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November 4, 2012

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 […]

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October 28, 2012

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 […]

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October 15, 2012

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 […]

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October 12, 2012

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 […]

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October 10, 2012

Home Office Organization: Before Pictures

I took these before pictures in June, and took my sweet time completing this organization project. Of course, I started in the midst of morning sickness and pregnancy-onset-insomnia, so I had my reasons to go slow. Really, though, organizing our homes isn’t a race. The whole point is to start and progress, so I started […]

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September 28, 2012

Errand Treasure Hunt

[pregnancy update: 23 weeks and it is a boy!!!!] The other day I was out running errands and I couldn’t help but notice all the moms running errands with kids in tow. This year all of my kids are at school, so I find myself very free to run here and there and everywhere. It […]

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September 18, 2012

Too Many Leftover Containers! & A Little Bit About Organizing Kitchen Cabinets

{See my full kitchen tour HERE.} Most of America seems to have a love-hate relationship with leftover containers – they love to buy them and hoard them, but hate finding a way of keeping them neat in their kitchen cabinets. When I asked on Facebook earlier this summer for problem areas my readers want me […]

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August 21, 2012

Back-to-School: Traditions and Organization Tips

Yesterday was the first day of school around here. This was a big milestone for our family. My three big girls are all in elementary school. Ally and Shelly started 1st grade and my baby girl Izzy started kindergarten. Last week the girls met their teacher’s and brought their school supplies to their classrooms. The […]

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