40 Weeks 1 Whole House: Week 27: Organizing Board Games, Video Games and Puzzles
Board Games This week, we are moving on to organizing board games, video games and puzzles. First, donate what you no longer use. In the Organize 365 Facebook group Krissy suggested donating the games...
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Perfecting my morning and evening routines is something I have been doing all of my life. I think this mostly stems from a desire to be as productive as I can be each day. I have been reading a lot...
View ArticleIf you give a Mom a day at home…
If you give a mom a day at home… If you give a mom a day at home she’ll make a HUGE list of a million things she’ll want to get accomplished. Before the kids head off to school, she’ll throw a...
View Articlethe ONE clip
Today I’m tackling the deluge of school papers. What do you do with all those notes, reminders and “special” event papers for the school year? I make “ONE clip.” I use ONE magnetic ONE clip for each...
View Article10 Ways to Outsource Your Household Tasks
Do you have more to do than time to do it? Here are 10 ways to outsource your household tasks. I am a wife, mother and business owner. Over the last 20 years, I have juggled those three commitments in...
View Article10 Weeks to Organizing Your Holiday Celebrations
Join me each Saturday as I spend the next 10 weeks organizing your holiday celebrations. I love being over 40. It was a rough 18 months to get to this place, but AHHHHHH what a breath of fresh air. In...
View ArticleSweetest Day
Hubby and I had our very first date on Sweetest Day 24 years ago. So, I wanted to recall for you a sweet conversation that we had last year. It was the end of a really long day and we were both...
View Article9 Weeks to Organizing Your Holiday Celebrations: Make A Plan
This week is pretty simple. Today, plan your holiday gift giving. Who you will buy gifts for, how much will you spend and where you will store the gifts? Who will you buy gifts for? Every year our “to...
View Article8 Weeks To The Holidays: Will You Send Cards?
Sending cards and making gifts from scratch are labors of love and TIME. Up until a few years ago, I hand made the 200 Christmas cards I sent out, and I loved every minute of it. However, today at...
View ArticleFood Pantry Organization ~ Client #2, Walk-in
This beautiful mama, {with 4 kiddos} wanted me to organize her pantry. I thought this would be a great time to try out my new VIRTUAL organization service. After taking measurements, she emailed me...
View Article7 Weeks To The Holidays: What Are You Going to Do?
Do you plan your holidays? or do they just “happen”? Each year I sit down at dinner and talk with my family to plan our holidays. Last night was one of the funnest nights of the year for me. Every year...
View Article6 Weeks To The Holidays: What Will You Eat?
What will you eat for the holidays? Now is the time to do a big shopping trip and stock up on all the goodies your family loves to eat over the holidays. The turkeys are on sale this week at Meijer,...
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I have been using Meijer as my one stop shop for over 15 years. I really like efficiency and dislike driving from store to store – even for a deal. This really hit home to me 14 years ago when we had...
View ArticlePreparing for Sub Zero Temperatures
I had a reader send me an email today… Since you grew up with more cold than I can imagine, I would be calm and a very happy and loyal reader if you offered me something more than just organizing...
View ArticleMy Financial Story
I’ve been talking a lot about wanting to pay off debt and starting to use cash, and I think it’s time that I step back and tell you our financial story. In the podcast about infertility and adoption,...
View Article40 Weeks 1 Whole House: Week 27: Organizing Board Games, Video Games and Puzzles
Board Games This week, we are moving on to organizing board games, video games and puzzles. First, donate what you no longer use. In the Organize 365 Facebook group Krissy suggested donating the games...
View ArticleHow to Create Morning and Evening Routines
Perfecting my morning and evening routines is something I have been doing all of my life. I think this mostly stems from a desire to be as productive as I can be each day. I have been reading a lot...
View Article40 Weeks 1 Whole House: Week 7 – Organizing Kids’ Clothes
Here are my BEST tips for buying, maintaining and organizing kids’ clothes. I have blogged a lot about this… on other blogs… so let’s start there: 5 Easy Ways to Organize a Boy’s Bedroom 5 Easy Ways...
View ArticleLittle Girl Bedroom Organization
We had a fun mother/daughter day of cleaning and organizing yesterday. Here are the steps I use for little girl bedroom organization. The first step in organizing is determining HOW you use space....
View Article5 Easy Ways to Organize a Girl’s Bedroom
Sugar and Spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of. Yes, and make-up and jewelry, and art projects and books, and clothes and… Does walking in your daughter’s room make you want...
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