It’s officially November, which means Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a bunch of other holiday festivities are just a few weeks away! It also means that you’ll probably end up baking…a lot! I love baking, but I don’t always have the time I need; so instead, I make double {or even triple} batches of our favorite foods. …
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The Season for Giving — 64 days and counting
I’ve been thinking a lot about clutter free gifts {again!} No, I’m not a scrooge and I don’t hate gifts — but I do hate all the needless clutter and overspending that seems to accompany every holiday season. Last year, Dave and I gave {and received} plenty of great gifts, but one thing we decided to give everyone …
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Food Preserving Resources
I’ve been in a major food preserving mode lately. Partially because I’m teaching a workshop on the subject in less than 24 hours, but also because the weather here in West Michigan is just screaming “Fall” — and fresh produce is aplenty! I’ll be the first to admit that food preserving CAN BE overwhelming. I’ve …
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Clutter-Free Gift Wrap — 90 Days and Counting
Don’t you just love looking through magazines and seeing gorgeous pictures of perfectly organized spaces like this amazing Gift Wrapping Station featured in Country Home Magazine?? Talk about eye candy! Photo: Country Living OK, so maybe your gift wrap isn’t so creatively organized — {but isn’t it lovely!} I suppose it wouldn’t be difficult to create a gift wrapping station …
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Holiday Cards — 98 Days and Counting
Planning Ahead — 99 Days and Counting
It’s day 2 of our Clutter-Free Holiday Countdown — are you excited? It’s Time to Start Planning: Are you tired of running around during the holiday season? Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays are so full of activities; it can be difficult to fit is all in. So even though you might think the holidays are …
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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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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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Keep your Children Clutter Free
Is your child’s bedroom a cluttered mess? Often, children’s bedrooms are messy — but it might not be entirely their fault. Kids can’t keep their rooms organized if they don’t have homes for their toys, clothes, craft supplies, and other treasures. That’s our job as grownups! We need to show them how to be organized, …
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