being with each other.
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But there are times (many times!) where we feel disconnected because we let so many things come before and in front of our relationship. This photo is actually a perfect analogy :
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Here’s my laptop with all things personal and professional waiting for my response; my trio of drinks because taking care of my health is important and need my attention, too; the tools for creating content which, if you are a creator of any sort, too, you know how much behind-the-scenes time goes into it. What can’t be seen are my thoughts of the kids, my plan for the episode we are about to record, the phone that I had just turned off to silent.
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After all that - I can’t even see Russ! 🤣 Yes that’s him tucked behind there.
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This week’s episode is a conversation about practical ways to re-prioritize marriage, and staying in front of a marriage “slide” which can happen to the best of us. We interview @danmartell and @renee_warren who have an interesting and effective way to approach marriage including using a rating system, an approach they learned as entrepreneurs 📝 I loved this conversation because it served as a great reminder to Russ and I about how easily we can let everything else come before us, and you REALLY have to purposefully make room in your life for your marriage 💕
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Whatever jobs and responsibilities and season of life you and your husband may be in, this episode is applicable to you. Link in bio to listen! 🎧
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We’re in a second “season” of Good To Be Home recording interviews again with people who have impacted us in our lives. Our marriage counselor, our doctor, the people who helped build our home, the founder of the Warrior program Russ is a trainer of, etc. are coming up next. I can’t wait to bring these all to you! 💛 #goodtobehomepodcast

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One question I get often when it comes to organizing : “How do I do it when I live with kids and a husband/partner who ruin everything??” 🤣
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Trust me, I get this one because I, too, live with a husband and kids who don’t love organizing to the level that I do 😉 But what’s happened is that they’ve gotten better at it - like, really good - while I have gotten better about my expectations. Link in bio for a new blog post on my 5 tips to help your kids and spouse get on board with organizing!
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PS . Paige thanks you all for the messages for her recovery from her surgery! (It was her tonsils.) She would tell you herself, but her hands are currently full double-fisting a popsicle and ice cream and she’s deep in an Netflix marathon. As she should be 💁🏻‍♀️💛 #weekendinspo #ontheblog

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