Home Organization

Round Up Hats, Mittens and Scarves!

Look What I Found – Round Up Hats, Mittens and Scarves! At this point in the winter season, I’m totally tired of keeping track of my family’s extensive collection of hats, gloves, mittens and more! But an adorable solution is offered by Room Service Home: a well sized, metal storage bucket featuring a red cable... Read more »

Count Down to Christmas – What You Can Do Now!

Count Down to Christmas: Here’s What’s Going On At My House! In my house, Thanksgiving acts as a sort of gate – and only when it is over, can we walk on through to Christmas! So at the moment, I haven’t started decorating, writing cards or wrapping. It’s basically a decision driven by self preservation... Read more »

Clever Closet Organization for Kids

Look What I Found – Two Quick Closet Fixes for Kids! Two clever and useful closet organizers for children have just caught my attention! The first is the Closet Monkey, a set of six dividers designed to organize clothing by size in a baby’s closet. The dividers are colorful and feature cute animals, allowing parents... Read more »

Green Dimes – Easily Stop Unwanted Junk Mail!

Tip of the Week – Green Dimes! This earth friendly website provides the fabulous service of reducing the unwanted junk mail that pours into your mailbox each day, creating a win-win situation for you and the environment! A basic membership at Green Dimes is free (!), offering five years of junk mail protection and giving... Read more »

10 Easy Ways to Go Green!

Going “Light” Green! I just came across this new term – “light” green – and realized that it was the perfect phrase for me! Every form of media is replete with recommendations and admonitions about going “green” and on occasion I’ve been left feeling guilty and incapable of making the changes that are so strongly... Read more »

How to Repair Scratched DVDs and CDs

Tip of the Week – Repair Your Scratched DVDs and CDs! Over the years, my children have damaged dozens of CDs and DVDs, tossing them onto the floor of the car or the bottom of the storage cabinet, minus those protective cases! Figuring that the scratched discs were beyond repair, most ended up in the... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Organize Your Online Information!

Tip of the Week – Organize Your Online Information! I recently picked up a little item that I had been seeking for a long time – a spiral bound notebook specifically designed to record websites, usernames, passwords and notes. This online organizer is just like an address book, divided by letters of the alphabet and is... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Get Buttoned Up

Tip of the Week – Get Buttoned Up In our ongoing attempts to keep our busy lives organized, it’s great to find products that make this job easier! At getbuttonedup.com, two thoughtful and detail-oriented women have created the ultimate guides for breezing through some of life’s most challenging events! Moving.kit: Your Move Buttoned Up First,... Read more »

Home Organizing with Laundry Baskets!

Tip of the Week – Utilize Your Laundry Baskets! Every wash day, the primary purpose of your laundry baskets is sadly very clear! There’s sorting, folding and putting away to be finished so that you can do it all again next week! (or perhaps even tomorrow!) But, in my house, laundry baskets serve a wide... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Replacement Game Board Boxes!

Game Closet Make Over! With summer in full swing, many of us have a few extra minutes to tackle some organizational projects! One area in my house that is constantly in need of sorting and straightening are the cupboards where we store board games, puzzles and DVD’s. The messiness in this area is made worse... Read more »