Encouraging your child to invest in the organizing process is so crucial. It means you aren’t in it alone, your children have officially enlisted as your helpers in keeping their spaces organized. When I organized my seven-year-old twins’ bedroom, I added bins to their closet to make cleaning up in their room super easy. While […]
Quit Your Free Thinking!
FREE is not a compelling reason to acquire something you do not need and will not use. I love saving money, but bringing things into my home I do not need does NOT save me money. Buying things with a coupon I wouldn’t have purchased otherwise is NOT saving me money. Purchasing excess stuff at […]
Storing Seasonal Decorations
One thing I’ve learned helping many different types of clients, is that everyone has a different comfort level with clutter. I think this directly relates to the amount of holiday and seasonal decorations you enjoy putting up in your home. I’ve learned my personal comfort level is about one bin of holiday decorations per holiday/season […]
Thanksgiving Menu & Recipes
Do you love turkey? I don’t, I just don’t. I do love Thanksgiving, because I love all that it represents and I love holidays in general (excuse to have extra fun with my family). I still cook a turkey for the other people who eat with me, but all the sides and pies are what […]
Seasonal Kids Wardrobe Change-Out
Among my circle of friends, one of the most commonly complained about homemaking duties is the dreaded “changing out of children’s wardrobes for the seasons.” What fits? What doesn’t fit? What to do with what they grow out of? What to hold for the next season? What to do with all the unwanted? What to do […]
Ritz Marshmallow Puff
Because you probably won’t eat enough candy this week, I want to share one of our Favorite Treats Ever. I will have my seven-year old Allison show how easy and quick these are to make. Save Print Ritz Marshmallow Puff Author: Mary Johanson – CreatingMarysHome Recipe type: Desert Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 2 mins Total […]
Uses For A Timer!
I love my timer! It is one of my most versatile household tools. Here are the uses I’ve found for a timer: Time-out: Rule of thumb is one minute per year old. I think if you’re a mom, that is how long of a nap you should get to take … one minute per year old […]
Home Office Organization: The Reveal
When I start a new project with my clients, I always ask what they want the room like when we’re done. I don’t believe it is a coincidence that all my clients want their home offices to be a simple, peaceful space with self-maintaining systems. Not so shockingly, that is what we want for our home office too. There are so […]