Today is DAY #1 of my 11 in 2011 challenge! Are you ready?? {If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here to read all about it.} Don’t worry, I’m starting out with the easiest one of the bunch. It’s something that takes less than 5 minutes a day but it can totally transform your …
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New Year, New House, New Blog!!
As many of you know, Dave and I recently purchased our dream home — a 120 year old farmhouse! We moved on December 20, and were SO excited to be all settled in by Christmas Eve. As you can probably imagine, the house is very outdated, so we have all sorts of fun renovations and projects planned…and we can’t …
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Get a Goal — My “11 in 2011” Challenge
Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but I LOVE beginnings, I love fresh starts, I love “newness”, I love possibilities! It’s officially 2011, with means a brand new year; a fresh start, and lots and lots of possibilities. What are you going to do? What are your GOALS? I recently read a statistic that …
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All These Things — Inner and Outer Clutter
The following is a guest post from Barb Reichow; organizing coach, home management expert, and owner of Life in Order. There is a ton of information to digest here, but if you have ever struggled with clutter in your home, family, work, or life — this article is a MUST READ {which means we should all …
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Packing Up Christmas in 2 SIMPLE Steps
. Today is the day… …the day when I pack up my Christmas decorations. I still leave some greenery and snowmen up for the rest of the winter, but the Christmas trees and any other “Christmasy” decorations must come down! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE decorating my home for Christmas {even though I didn’t do much …
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Chicken Enchiladas — A Quick Meal from the Freezer
Have you ever had one of those days when you can’t decide what to have for dinner, you don’t feel like cooking, and nothing sounds good? Oh, you have those days often? Me too! So I’ve gotten really good at planning ahead and stock-piling my freezer so when one of those days comes along, I …
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Creating Balance for Busy Moms
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for another busy week preparing for New Year’s Festivities! Dave and I were SO excited to be in our new home for the holidays and are still busy unpacking the last of our boxes in the effort to create a little more organization around …
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We’re Officially Home for the Holidays!
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house there were boxes, and bins, and baskets throughout. No stockings were hung by the chimney with care for the bin of stockings is hiding somewhere! . The scraggly Christmas tree is set up, but not very round and it’s “naked” for our ornaments are no where to be found. The …
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Stunning Holiday Baked Goods
I did most of my holiday baking several weeks ago, and now it’s either in the freezer or already consumed! So, I don’t have any great recipes to share right now…but I thought I would take a moment to share some of these amazing baked goods from other bloggers I follow. Seriously, these look so delicious, …
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Last-Minute Christmas Quick-Tips
Find out how to make these simple holiday cards over at MixedMediaArt.net Wow…Christmas is only 3 days away! I guess with all the commotion surrounding our big move, the last few days have flown by…and now Christmas is literally right around the corner! I never imaged moving would be this time-consuming, stressful, crazy, hectic, and DIS-organized…but that’s exactly how …
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We’re All Moved In — Kind of
Whew…we’re all moved in! Well, actually, our stuff is all moved in {a.k.a. dumped in piles all over the new house} and we stayed with my in-laws for the evening! It was a LONG day of moving and I assume the next few days will be LONG days of unpacking, sorting, organizing, arranging, rearranging, etc. But …
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Stress-Free Moving Tips
We’re moving…TODAY!!! And since I’ll be just a little busy, I have an amazing guest post from Leslie over at One Day Before Yesterday. Leslie is sharing her advice for stress-free, clutter-free, organized moving — how perfect!! She actually sent me this post a couple of weeks ago so I had a chance to look over her list …
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It’s Almost Moving Day!
We’re moving on Monday {as in TOMORROW} so you can just about imagine what our house looks like right now. Well, if you can’t imagine, here are a few visuals! This is, BY FAR, the most cluttered our house has ever been…and I’m OK with that! I knew things were going to be “cluttery”, I knew I …
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A Peek Inside our 120 Year Old Kitchen!
By now, it’s no secret that I am obsessed with old farmhouses! I can’t help it, I just love the character and charm that come with old homes, especially old farm homes. I suppose complications and craziness often accompany the character and charm…but I just love thinking about what the homes looked like “back then.” So we …
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Simplifying: My Time, Money, and Sanity
Since we’re moving…and I’m just a little bit busy, I have a handful of amazing guest bloggers lined up for the next two weeks. They have tons of great information to share with you so read carefully!! Today, Keri Middaugh of My Kitchen My Vice is sharing her advice to preserve her limited time, money, and sanity! Honesly, …
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Simple Monster Brownies
Moving during the holidays is tough — especially for someone who loves to cook and bake as much as I do. Usually, during the holiday season, I stuff my pantry with baking essentials and pack my fridge and freezer full of delicious holiday treats! This year, however; I’ve been doing the opposite. I’m on a …
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Simple ‘No-Wrap’ Gift Wrap
I love Christmas, I love buying {and receiving} gifts, I love wrapping gifts, and I especially love opening gifts!! Who’s with me? There have been years where I spend the better part of an evening wrapping all our gifts in brown parchment paper tied with raffia, wired ribbon, fun tags, and festive embellishments. The gifts look …
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Ten Quick Tips to Simplify the Holidays
Since we’re moving…and I’m just a little bit busy, I have a handful of amazing guest bloggers lined up for the next two weeks. They have tons of great information to share with you so read carefully!! Today, Theresa Finnigin of Ready Aim Organize is sharing a few quick tips to simplify your last-minute holiday plans. …
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