Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
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Many people have photos everywhere: they could be dumped into boxes, mounted in stacks of albums, still in unopened envelopes from the developer, strewn about in drawers or displayed in an ever-increasing array of picture frames. You would think that digital photos would be easy to manage, but often they are not. Some people print [...]
Cooking in bulk saves money and time Stock up your freezer by cooking twice as much of your favorite meals, and freeze half for another night. Dishes that freeze well include: pasta casseroles such as homemade macaroni and cheese, baked spaghetti casserole, or lasagna enchiladas desserts such as coffee cake, cookies, and pies soups vegetable [...]
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Organizing things that tend to spread out through the house 1. Loose change Designate a cup or jar to collect loose change around the house. I call it my tip jar since I seem to find money in the laundry and in the couch. 2. Store coupons Use a mailing envelope to hold all your [...]
Organize the contents The chances of something getting lost in the back of the freezer are greatly reduced when you organize like items together. It’s also easier to see what you have. Group items by categories on each shelf. For example: Breakfast items – such as sausage, bagels, waffles, and juice cans Vegetables/sides Meats Desserts/snacks [...]
Yard sales can be great fun for the entire family. You can get rid of the unwanted clutter in your house and bond over the experience of sharing an age-old institution. A successful yard sale leaves you with money in your pockets and nearly empty tables. Here are some great yard sale tips: Frequency: At [...]
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Cleaning out the refrigerator Are you avoiding this project? Are you growing a specimen worthy of an award-winning science project in the back? Rest assured it will take less than an hour to have a sparkling clean refrigerator again. Since my little one spilled a liquid-filled bowl of fruit all over mine, it was the [...]
Stock up on school supplies while they are cheap Purchase extra crayons, pens, glue sticks, pencils, paper, and other supplies that need to be restocked/replaced throughout the year. Organize the supplies Assign an area (drawer, container, or cabinet) to store the extra supplies. Make it easy for the kids to get what they need. I [...]
