Tag: Organizing
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It is time to do Spring Cleaning…Again!
This time of year inspires many of us to want to deep clean our homes. That feeling can come from the transition that happens when we go from winter to spring and having longer hours of sun and warmer weather. In the winter, I know I feel like hibernating. In case you wondered where spring…
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Being Intentional
One of the goals I have is to be more intentional. More intentional with spending time with my family, and friends, and taking care of myself, and my home. Hopefully, you can find encouragement in these areas along with me. Being intentional is to have purpose, resolve, and not be in a hurry. Intentional about…
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3 Quick Tips To Keep a Small House In Order
Not having enough space in your home can be discouraging. I have lived in many living situations where I have had to get creative. Our current home definitely has its challenges, but I am very thankful for having a place to call home. To be honest, though, I would love to find a home with…
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Clean and Organize Your Porch and Entryway
I have always been enamored with houses that have a porch, which is one of the things I love about our cozy home. There is just enough room for a bench, my boxwood, and a planter I use for colorful flowers. Then there is the entryway. I am not as fond of this because there…
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Regaining Your Focus (Declutter your workspace and your mind)
During the past few months, writing has been difficult for me. I would try to write, but I couldn’t focus. I decided to hone in on what what was keeping me from being able to work on my blog. My first discovery was admitting my favorite spot to write in had turned into one big…
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Keeping Track of Memorable Moments
When my oldest son was two and a half, my parents came to visit us in our house in California. Alec was very excited to see them. He was at the age where he liked to repeat everything he heard. One day during their stay, my dad had a sinus headache, and my mom was…
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Helpful Ideas to Get You Through Your Homeschool Year
It is that time of year again when kids are starting a new school year. I am a homeschool mom who recently “retired” after teaching my three kids for sixteen years. Soon they will all be going off to college. I will miss homeschooling, but it wasn’t always easy. We had our ups and downs,…
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6 Tips for Organizing Clothes and Accessories
My room was messy a lot of the time growing up. Mostly there were clothes all over the place. When I was little, I loved getting clothes out and trying on different outfits, I just didn’t like putting them away when I was done. This carried over into my teen years. I would try to…
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Getting Your Kitchen in Order: Creative Storage Ideas
When Dan and I got married, as we put away gifts that we received from our wedding, we would go through items that he already had. Even back then, I loved to organize things and purge my house of stuff I do not use to simplify my life. So naturally, when I came across a…
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Tips for Organizing Your Belongings with Containers!
One of my favorite stores to visit is the Container Store. A fond memory I have is a date my husband, Dan, planned in downtown Portland, Oregon. We ate a tasty meal at PF Changs, explored Powells Bookstore, discovered an amazing chocolate cafe (I can’t recall the name) where I had drinking chocolate for the…
Oil and Shine 