Did you know that Decluttering Season starts NOW!?? Back in 2003, I started selling things on eBay. I had a sudden urge to GET RID of stuff that had been sitting around unused since my wedding in 1999. The urge hit immediately after Christmas. I thought it was just me. But now, since I'm officially a Cleaning/Organizing Blogger (through a … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!! Enjoy your time with your family! As always (if this time of year makes you think about spiritual matters), please feel free to email me anytime with questions about my faith in God. I'd love to share my hope with you. Note: My husband has comforted me by assuring me that the kid in the white shirt isn't almost as tall as … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Holiday Stains – a Guide
This is a little guide from my lovely friends at Maytag/Whirlpool. Last year, I personally met the experts in the Maytag labs who come up with this incredibly helpful stuff! Have a wonderful Christmas!! … [Read more...]
Last Minute Gifts for Kids to Make
I don't know about you, but I have this thing about my kids only receiving at Christmas. Money isn't totally in their realm of understanding yet, so I try (but don't always succeed) to have them make something to give as a gift to those who always give them gifts (grandparents, aunts and uncles). Time and effort? Those have more of an impact … [Read more...]
Digging Through the Donate Box
My Donate Box has been overflowing. I have no excuse. Most moments when this fact happens to enter my brain, I'm irritated with myself for not having called the lovely man with the van who will take it all away for me. But then there are those moments when the Queen of What-If Scenarios that lives within my head feels overly justified for … [Read more...]
Traditions Happen
This post contains an affiliate link to Elf, our favorite Christmas movie. Pre-kids, I wrote down ideas for family traditions that I wanted to do with my future-children. I have no idea where any of those scraps of paper are. And I barely remember what was written on them. Probably something about a fire and marshmallows and … [Read more...]
The One Year Test
When I moved to Thailand after college, part of our teacher in-service was a session on culture shock. It's a real thing, and most of us were pretty textbook in our experiences. One thing I remember was the statement that you can't truly adjust to a new place until you have been there for one year. After a full calendar year, you know what to … [Read more...]
015 Christmas and Clutter Podcast
Christmas is LESS THAN two weeks away!!!!! Posts mentioned within this podcast: My Christmas home tour from a few years ago (shows my Wizard of Oz collection) Elfis on the Shelf - Accepting What I Can't Handle Elf on the Shelf Ideas from Crystal and Comp Shopping Online with an All Cash Christmas Budget (A guest post I wrote … [Read more...]
The Like It Shelf and the Love It Shelf
Do you recognize that bench/bookshelf? The one I "got rid of" almost two years ago. I did remove it from its chronically-piled spot by the back door. It sat in the garage for a while, in my entryway for a while, and back in the garage. I had the idea to put it in my daughter's room. The main reason I don't love it in other spots is that it's … [Read more...]
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