The goal blocks I showed you last week have been the most help to me in this challenge so far. I leave them sitting right by my computer monitor and my rice jar that’s also to help me make my goals a priority. But just like my house, it’s so easy to take a look at my goals and say “everything looks ok, I think I’ll take a break”. Trust me, it gets me every time. Before I know it {Read More}
Always Be Looking Ahead for Future Needs – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
February 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Goal Blocks – Visual & Manipulative Tool – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
January 29, 2013 by 3 Comments
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Last Tuesday I shared with you my personal goals. The past two weeks I’ve accomplished a lot around the house, on my blogs and personally. Now, don’t get me wrong- I’ve had my bad days where I didn’t do too much, but overall I feel like I’ve done pretty good for me. I’ve also had plenty of time for playing games, visiting with friends and watching TV. Partly it’s because I’ve been more determined than ever before to do better. {Read More}
Goal Setting and 15 Minute Priorities – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Last week I challenged you to set some goals and devote at least 15-20 minutes daily towards those goals. Like the rice jar, if you wait until the end of the day, you’ll give up because it’s too hard to fit it in. But if you devote time to working on your goals early in the day you’ll find you still have plenty of time for all the other things you want to accomplish. You may be wondering why I {Read More}
4 Week Frugal Challenge – 15 Minute Priorities
January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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I run out of time every day, don’t you? Actually I don’t really run out of time, I just don’t prioritize my time. See what I mean here: The first 4 week challenge of 2013 is to set goals – whether it’s to make more effort to save money, to tackle some projects or to spend more time with your family- and to spend 15-20 minutes a day to make those goals a priority. You’ll be surprised at how much {Read More}
Tips for Quick Organizing
October 30, 2012 by
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When we need to tidy up the house in a hurry, we tend to use the laundry basket trick. You know what I’m talking about- stuffing everything that’s out of place into a basket or box and hide it away. While it’s a great temporary solution, it can easily become a recipe for disaster if the baskets/boxes and room they’ve been stashed in aren’t attended to regularly. Here are a few tips for quickly organizing and cleaning up those baskets {Read More}
Repurposed Items for a Closet Organizer
October 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
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While having a yard sale with a friend, I spied an entertainment center someone was selling. Of course not having a stereo we didn’t need a 3 piece entertainment center. What I did need – and was pondering- was shelving to organize my daughter’s closet. So for $10 we now have this 4.5 foot tall unit in Little One’s newly organized closet. Previously there were boxes/tubs all across the bottom with miscellaneous items perched atop. Something was falling out every {Read More}
Keep a Medical Records Folder for Your Children
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Keep all of your child’s medical records, prescription print offs and miscellaneous information from doctor appointments in a folder or binder. Carry it with you anytime you take your child for a well check or you have an appointment with a different doctor than normal. It will help you give the most accurate information to the doctors and save you from a lot of paper clutter induced headaches at home! When we were foster parents back in Arkansas, each foster {Read More}
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 41 of 2012
October 8, 2012 by
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As I sit down to write the menu for the week, I’m writing out my 4 weekly “to do” lists (personal tasks, blogging tasks, cleaning chores, less common maintenance cleaning tasks). It’s helping me to accomplish things that easily get pushed aside otherwise, even if I don’t get them all checked off! Hubby is back to work this week! He got a call late Friday afternoon that he would be heading back to the field bright and early today. {Read More}
How to Organize Kid’s Toys and Keep them Organized!
October 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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After our move to Texas when all of our “stuff” didn’t fit on the truck, we’ve been more aware of our clutter problem. While our house is by no means clutter free, it’s far better than it was 3 years ago. Our two biggest struggles are toys (big surprise) and papers/misc on the kitchen counter. (Yes, I’m intentionally omitting the current state of my office LOL) Little Turkey has the best closet situation in the house – 2 walk in {Read More}
Tips for Storing Items in Storage Units & Do You Really Need a Storage Unit?
August 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
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A few weeks ago I got to hear a professional organizer speak. Martha Dunlap is the owner of Divide and Conquer, a Tyler, TX organizing and estate sale business. I’ve taken an organizing class before, but I still learned some new things and I thought I’d share a few with you this summer. As promised here are some tips and thoughts on storage units. Martha recommends that you create aisles within your storage unit so that you can easily get to items {Read More}