I’ve been a busy busy girl these last couple of days. Every year before Christmas I like to do a massive purge of all three kid’s rooms. I get the two big kids (12 and 10) set up in each of their rooms concentrating on one area at a time. I then move between the [...]
Last week I hosted a Ladies Fondue Party. It was informal, simple and fun, fun, fun. Nothing says simple like inviting guests over to dinner and asking them to cook their own food….my kind of entertaining! :) My friend Sandy over at Reluctant Entertainer has been such an inspiration to me over the last couple [...]
When the going gets tough, I get organizing. It’s what I do to zone out and not think about anything else. It works amazingly well. The payoff at the end is awesome and it helps me to feel more in control when things around me might not necessarily be so. I’ve been wanting to tackle [...]
I’m not a fan of the cleaning. Organizing, yes. Cleaning, not so much. Thankfully the organizing lends itself to less cleaning. Here are eight steps I follow to keep my clutter and cleaning to a minimum resulting in more time for the things that really matter. 1. No shoes in the house by anyone ever [...]
Look at this poor basket. If you listen closely, get closer, even closer. You’ll hear it saying, “help me, please, I beg you, I’m drowning in spices and I can’t hold on”. So very sad. I couldn’t just stand there and do nothing. “Hang on my friend, help is on the way!” I found this poor neglected site (seriously [...]
My friend Laurie from the great site Tip Junkie just underwent back surgery on Thursday so to help her out while she recovers I’m guest posting over there today. My post is all about using the PROCESS steps I created to help you with organizing your child’s room and even more importantly teach you how [...]
I go walking with a girlfriend a few mornings a week. We move at a good pace and about half way through we start our journey up a pretty impressive hill. The sidewalk looms ahead of us and doesn’t appear to end. My heart sinks in despair and I begin to drag my feet. As [...]
Have you ever noticed how the more you have to do, the less you do? I’ve been so busy lately with year end school activities that my house looks like a bomb went off. Really. The more overwhelmed I get the more Scrabble on Facebook I just want to sit and play. Seriously, it’s like [...]
