organization

It’s time to Clean Out that Email In-box

12.27.2011

As I take time to enjoy our new baby and the holiday season, I’ve re-purposed some old (but still very useful) content for you. I hope you enjoy! As we near the end of the year, you may be pleasantly surprised to find yourself receiving fewer emails. Take this down time to zero out your [...]

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Disorganization Costs Money

12.08.2011

I was recently cleaning out my office and found several gift cards that had been hidden away for quite some time. I’m a saver by nature so it’s not uncommon for me to put something like a gift card in a drawer to use at a later date. Unfortunately, 2 of the 15 or so [...]

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Mounting Over the Door Shoe Organizers in Unexpected Places

12.07.2011

This is a guest post by Amelias Drawing Room. No matter how many cabinets and closets exist in your house, you are probably looking for more storage. We all either need more places to cram our abundance of stuff, or – and this is really more ideal – we are looking for more space to [...]

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How to Double (Triple?) the Space in Your Child’s Closet

12.06.2011

I’ve mentioned before how little newborn babies actually need and that is is possible to live in a very small space with a baby! We did it pretty easily with our first so preparing for our second in a “regular” sized house posed some challenges (er, opportunities) we never had before. The new baby has [...]

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Would You Replace If Broken or Lost?

11.10.2011

Clutter. It gets the best of us. Even when constantly evaluating and eliminating, there’s often an item we just can’t seem to release. Perhaps it was a gift. Maybe it has become a fixture in our home and we don’t even notice it anymore. It could just be that we “might need it one day.” [...]

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Keep an Ongoing Gift List for Yourself and Family

11.09.2011

Tis the season of giving…and receiving! It’s that wonderful time of year when generosity abounds and when family and friends begin asking what’s on our Christmas list. I personally feel extremely blessed and know that I honestly don’t need anything. There’s really not much I want either. Perhaps it’s because gifts aren’t my love language. [...]

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Save Time When Ironing Clothes by Making One Small Change

08.22.2011

I’m a pretty good wife (if I do say so myself!) but the one thing I don’t do around the house is iron clothes. Since I’ve ironed clothes a grand total of two times in the past year, I may not be the best person to talk about easy ways to iron clothes. However, my [...]

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Phone Book Uses (and Opt-Out info)

08.15.2011

Several books with alphabetized names and numbers printed in them recently showed up on my doorstep. I didn’t ask for them. I don’t think I’ll use them. I don’t know where to put them. In all seriousness, it’s probably been over a decade (maybe longer) since I’ve needed to use a phone book. In the [...]

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Facebook Trading Post Group (Craigslist/Yard Sale/Consignment Sale Alternative)

08.09.2011

Hosting a yard sale, listing items on Craigslist, and participating in consignment sales are fantastic ways to declutter your home and make extra cash. Those methods also make finding what you need at a great price a reality. Unfortunately, there can be a few drawbacks: Hosting a yard sale can be a lot of work. [...]

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Organize Your Refrigerator to Reduce Food Waste

08.08.2011

How many times have you purchased fresh food and put it in your refrigerator with the intentions of adding more fruits, vegetables, dairy, ______ (you fill in the blank) to your diet? Somehow the fresh food gets pushed towards the back. Sometimes it’s even in a good location on a shelf, but not at eye [...]