Don’t be fooled into buying a big toy box for your little ones…smaller, manageable containers are so much easier for children to handle. Large toy boxes are just a dumping ground for all things large and small and make it impossible to find anything. Invest in some small, medium and larger Canvas or Rubbermaid type [...]
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Tuesday Tips – Top 5 Grocery Tips
This week’s posts focus on organizing your food: menu planning, food storage, grocery shopping, and grocery habits. If you have been following my posts, you will know that I like to keep things simple These are my top five tips: Plan ahead! If you are the organized type, make up meal plans (see Monday’s Guest [...]
Tuesday Tip – New Year’s Resolution For Your Freezer
January and time to take stock in your kitchen! I call it the “No Spend Month” and it all started with a friend’s freezer that was so full one January, that rather than find the ground beef she was looking for and knew was there, she made a trip to the store!! So it’s easy, [...]
App review: The Christmas List
APPS - so many, so little time! But let’s concentrate on ones that can help keep us organized. My latest find and handy helper “The Christmas List” App, is available free. Each year I seem to crumble under the pressure of buying so many gifts for so many people and losing track of how much I have [...]
Tuesday Tip: Linens there are easier ways.
There are different thoughts on organizing Linens. Decide on how many sets of sheets that you want for each bed. The rule of thumb is usually three sets of sheets for each bed, one for the bed, one for the laundry and one for the linen closet. This usually works well in most households. Where [...]
Tuesday Tip: Reading Magazines
If you subscribe to printed magazines, take them with you when you travel, as the magazine that you receive in the mail is less expensive than the one that you will buy from the newsstand or shelf. When you are finished with the magazine you can recycle it and lighten your load.
Tuesday Tip: Another Great Use for Magazines
Many of us in busy households use slipcovers to cover pieces of furniture. The slipcover gives a piece of furniture a new look, can be of many different textures, and if you like you can change it up with the seasons. One drawback is right in the name “slipcover” – they tend to slip and [...]
Tuesday Tip: Think of under your sink as the top of your desk
To keep the area under your kitchen sink uncluttered, avoid using it for long-term storage. You don’t need three huge bottles of dishwasher detergent nearby, when you only require one on a daily basis. This is all you really need under your sink: Container of dishwasher detergent (preferably phosphate free) Bottle of dishwashing soap. A [...]
Tuesday Tips Small office, home office
This is Small Business Week! As small business owners, most of us work from small offices or even home offices. To make the most of your space, think vertical! As you can see from the photos, if you mount your files to the wall behind the door, they take up very little space and make [...]
Tuesday Tip – Organizing Magazines
Magazines are great to have around. Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours to relax, you can browse photos and recipes, or read entire articles. But if you’re not careful, your stacks of magazines can quickly pile up and add clutter to your home. Here are a few ways you can keep [...]
