Over the years, I’ve helped lots of busy moms organize their homes, offices, lives, schedules, purses, cars, closets, pantries, basements, garages, and pretty much anything else you can think of. I love working with them, I love seeing the progress we make, and I really love it when they are able to implement and tweak my suggestions to fit their own families and lives.
However, one question I’m asked over and over again is… How can we help our kids to stay organized?
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What Are Your Thoughts on Used Gifts?
I’ve been thinking a lot about gift-giving lately — and I want to know how YOU feel about giving and receiving gently used gifts. The holidays are right around the corner and used gifts are a great way to cut costs while still giving great gifts to everyone on your list.
I’m sharing my experiences with both giving AND receiving used gifts, but I’d love to know what you think too!
How to Clean a Gas Stove Top
I’ve been cooking a lot these past few months and have always found a reason NOT to clean our stove-top — either I didn’t have time, or I was just going to make another mess, or… you get the idea.
And while our current stove-top isn’t anything close to my “dream stove/oven”, it’s what we have for now. So even though it’s a huge pain to clean, I’m stuck with it!
Last week, I finally decided to bite the bullet and clean my filthy dirty stove!
Clothes Clutter: Organizing Kids Clothes
source: It’s officially the middle of August which means the start of a new school year is just a week or two away {I even know of a few schools who have started already!} And even though I’m not quite to the back-to-school stage of life yet, {we’re still dealing with little baby clothes} I’ve worked …
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Preserve Yard Tools by Keeping Them Clean
The following is written by Jakob Barry of Networx.com: Pictures of Andrea’s shed at her old house. Quality yard tools are necessary for getting the most out of the garden so doing whatever possible to extend their lives is essential. Proper storage is a good start but when considering what tools go through during regular usage, …
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Our Nursery Closet Reveal!
I was SO excited to participate in Apartment Guide’s “Smart Storage Solutions: Control the Clutter” Blogger Challenge over the past month, because it gave me another excuses to design and organize the smallest space in our house — the nursery closet! Not that I really needed a ton of motivation {it was really fun!} but it was definitely …
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My Summer Organizing Projects
Summer is in full swing, and depending on where you live, it might just be too hot to venture outside during the middle of the day. We’ve had several hot, humid, summer days already and the weather forecast shows several more to come over the next few weeks. So I’m taking advantage of my time …
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Craigslist 101: Do You Have the Time?
source: Last week I talked about how to buy successfully on Craigslist and how to sell successfully on Craigslist. Both buying and selling on Craigslist are great ways to save money and make money… But they also take TIME! Buying on Craigslist usually takes a lot more time and patience than simply ordering something from Amazon.com …
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Craigslist 101: How to Sell Successfully
Earlier this week, I posted a bunch of tips to help you BUY successfully on Craigslist… so if you’re looking to find a great deal, head on over there! However today, I’ll be talking about how to SELL successfully on Craigslist. source: Over the past 3 years, I have made thousands of dollars by selling …
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Craigslist 101: How to Buy Successfully
source: If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that I have a mini infatuation with Craigslist… it’s like the hugest on-line garage sale and I just LOVE it! I’ve found so many great deals and steals, and I’ve sold THOUSANDS of dollars worth of “stuff” over the last 3 years… …
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Our New Closet!!
This past week, while all my birthday giveaways were stealing the show; Dave and I were busy working on our house renovations. We crossed a TON of things off our to-do list and I can honestly say that we seem to be rounding the final corner and headed for home!!! I can not wait for …
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My Favorite Organizing Containers
It’s no secret that I LOVE organizing containers. If I weren’t so frugal, I would probably buy stacks and stacks of extra storage containers because I just love them that much! While I have an appreciation for nearly all organizing containers, I most definitely have certain “go-to” containers for different purposes around our house. And after years of …
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Worrying – It’s All Mental Clutter
source: Have you ever left for a vacation and spent the entire drive/flight worrying that you forgot to pack something? Have you ever been at work or at the store and worried if you remembered to lock the door, turn off the coffee pot, shut the garage door, turn off the lights, etc. etc. Have …
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Getting Ready for the Canning Season
Once June rolls around, my mind immediately starts thinking about canning and preserving all the many fruits and vegetables that will soon be available across West Michigan. My stockpile is running pretty low {the picture above is from last summer} so I’ll most likely be doing a good amount of canning this summer and fall — …
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Having a Baby on a Budget
source: Ever since I announced our “big news” a few weeks ago, I’ve been overwhelmed {in a good way} with comments, emails, facebook messages, tweets, snail mail, and even in-person advice as to what I should do, what I shouldn’t do, what I’ll definitely need, books to read, etc. etc. And for the most part, …
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Clutter Control and Summer Vacation
It’s the last week of May — which means school is ALMOST finished and summer break is ALMOST here. And that means you will be in charge of entertaining, occupying, and cleaning up after your children every. single. day. for the rest of the summer! You can do it! I have a bunch of really …
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Time-Saving Wallpaper Removal Tip
source: Over the past 5 years, I’ve had my fair share of experience removing wallpaper. So it’s probably safe to say I’ve tried just about every removal method out there…and am on the verge of being a “wallpaper removing expert”! In our first house, we {and when I say “we”, I really me “I”} removed …
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Organizing for Small Spaces – Our One-Room “Apartment”
Do you live in a small space? A one-bedroom apartment? Maybe a small condo — or even a loft? If so, I can totally relate to your feelings of frustration trying to organize a very small space! Over the past few months, we’ve been significantly renovating our dream house…which sounds SO romantic and fun, but …
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