Kitchen

Kitchen Command Centre

Kitchen Command Centre

In my dream house, I picture a large command centre in my kitchen complete with individual family message boards, baskets, a homework and bill paying station and a giant family calendar...colour coded of course!  I envy those who can achieve this level...

Basket-Case Mom got smart!

Last night I received a call from my Mom. I completely forgot that she sometimes reads my blogs and she, of course, read yesterdays blog in which I lovingly referred to her as a "basket-case" and said that I came from "a long line of crazy's". Oops. Sorry Mom.She took...

My Household Notebook

Before I actually had a Household Notebook of my own, I never really saw the need for one.  I'm not the type of person who uses a daily planner and that is exactly what I thought a Household Notebook was, a glorified planner for Moms with too much time on their...

Organizing Basics

I enjoying blogging, but trying to find the time is almost as hard as trying to come up with new organizing tips! I thought today I'd start at the beginning and talk about the basics.I have been listening to this audio book called "Getting Things Done" and the...

Sentimental Me :)

Sentimental Me 🙂

As I get older I find myself becoming surprisingly sentimental.I was never like this growing up, I suppose there are few kids who are, but I was almost anti-sentimental.  I kept nothing from my childhood or teenage years.  No favourite doll or diary or...

Taming your Paperwork

Organizing your paperwork is the most important organizing task in your home you should tackle. You should have a system that is super easy to use and one that works for your own personal organizing style.So here we go.Day Three: Let's make a plan to get your...

5 minutes a day keeps clutter away

So I know my last post was all about getting outside, but let's get real...it is way too hot out today! Instead I cranked the A/C and tried to find something to do in between reading stories, making food and wiping bums!I settled on blogging...I decided to post a...

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Don’t sweat the small stuff

In my home it is the little stuff that seems to create the biggest problems.  By "little stuff" I mean all those receipts, business cards, gift cards, invitations, lottery tickets, coupons and other scrap paper that add up to a big mess.  I am a hider, and...