We're back to the How to Organize Your Home Series today....this week we're talking about what to do before you start organizing. Before you dig into this big job of organizing your home, here are a few tips to keep in mind to make the process much easier: 1. Gather several big boxes that you can use to sort items. I learned this great tip from Kathi Lipp, who talks about her 3 box, 2 Continue Reading

It felt so good to empty out my dresser drawers of old and outdated clothing yesterday, so I thought I would continue along with it today. (By the way, did I mention yesterday that as I went through my dresser drawers, I ended up finding 4 shirts that I had been looking for/forgotten about? I was so happy to find them...it was almost like I had gone shopping and brought some new stuff home! Continue Reading

So....I'm a few days behind (again!) in the Clutter-Busting Challenge. But getting rid of clutter is a big goal of mine, so I will just have to make it a higher priority next week. And maybe do some catching up over the weekend :) I decided to start going through some of my clothing, and weed out some of the things that I don't wear anymore. I began in my dresser today and found a few things to Continue Reading

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