Hi, I’m Tracey — a Gen X mom, creator of Busy Is My Baseline, and proud card-carrying member of the Sandwich Generation. Between grown kids, aging parents, and a life that rarely slows down, I’ve learned one essential skill: creating systems that keep life moving without draining the budget, the energy, or the sanity.
It started with food.
My adult kids kept begging me to write down their favorite meals — not just the recipes, but how I stretch groceries so they aren’t running to the store for every single meal. At the same time, I was prepping multiple meals to take to my parents… because sometimes love looks like labeled Tupperware.
That realization became the 28-Day Meal Prep Planner — a realistic, no-frills system designed to save time, reduce food waste, and remove the daily “what’s there to eat?” stress.
“Every system, solution, and story begins with one simple idea.”
But the Baseline Home Tracker™ story actually started long before that.
During Covid, like many people, I suddenly had more quiet time than I knew what to do with. I needed something productive to focus on, so I studied for my Real Estate license. I passed the exam — and along the way, I created a small home-organization book as a lead generator to help future clients keep track of everything that comes with owning a home.
Then life took a turn.
Caregiving needs grew. Priorities shifted. I didn’t pursue real estate — but that little book never stopped being useful. I kept using it, refining it, and relying on it to manage not just my home, but information for multiple households.
That’s what eventually became Baseline Home Tracker™ — now available as an app and a physical book — a simple, centralized place to track home information, maintenance schedules, appliances, contacts, projects, and all the details future-you wishes past-you had written down.
Whether you’re here to simplify meals, organize your home, or bring a little order to a very full life — you’re in the right place.
I built the Home Tracker and Meal Prep tools because I needed them—managing multiple households, caring for family from miles away, and still wanting to show up with real food and real solutions. What started as my system has become something that works for homeowners, caregivers, busy professionals, and anyone who wants their life to feel a little more organized and a lot less chaotic.
Thanks for being here. I hope these tools help make everyday life feel lighter and more manageable — because busy may be the baseline, but chaos doesn’t have to be.