A shared kids’ room can be challenging to get organized. The key is to divide and conquer. It is best to work with each child separately. Any jointly owned possessions can be dealt with after the majority of the sorting and editing is done. Note the other child cannot be in the room! Their comments, …
What, in your pantry, can you donate to the food bank? With inflation and tough economic times, local food banks have been helping more people than they usually do. If you’ve been looking for something to motivate you to clean out your pantry, this might be the thing. Local food banks need donations and you …
Depending on your pantry/kitchen you might consider getting some organizing products to help use the space well. If you have built-in shelves that are too far apart or don’t use the vertical space effectively there are a couple of things you can try. Here are four ideas for optimizing your space: Stackable Shelf Rack or …
Organizing your desk and keeping it organized is something we all deal with. Here are some ideas for how to organize your desk, and common areas that people struggle with. Mail Go through the mail daily. The biggest hurdle to an organized desk is controlling what comes to it each day. Whether it’s mail, bills, …
Who else is rotating seasonal clothing from cold weather to warm weather? Even though we have at least two false springs here in Idaho we’ve already started the process. Young Children With my younger boys, I’ve gotten out the short sleeve shirts, but left all but the snow clothes in their drawers. We have washed …
There are so many wonderful tall water bottles, but there isn’t always a great way to store them. I like using these stackable water bottles and wine rack organizers. They do a great job holding the really tall water bottles and keeping everything from rolling around or falling over. Bottles If you have really deep drawers …
I was listening to Gretchin Rubin’s podcast “More Happier” episode 4, and they talked about how you shouldn’t be saving things forever. And if you’re saving something you might be wasting it. Think about china dishes. What are you saving them for? They were made to be used, not to sit in a cupboard. I …
There are many ways to deal with what comes into your home, but here are my favorite three ways to manage incoming stuff. And just so we’re all on the same page, we’re talking about wants, not needs here. 1. You can follow the “One in One Out” method. If you bring something into your …
In this digital age where everyone has many devices of all kinds, there needs to be a good way to organize Chromebooks. We have 5 Chromebooks in our house that need to be charged each night. Three of those need to go to school each day with their cords. We have a surge protector and …
This client’s pantry is tiny, ridiculously tiny. So they updated part of their garage to function as an overflow pantry. They took out the shelving unit that was there and built shelves. They did use some products like the rolling can holders for the cans they use the most often, but she didn’t need one …