School is just just around the corner — which means school lunches are back — again. Packing homemade lunches for your children can get old. real. fast. especially if they are picky eaters! However, homemade lunches are totally worth it as they will ultimately save you lots of: Time: packing lunches the night before will …
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Little Ways I Save Time
I’m a very busy person. However, I choose my “busyness” because I LOVE busyness! I love trying to fit everything into my already tight schedule. I love getting involved with lots of different groups, trying new things, and growing my abilities. I love being productive and crossing off my to-do list. I even love the exhaustion …
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Natural vs. Organic — What’s the Difference?
“Natural” and “organic” are two words we see nearly everywhere we go now days. Whether you’re at the grocery store, your favorite resturant, a department store, or even a hardware store; these two words are bound to show up. However, the terms “natural” and “organic” are not interchangeable. Much to my surprise, the terms “natural”, …
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Greek Orzo
Looking for another simple, delicious way to use up your fresh garden produce? Me too! Last week, I made an excellent vegetable stir-fry. This week, I tried Greek Orzo; it was a big hit. I served it with grilled chicken and cheesy garlic bread (so I didn’t even have to turn the oven on!) Ingredients …
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Saturday Stumbles: Design Inspiration
This week was one crazy week! On top of doing everything I normally do each week {which is already a lot}, I decided that it was time to redecorate our living room and our office. It’s been 4 years now and I keep pushing it off in hopes that we might move out of our suburban ranch …
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Pack-rat, Perfectionist, or Procrastinator
I’ve worked with a lot of people and pitched a lot of clutter over the past few years; it’s been a blast! However, it can be challenging to help so many different people find the best way to organize and manage their space; especially since their “P tendencies” always seem to get in the way. …
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The ABCD’s of Money Management {For Kids}
How often do you talk to your children about finances…and I don’t mean casual statements like, “we can’t afford that”? Statistics show that 75% of adults say it’s important to educate children about finances, but only 36% of them do so! I know my parents did a great job of teaching and explaining the basic …
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My Shed {Frugal and Functional}
When we bought our house over 4 years ago, my dad promised to build us a shed “someday”. Well, someday happened last Fall. He finally had the time to build it and I got to customize it! I still have a ways to go with the outside, but the inside is super organized! I wanted …
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Free Printable Jam Tags
You know how much I love to can jam…any kind of jam…right? Well, I do! I also love to give jam {and other foods I preserve} as fun gifts for Christmas, birthdays, teacher appreciation, etc. When I give canned food as gifts, I like to pair it with homemade bread, pita chips, crackers, etc. and use fabric …
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I’m Purging!
I’ve been in the mood to purge lately. Maybe it’s because Fall is right around the corner and we’re getting ready for back-to-school. Or maybe it’s because yesterday, I posted a reader tip — Save Time; Donate Now — and it really got me thinking about how many items I wanted to purge. Or maybe …
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Simple Silver-Shining Solutions
Do you have tarnished, grubby-looking silver pieces hiding in drawers, closets, ceder chests, and other areas of your home? If you’re like most people, you rarely ever use your good silver because of all the work involved in polishing it, right? I have a few pieces of silver but I always felt the like the time and …
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Chicken Vegetable Stir-Fry
Our garden has been mass producing the last few weeks! We are finally starting to reap the benifits of all the work we’ve put into planting, weeding, and watering over the last several months. It’s exciting, but also a bit overwhelming — because now I have to come up with ways to use all the …
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Top 10 Ways to Reduce Clutter
Over the past 3 years, I’ve worked with a variety of people — myself included — who struggle to keep their homes clean and organized {see you’re not the only one!} Many of them simply want to lighten their load and reduce the amount of clutter that drags them down each day. Can you relate? …
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Create A Holiday Planner
I know, it’s only August, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead towards the upcoming holiday season. OK, well maybe it is a little early…but the Fall always seems to fly by so quickly, I usually wish I had started earlier. So learn from my mistakes and start now! One organizing tool that …
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Go Paperless
source We are a society of digital technology. So you would think, with all our technology, we could also figure out a way to be a paper-free society — right? I like to think that we are a paper-free house, but unfortunately that’s not always true! Even though I would say I’m pretty ruthless when …
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Free Christmas Cash
I can’t believe it’s August. Did I miss something — like half the summer? By now, you are probably stocking up on school supplies and gearing up for the start of a new school year! However, you know that once the kids go back to school, the holidays {and holiday shopping} are right around the corner. I’ll …
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How to Fold a Fitted Sheet
Whenever I wash my sheets or organize my linen closet, I remember the time I watched Martha Stewart demonstrate how to fold fitted sheets on live TV. I thought it was silly at the time, but I soon realized fitted sheets were problematic for many people, including many of my clients. The whole process is very simple, …
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Cheesy Garlic Bread
You’ve heard of high-maintenance families, high-profile families, and high-income families. Right? Well, we are what you might call a “high carb” family — we love all varieties of bread. Add a little garlic, some butter, a bunch of cheese, and throw it under the broiler…and we’re even happier. NOTE: If you’re on a low carb …
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