After organizing and cleaning out our linen closet, I ended up with a few towels that weren't fit for donation. But I hate to add to the growing mountain of waste in our landfills. So I decided to use pieces of old cloth to make DIY reusable cleaning wipes. Wipes have grown in popularity because of their convenience -- and they really are convenient! I cut … [Read more...]
The horrible housewife: Supplies and basic duties
Yes, I am going into this fall organization and fall cleaning project as a "horrible housewife." But I did want to clear up a few things ;) I do have a clutter problem and I hate to organize. However, I don't actually hate "cleaning" and I am not such a horrible housewife that my house is filled with germs. This is my baseline--the starting point from which I want to … [Read more...]
The horrible housewife: the linen closet
I'm not a very good homemaker. I always prioritize spending quality time with my kids over decluttering and organizing. Always. I place a lot of value on making memories and keeping them. However, this month I am starting a fall organizing and fall cleaning project. It's one of the main reasons I started this blog. However, my lack of organization … [Read more...]
Kids Art Organization idea: Butterfly Art Display
My children are art fanatics. They have the artistic ability from the Hubs and also inherited my addiction to crafts. That being said, kids art organization is something that I always think about. I've written about how we organize and hide most of their art supplies. Not all of their art gets shoved into space bags neatly preserved in an air tight environment, some of … [Read more...]
Our Back to School Landing zone!
If you've been reading this blog awhile you are probably aware that I have organization issues. It even affects how I've filed the posts on my site. I am constantly researching to improve and learned about landing pages or landing zones recently. Apparently landing pages help organize a blog and bring search engine traffic to the right place. So I figured that a home … [Read more...]