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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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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We Got the Keys…!
It’s official — we FINALLY got the keys to our new home! Photo Credit: graur codrin I’ve been dreaming of this days for years and anxiously awaiting December 10 for several months now!! Yup, I’m just a little excited! And even though the realization that we FINALLY have our dream home is overwhelmingly exciting, there …
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Quick, Simple, Inexpensive, Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Are you short on time? Are you short on energy? Are you short on cash? Are you tired of standing in line after line after line….? OK, so you’re all raising your hands by now, right? I figured that with only 15 days until Christmas Day we might all be looking for a few quick, …
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My Favorite Sausage Stuffing
Although Thanksgiving has come and gone — our big Christmas dinner is still coming up in a few weeks and stuffing is a family favorite at this meal {or pretty much any other meal for that matter!} And THIS is my all-time favorite stuffing! I actually got the recipe from my dad who is an …
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My Holiday Round-Up!
It’s less than THREE WEEKS until Christmas Day! Can you believe it?? For the last 3 months, I have been running a “Clutter Free Holiday Countdown” featuring tips, tricks, tools, ideas, and resources to help YOU simplify, organize, de-stress, and de-clutter this busy time of year. If you haven’t been following along, you can read …
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Oh No! I’m a Collector {of dishes}
If I were ever a collector {which by nature I could NEVER be}…but, if I ever collected anything, it would be dishes! {p.s. If you are wondering why my silver cup is so dirty, don’t worry, I cleaned it!} I LOVE dishes! I don’t know why I love dishes…or when this infatuation started, but I have …
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Organize Your Holiday Receipts
How many gifts have you purchased this holiday season? I’m guessing some of you are already finished with your holiday shopping, while others don’t even realize that Christmas is only 25 days away! Wherever you fall in that spectrum, you are bound to end up with a pile of receipts that will probably turn into a …
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Holiday Decor {I Just Couldn’t Resist!}
It’s the day after Thanksgiving — a.k.a. Black Friday. Normally, I would spend this day shopping for great bargains or putting up Christmas decorations — often times I’d do both. However, this year, I told myself I would do NEITHER. Since we’re moving in just a few weeks, I figured there was absolutely no point …
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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Since we’re moving on Dec. 26, I won’t be doing much baking. However, I already have a freezer full of baked goods that should last us through every holiday party…and maybe even into the New Year {I can’t help it, I’m addicted to planning ahead and I have a vicious sweet tooth!} Of course I used …
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Moving Made Simple — Kind of!
Moving is hard work! Believe it or not, I’ve really NEVER moved before. I lived in the same house from birth until college; and even then, I was just 20 minutes away so I never really had to move. Then we got married and hardly had anything to move 🙂 So, even though I would …
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Holiday Treats + Free Printable Gift Tags
Today, I have the privilege of introducing you to one of my FAVORITE food bloggers; Brenda Score from a farmgirl’s dabbles! Not only is Brenda one of the nicest, sweetest, and friendliest women around; she also happens to be an AMAZING cook and food photographer. Plus she just makes everything look so simple — and I love …
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Quick and Simple FALL Cleaning
Yup, that’s right — it’s fall and I’m doing my spring cleaning and organizing! Now, I’m not talking about my “speed-cleaning-because-company-is-coming-over” cleaning. I’m talking about the “we’re-moving-and-we-need-to-clean-this-house-really-well” cleaning!! Oh, and if you’re wondering why I would “waste” my time cleaning a house that’s already sold, it’s because part of our selling agreement was that we could stay living in …
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Simple Tips to Stay Organized
In an effort to keep things REALLY simple today, I’ve listed Top Ten Simple Tips to Staying Organized. All of these “tips” should be pretty self explanatory…and if you really think about it, each task would only take you a minute or two to complete. However, if you let them all pile up for days or even weeks at …
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Clutter-Free Gifts for Kids
Guest post from Melanie of Unique Holiday Gift Ideas. Its hard enough for my children to keep their things neat all year long but when Christmas comes along, the pile of new things to find a place for can be overwhelming to say the least! For this reason, I greatly appreciate friends and relatives who choose …
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