10 Tips to Create Space that You Never Knew You Had

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If you want to have this…. You’re going to have to find some of this…. It’s called space and it comes at a premium in most homes! While I totally prefer living in a smaller home, there is a continuous challenge to find extra storage space. The good news is that “living small” keeps me [...]

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What Does YOUR Refrigerator Say About YOU?

It’s the chore that has to be done once in a while…cleaning the outside of the refrigerator. As I took everything off of the frig in order to thoroughly clean it, I realized once again how much all of that clutter says about me.  Have you ever considered that?  Take a hard look on your [...]

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How to Clean Out a Cabinet

It’s just one of those recurring chores that must happen once in a while…..cleaning and organizing a cabinet. As someone who cooks a lot, it doesn’t take long for my spice and baking supply cabinets to look like a disaster.  I’ve stopped fighting it, frankly.  OCD and I parted ways a long time ago and [...]

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How to Get Things Done 15 Minutes at a Time

Most of my married life, I’ve been pregnant or nursing a baby. It’s difficult to get much of anything done during the child-bearing years.   Basic life essentials like nutrition and sleep become paramount priorities, as well they should. Many dreams, aspirations and hobbies are put on the back burner for another season, and that’s [...]

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The Pantry Challenge: Use Up What You Have

Since the holidays, I am realizing how much food I have in the freezers and pantry. What to do with all that surplus? Make a plan to eat it up! The surplus is a wonderful thing to have, that’s for sure.  I’ve discussed the benefits of having a well-stocked pantry so I won’t get into [...]

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How to Organize Your Pantry

The Tribe’s disorganized pantry Making the best use of the space we have is an important part of being a homemaker. I am blessed to have a wonderful pantry in our new home, but I haven’t always had a pantry.  We have lived in homes that might be considered small for our family’s size, yet I [...]

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Toy Organization Strategy

  I had been meaning to get around to it for months.  Time, energy, motivation and lack of solutions stood in my way of organizing the little kids toys in the family room.  I don’t know about your house, but toys and their pieces just multiply around here.  Drives me crazy.  I am forever picking up pieces [...]

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10 Ways to Deal with Your Stuff

(Picture from www.leapsandbounds.com) Getting organized.  There are countless websites and blogs that are geared to this subject.  Actually, there are chains of stores that are dedicated to getting us all organized, offering a mega-variety of cute and colorful plastic boxes in every shape and size, shelves with fancy drawers to match any room and even [...]

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I Can't Get it All Done…and I'm OK with it

A mom’s “To-Do List” can be a wonderful tool to keep organized and remember things that need to be done.  On the other hand, a mom’s “To-Do” list can be a nagging deterrent to feeling successful at the end of each day. I know for me, once errands/tasks get transferred from one week to the next week….then [...]

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The Gift of Order: Kid's Rooms

Restoring order to your teenager’s room

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