Have you ever started to clean, organize, and declutter an area of your home, only to realize there were a bunch of things that needed to be brought to the basement, the garage, the trash, or another room? ….so you bring those items to the other room, and realize THAT room could use a little …
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Just Ask — Simple Ways To Save More
If you are anything like me, you are ALWAYS looking for ways to save a buck or two! Now days, it seem there are hundreds of resources out there to help you save money with coupons, rebates, and in-store deals…all of which are great ways to save. However, there are a bunch of other ways you …
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Don’t Shop! The Simple Secret to Saving Money
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 As you can probably imagine, the house is very outdated, so we have all sorts of fun renovations and projects planned…and we can’t …
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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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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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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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Moving Clutter
Earlier this week, I blogged a little bit about the start of our moving & packing process. Since I’m super busy right now, I’ve decided to just do a little each day to get us ready to move in about 4 weeks. Slowly but surely, we’ll be ready — I hope!! Honestly, who knew we …
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We’re Moving to Our Dream House!
Do you have a vision of THAT house you’ve always dreamed of living in? I do! — It’s a big, old farmhouse like this one. Do you have the image of your dream house so ingrained in your brain that you can’t get it out even if you try — really hard? I know the feeling. …
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Simple Ways to Prepare Your Home for Fall
It’s that time of year again… time to start preparing my home and garden for cold West Michigan winter. This is not necessarily something I look forward to — but it saves me lots of time the following spring when I want to get outside and start planting flowers. The whole process really isn’t THAT bad, …
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An Organized Entryway
Do you have an entryway that looks something like this? Is it a little crowded? Does it have 3 {or more} doors that all open into each other? Do you have limited storage space? Yup, I feel your pain! This is our back entry from our garage — the one we use oh, about 467 …
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Space-Saving Freezer Tip
I freeze a lot of food — especially this time of year when we have so many fresh fruits and veggies around. We do have an extra freezer in the garage, but it still seems like I need more space {or maybe just less stuff} Either way, I make the most of my freezer space by …
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Holiday Cards — 98 Days and Counting
Ten Tips for Using Craigslist
Have you ever purchased or sold anything on Craigslist? If not, let me fill you in on what you’re missing. It’s like the ultimate online garage sale! Here’s my latest purchase — just bought it today! A nearly new IKEA couch, slipcover and ottoman for $250. I have used Craigslist extensively for the past 2 years. I’ve purchase …
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Great Zucchini and Squash Recipes
I’ve been getting creative with zucchini and summer squash this week. Partially because there are so many great recipes out there — but mostly because we’ve been picking about 3 squash per plant {per day}!!! I’ve got a lot of squash on my hands {and on my counters, in my fridge, in the freezer, in the garden, …
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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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Baskets {My go-to Organizing Tool}
I often receive questions about the organizing tools I use in my home. While I don’t shop at one specific store, I do have one “go-to” tool that I love using whenever possible — baskets! Baskets are a great organizing tool because they come in so many shapes, sizes, colors (and prices)! I guarantee you can find …
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Love It or Lose It
Is it time for you to eliminate some of the clutter from your home and your life? You know it’s time to get more organized if… You can’t close your closet doors You open your cabinets and wonder what will fall out You don’t need to dust anymore — because all your surfaces are covered …
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