One of these days we’re going to sell our house. It’s been on the market for 17 months so sometimes we give up hope. But in the back of our mind, we know that it will eventually sell. One of the things that I have been working on is organizing our life so we don’t…
Most people know this simple fact: “If you can’t find something easily, you won’t use it!” It’s not rocket science. It applies to the spices in our kitchen pantry as well as the extra toothbrush or deodorant in our bathroom closet. It also applies to coupons. I have used coupons for many years in varying…
If you’re like me, you have a box full of pictures randomly stored in a shoe box or plastic tub under your bed. There’s no way to enjoy these pictures because they are not organized. What started out in the early years of our marriage as a small box of pictures has multiplied into a…
Having a baby is an exciting time of life. Everything about pregnancy is new and exciting. Well, not everything. I can still remember looking for the closest trashcan every time I entered a room or carrying around a plastic bag for the inevitable morning sickness that never went away. But, there are many things about…
What do you do when you have too much stuff to fit in your small house or apartment? Sometimes you can just scale back on your posessions, but there are other times that you just need to find a way to streamline your stuff. I have been collecting small space organization ideas for a while…
Like many of you, I am in a nesting mood. I’m cleaning the clutter, dumping the recycled boxes out of the garage, tossing out expired medicine, cleaning out the refrigerator and downsizing the accumulated junk that has multiplied in the closets. So in 2013, I am ready to work with you and find ways to…
Decorating for the holidays and planning creative gifts does not have to cost a fortune. Sometimes the best memories are made when we look back at a simpler more basic time of life when a bowl of popcorn and cranberries were all the necessary ingredients needed to create a festive occasion. Last week while the…
It’s summertime. That means yard sales are everywhere. Wander around your neighborhood to find some cheap treasures to spruce up your home. A friend of mine is always finding odds and ends to brighten her home. Every time I pay her a visit and compliment something new in her home, she often replies, “Oh that?…
Finding the right furniture to fit into the theme of your home can be difficult if you are working on a set budget. There are many ways to find great furniture on the cheap, or low cost scale. If you are in search of cheap furniture for your home, a few tricks of the trade…