January 9, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
The beginning of a new year always gets me in the mood to organize. The idea of clean and orderly are so appealing after the chaos that is the holiday season. Each January, I want to work through my house organizing everything from the kitchen cabinets to my make-up drawer. The only problem is that [...]
January 2, 2012 by Marci | No Comments
love this vintage art borrowed from The Vintage Housewife In the mood to de-clutter and get organized for 2012?? Click on over to Today’s Housewife where I’m sharing some tips to make the task a little less stressful.
November 2, 2011 by Marci | 6 Comments
Up until now, our winter hats, gloves and scarves were kept in a crate in the coat closet. Not the best system, but it worked for a time. It kept everything contained and it was easy for everyone to remember where to find and where to put all their winter accessories. I recently decided that [...]
August 9, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
No matter what time I go to bed, I have to read – at least for a little while. I usually have a couple books going on at the same time. Sometimes, I have a little crochet project going on as well. Instead of cluttering up my bedside table or just having a pile on [...]
August 1, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
I am not a garage saler, but once or twice a year the kids and I go “treasure hunting” at some neighborhood sales. Sometimes I find something. Other times, not so much. On our last treasure hunt I scored this……. Click over to Today’s Housewife and see!!
July 20, 2011 by Marci | 2 Comments
During the month of July, I am working my way through the house one room a week decluttering and re-organizing. I would like to be able to start school with everything in its place so we are not distracted from our learning. So far, we have finished my daughter’s room, the multipurpose room (homeschool/toy/tv) and [...]
July 13, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
I’m still working my way through our house. Cleaning and organizing one room at a time. Last week, I tackled the most challenging room – my daughter’s bedroom. It was such a success that I was excited to move on to other rooms! There’s nothing like success to breed motivation. This week, the kids and [...]
July 7, 2011 by Marci | 7 Comments
This month, we are slowly working our way through some rooms of the house that need some attention before the school year starts. We’ll be decluttering, throwing away and reorganizing. The kids rooms and the toy/school/tv room are first on my list. We decided to tackle my daughter’s room first. I knew it would be [...]
July 6, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
I’ve been looking for some creative ways to display photos. I want something beyond the typical frame. Join me over at The Creative Mama where I am sharing some of my inspirational finds. Now, I have too many ideas!!
July 4, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
Right now, it the height of cookout/grilling/outdoor living season. I love this time of year! We grill 3 to 4 nights a week and eat outside as much as we can. It seems a shame to have to come inside to eat on those warm summer evenings. I want to soak up as much summer [...]
April 27, 2011 by Marci | 4 Comments
Each Sunday evening, I plan my upcoming week. I plan our personal schedules, our homeschooling schedule and our weekly menu. To make life easier, I try and “double-dip” as much as possible. For instance, if we are running errands, we might take reading assignments to do in the car. Or, I might use going to [...]
