I love a beautiful Pinterest picture of color coded, chalkboard labeled cabinets and pantries, don’t you? Beauty, especially in the everyday, appeals to us all. You know what is MORE appealing though? A PRACTICAL and beautiful organized space. I’ve been working through Clean Mama’s Homekeeping Society & our November focus was the kitchen. My system […] Read more…
Organizing for Spring
***This article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It has been preprinted with permission.*** Every year, people all over the country start talking about spring cleaning. A holdover from when everyone used to heat with wood, people took advantage of the fact that they no longer need to use […] Read more…
Spring Brunches & Punches
***This article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It has been reprinted with permission.*** I love throwing a good brunch. Especially being pregnant, it really is the best time of day for me to entertain. I’m pretty much out of energy by dinner and eating late gives me heartburn. […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 21 – Gadgets}
Today’s Simplify Everything 2015 task is for those pesky unitaskers. I don’t know about you, but I detest unitaskers. I hate gadgets that only do one thing, like slice bananas, or eggs, or hull strawberries or crush garlic. Besides having only one purpose, they are usually a pain to clean. Any time you save […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 20 – Pantry}
Today’s topic COULD take all day, if you had the time and energy for it, but it doesn’t have to. Today’s task is to tackle the pantry. Not the whole pantry, but just a part of it. Is your kids snack shelf a disaster? Or maybe the breakfast shelf is in disarray? Has […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 19 – Pillows}
Today’s Simplify Everything task is one that is neglected in our home. Maybe it is in yours also. Today’s task is to simplify your pillows. Do you have guest beds? How are the pillows on your bed looking? The kids? Do you have too many throw pillows on your bed? What about […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 18 – Bath Linens}
Today’s Simplify Everything task around the house is to purge the bath linens. While I am still using the bath towels from when I moved out of my childhood home, I’ve acquired bath towels for the kids and still have beach towels and guest towels, too. Today, check your towel & wash cloth supply. […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 17 – Bed Linens}
Today’s task is to take care of our bed linens. I’m not sure about your family, but we have been moving and rearranging and selling beds around here like we are a furniture store. I know I have queen sized bedding floating around, but we no longer have the queen sized bed or the camper […] Read more…
“Decorating” Your Home for Lent
I am not usually on top of the whole decorating your home thing. I despise clutter and I hate trying to keep the little ones out of everything. BUT I have this corner shelf (my “mantle”) that our builder made in some wasted space by our stairs. Unfortunately, it’s proximity to the stairs makes it a clutter catcher for stuff […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 16 – Teacher Supplies}
Today is the day for you to go through your office supplies. We’ve done the kids school supplies and the art/craft supplies. Today it’s time for your office supplies. Go through your drawer, shelf or closet and purge your office supplies. Do you have more post its than you will ever use? Or notepads? Markers? […] Read more…