It was a crazy week last week at our house, so I've been sort of hit-and-miss on the Clutter-Busting Challenge over at Money Saving Mom. Hopefully, this week will be a little more conducive to clutter control :) On Friday, I dug into the desk in the entry way of our house and found a whole lot of clutter waiting to be sorted. Here's some of the craziness that I got rid of: 4 (yes, FOUR) Continue Reading

I'm a bit late starting Money Saving Mom's Clutter-Busting Challenge, but I'm very excited about it! Despite my efforts to clean out closets and organize in 2012, this house still has too much clutter laying around. The essence of the challenge is to go through your home each weekday and find 7 items that you can throw out. That might not seem like a lot, but over the course of the month, that Continue Reading

I'm a bit behind (again) in the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series. It's just been that kind of week...you know how that goes, don't you? ;) I took a few minutes last night to work on the assignments for days 13 and 14, after I spent 45 minutes vacuuming my house. Yes, I timed myself and it took a full 45 minutes to vacuum everything. After the last 4 Weeks series earlier this year, I Continue Reading

It was another easy day for me in the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series...because I already did most of it last week! Our assignment for today was to clean our stove, oven and microwave. I actually ended up cleaning the oven last week in preparation for Thanksgiving. You see, we have a smoke detector right next to the entrance to the kitchen and it is SUPER sensitive. It has gone off Continue Reading

The 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series starts back up again today after its week-long Thanksgiving break. I'm glad to be up-and-at-em again today, even though it was SO hard to get out of my nice warm bed this morning. Today's assignment from Crystal was to do a quick pick-up of your house, and then clean and organize your silverware drawer.  Luckily, I had picked up the house last Continue Reading

  So it's Day 9 in the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series and I'm still not all caught up with all the tasks!  But I did get a big one crossed off the list today...the car :) We had a pretty busy morning today, so I didn't get around to the car until later in the afternoon.  It was about 40 degrees outside and my hands and feet were cold, but I was determined to get the vacuum out Continue Reading

I'm still trying to catch up with the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series over at Money Saving Mom!  I was able to get a few more things crossed off the list. but I'm not totally caught up. We've had some rain recently, so I haven't been able to vacuum out the car (although it needs it!) and I didn't get around to wiping the door handles or cleaning under the beds, but I'm hoping to this Continue Reading

Crystal over at Money Saving Mom is running her popular 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series during the month of November, and I'm excited to join her in preparing our homes for the holiday season! I'm a bit behind, thanks to the power outage we endured from Hurricane Sandy, as well as the changes going on with my blog, but I'm confident that I can get caught up pretty quickly.  I actually Continue Reading

Today is the last day in the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home series.  It's a little bittersweet for me....I'll miss looking forward to making some area of my home all clean and organized, but let's face it... I won't miss the actual cleaning!  ;) Organizing the medicine cupboard was today's assignment, and it took me all of 5 easy minutes.  Such a nice change after yesterday's grueling window Continue Reading