The quickest way I’ve found for cleaning up a cluttered room is to dump anything that is out of place into tubs or baskets.  Sounds like more of a mess, I know.  I use two different containers- one for things that go upstairs and one for things that go downstairs.  Once I’ve “cleaned” my target area I then take the tubs/baskets and sit in the middle of the living room floor and watch TV while I sort by room.  I {Read More}

I mean, kept perfectly tidy all the time?  If you answered yes, then please share your secret with the rest of us. If not, then here is an idea that might save you some time and effort.  Time Saver Tip # 14 Invite all of your company close together instead of spread out over the month.  If you can arrange for all visitors to come during the same week, you can tidy up one time and strive to keep it {Read More}

As we enter the children phase of our lives it seems that it gets harder and harder to visit with friends.  A few years ago was a rough year (well it seems really easy in comparison to this one, but it was terrible that year).  I was working full time with a baby at home and Hubby was frequently gone out of town for work.  I taught Kindergarten so I desperately needed some adult time, but it was getting harder {Read More}

Here are a few tips to help you carve out some time for reading in your day and to make the most of the time you do have for reading. Take a magazine or book with you and be one of the “early moms” who sits in the pick up line well before dismissal time.   Get a book on tape/CD/online download so that you can listen while driving or doing chores at home.   Read while waiting for appointments Read your {Read More}

I never could either. I would scan my blogs every day, making note in my head of deals I wanted to go get. When it was time to sit down and make my list I had to go to each blog I frequent and do keyword searches to find the deals I remembered. The lost time almost made it not worth the effort. Here’s what I do now: I keep a word document called “shopping list” on my desktop. It’s {Read More}

And no, I don’t mean shelling out big bucks to have your house professionally cleaned (don’t we all wish we could). I mean cleaning during the commercials while you watch TV. Did you know that those commercial breaks last anywhere from 1 – 2 mins for a tv show and up to 5 minutes for a movie? That’s a lot of cleaning time when you add it up. Tidy the room you’re watching in and pick one small thing at {Read More}

Here are some tips for saving time doing your laundry at home. Instead of doing a load of laundry every day or other day, save up and do 3 or 4 loads in one day. Then set aside the day with nothing else on your agenda. Bring all the laundry to your living room and sort while you watch a movie. While the wash is running, sit back and relax, (or treat stains) while watching more of your movie. It {Read More}