I’m a Tad Forgetful I put items away for “safekeeping,” then cannot for the life of me find the items. I have walked around my home searching high and low for my sunglasses only to find that my sunglasses are perched…
Tag: organization
TV: From My Strange Addiction to Extreme Cheapskates
Felt blah this morning and watched a DVR’d Scandal, then moved on to My Strange Addiction with the lady with the 5-inch toe nails, the 15-inch finger nails, and the two body guards to keep pedestrians from stepping on her…
ORGANIZATION: A Clean Kid’s Bedroom Is a Myth, Right?!
4/3/2014: I would never publicly shame any of my children by posting photos to social media. I have threatened to remove all items from their rooms except for bed and bedding. I have never followed through on these threats, except…
The Finder of Lost Stuff
One of our family mottos is nothing is every lost…missing permanently…but never lost forever. I AM the finder of lost stuff. I usually find whatever it is that is missing in a place where someone (usually me) stashed it for…
5 Tips for Purging and Decluttering Your Home #organization #home
1. Examine Your Home My home is not small by any means. There are four bedrooms; a very large family room; a basement with laundry room, office, and storage room; and a two-car garage. When I built my home 20 years ago, all the…
Gift Guide: A Lil’ Holster for Your Shower
Disclosure: I was sent a Lil’ Holster Skinny in exchange for writing this post. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. My shower is a mess. The shower in the children’s bathroom is a mess, too. The shower caddies…
How To Do Laundry
I’m disorganized. I identify more with clutterers and hoarders than neatniks and Harriet Homemakers, but I love a clean room. BUT don’t love cleaning. AT. ALL. A room piled to the rafters with stuff gives me anxiety. I get twitchy when…
The Great Toy Decluttering #DonateStuffCreateJobs
If you walked around my home, you would think I was moving. I have boxes in my living room. Piles of clothes on couches, chairs, and the floor. Books are stacked everywhere. No, I’m not moving. I’m just in major…
Organizing the Toy Box, the Playroom, the Storage Room
Disclosure: I was sent a Bliss in a Box kit from Extra Space Storage to facilitate my review. My husband has not said a word about the piles, the stacks, or the mounds of stuff. These mounds are EVERYWHERE. Upstairs.…
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think…
…I can make it to the end-of-the-school year relatively unscathed. Today is the second to last day of school for all three children. Tomorrow is the last day. I can see the prize. I can practically bite that carrot hanging…
