Simple routines.
Favorite things.
A well-lived life.
Smart routines, cheat sheets, and favorites I actually use, for women who keep a lot of people and plans moving.
Here you’ll find practical ideas + trusted recommendations for these life-changing seasons, so you can enjoy a well-lived life.
If you’re juggling a lot of homes and a lot of family, you’re in good company.
You’ve likely got one foot in two seasons of life
Raising young adults while helping aging parents. You’re the bridge and it’s a lot to carry.
You’ve got more than one home to manage
Your home, a vacation home, a kid’s apartment, a parent’s house – and you’re tired of buying the same thing twice.
You like to travel and you travel as a pack
Extended family, teens, young adult kids, and dogs included. You need real-life systems, not just suitcases.
What feels heaviest right now?
Letting go without letting go
Scripts, rhythms, and what to keep stocked when the college students boomerang home.
Caring for aging parents
The paperwork binder, the family group text system, and how we share care.
Maintaining 2 or more homes well
My open/close checklists, what we duplicate vs. transport, and the weekly reset that saves my sanity.
Traveling with extended family + dogs
The car system for 5+ people + dogs, pet-friendly finds, and how we actually enjoy the trip.
Steal My Systems
The Second Home Open & Close Checklists
Everything I do to open a second home in 90 minutes and close it without forgetting the chargers, the swimsuits, or the pantry staples.
The Pack Travel Packing System
How I pack for 2 homes, 2 dogs, and whoever is coming with us – without 8 trips to the car. I am smitten with this system and you will be too.
Most Saved This Month + Reader Favorites
- How We Run Two Homes Without Buying Two of Everything
- The Second Home Fridge: What Stays, What Goes, What We Share
- Traveling with Adult Kids + Dogs: Our Car System
- The Aging Parent Binder: 5 Tabs I Actually Use
About She’s So Smitten
I’m Jill. I love turning a messy problem into a simple routine, and finding the one thing that makes it easier. She’s So Smitten is where I share the routines, ideas, and favorites I’ve tested and kept.
No perfection. Just simple systems that work when you’re managing a lot of people and a lot of places.
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Want the whole system?
I’m putting together the Multi-Home Management Starter Pack – the open/close checklists, weekly reset, grocery overlap system, and my “what to duplicate” list so you stop rebuying the same thing.