This week's goal was to clean and organize the dining room, thanks to A Bowl Full of Lemons. I love being challenged by someone else to continue to tackle my home organization and cleaning. It also helped because my children had overtaken the dining room as a playroom for the past few weeks. ... Read More
Kids’ Bath – Organized
We have a very ugly room in our home (hopefully it is the only one) and that happens to be our Kids' Bathroom. We have not touched it with regard to serious home improvement - ever. The few very small changes that we have made over the past eight years have only included: replacing the toilet, ... Read More
Organizing a Kitchen Pantry Closet
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home. And, I say the pantry is the heart of the kitchen. While we would actually love to redo our entire kitchen from top to bottom and do away with this large and deep closet a.k.a. pantry. We are not in the position to do that for a variety of ... Read More
Despereaux Soup
My sweet daughter Ainsley wanted to make Despereaux Soup (based on the movie). I found a great recipe over here. Ainsley has been planning and cooking dinners for us one night a week. She is a great cook and baker! I love having the help and I love seeing her develop a new talent for cooking, ... Read More
Organized Linen Closet
It's time to tackle and tidy the Linen Closet! I am happy to report that I accomplished my goal. Let's take a look shall we? Out of sight, out of mind... Here are the results, that just make me so happy! Right Side Left Side The purpose of our Linen Closet is to hold ... Read More
Holiday Storage Organized
Do you ever stop and say, "Oh no I haven't decorated for __________ (fill in the holiday) yet.... It seems every time I go shopping there are more and more holiday decorations for sale and usually sooner and sooner too! Talk about pressure! I don't remember my mom ever ... Read More
His and Hers Closet Organization
We have been in our current home for over eight years, and one of my favorite spaces, is our Master Bedroom Closet. I love that we are able to fit all of our clothes in here, we can go in and shut the door if we want - not that we do, and there is a laundry chute drop in the closet! The only ... Read More
Menu Planning
Do you struggle with menu planning? Well, I believe menu planning is important! Here's the deal, the main problem with dinner is that it comes every night. I've never had it happen where we all forget to eat dinner, or it's eight o'clock the next morning and someone says...hey, we never had dinner ... Read More
How to Accomplish Laundry Duty
Do you feel stuck with how to accomplish laundry duty? When it comes to my laundry system I have been doing it the same way for almost 15 years. How boring, but hey it works for me! I am pretty sure my mom did and does it the same way, which is where I got the idea in the first place. Typically I ... Read More
Organizing Playrooms
Here is part two of organizing playrooms (aka bedrooms that also need to have all.the.toys.) I am working through my September purge. You can read about my purging passion over here, and hopefully get motivated to start doing some purging yourself! If you didn't read the first post in this series of ... Read More