Fall Organizing Tips

Autumn-harvestAutumn officially began a week ago. For most homeowners, this signals a shift from indoor organizing to outdoor organizing. Time to think about storage for garden supplies, grills, and patio furniture.

And along with the inevitable seasonal wardrobe change which will soon take place, the garage is a great place to start. Continue Reading

Contest Time Again!

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Get Back to Basics with Menu Planning

calendarWhen things start going a little bit crazy, the first thing I do is go back to basics.

Like when I feel overwhelmed with the business, I drag out one of my master to-do lists and start writing down everything.

In the same way, when if feels like things are too busy in my life at home, I get back to basics with a few things. I:

  1. write EVERYTHING down on our kitchen calendar
  2. clean my kitchen (I like a clean and uncluttered working space so this helps me feel centred; a friend of mine likes doing laundry – she is obviously crazy :)!!!) Continue Reading