Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
Organize for ease How can you keep up with each child’s school information so that it is neat, organized, and easy to find? Folders Use folders with pockets (you don’t need the 3-prong type) to hold handbooks, school maps, newsletters, PTA memos, order forms, etc. Pick a different color folder per child. Teacher and class [...]
Door Hanger Great for kids’ rooms. Use it to store handheld electronics, shoes, brushes, scarfs, junky toys, and whatever else you can get off the floor and dresser. $8.00 at Walmart Tie holder Not only is this great for neatly hanging ties in the closet, use it store belts, too. $9.00 at Walmart Coupon Organizer [...]
Is there anything more frustrating than losing your keys? I religiously place my keys in the same spot when I walk in the door. I can’t remember the last time I lost them. I took great pride in my flawless record. That is until the day the unimaginable happened…I misplaced them. My kids found this [...]
Sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t cry. I stood in the doorway in disbelief at the mess before me. Half an hour earlier, I had left her happily playing “kitchen” in her room so that I could cook dinner. With my mouth hanging open in both shock and terror, I took it all [...]
Prevent clutter by working the following tasks into your daily routine until they become a habit. I’ve focused on the areas that will make the biggest “instant” improvement in five minutes or less. EARLY AM 1) Get a load of laundry started. If you have enough dirty clothes for a load, get them into the [...]
There is a conspiracy going on in my house that can be described with one word: Laundry. It is my personal goal to one day have all the laundry in the house both clean and put away. I realize this is an unrealistic goal for a mother of three, but a mom can dream, can’t [...]
After spending a couple of days reformatting my computer, I thought it was worth mentioning that computers do require some “spring cleaning” each year. You don’t have to go so far as reformatting, but there are a few things that even a non-technical user can do to keep a computer running well. Has your computer been [...]
When is the last time you went through your medicine cabinet and tossed out the expired items? Review the contents It’s a good idea to review your stock of medicines about twice a year and toss the ones that have expired or aren’t needed anymore. I have a shelf in my kitchen cabinet that is [...]
Having trouble finding the cord you need? What you are looking at is my cord “lost and found” box. It contains chargers, adapters, and other miscellaneous cords that I have no idea what device they go to, but I am too afraid to throw away. Funny? Maybe. Sad? Definitely! The problem prompted an easy solution to prevent any other cords from [...]
