Thanks A Latte: Latte Art Makes a Great Gift!

latteartI am big coffee drinker, and love exploring new coffeehouses.  One of my favorite cafes would always mark my latte foam so that it looked like a shooting star. And while I realize that there was a good chance they do that for every customer, it never failed to make me feel like I was special. Of course, I just assumed that it was magic – but it turns out that everybody can learn to make artful lattes. I found How To Make Latte Art, and put an espresso machine on my wishlist this year! Continue Reading

5 Easy Tips for Organizing Your Media

CouchBeing the organized mom that I am we have to have our media collection organized and simple to use.
Universal Remote – When the babysitter comes over, does it take you twenty minutes to explain how to turn everything on? The best universal remote that I have found to get your remote clutter in order is Logitech’s Harmony Remote. Simplicity is the best thing about the Harmony Remote. You program it with your computer! Continue Reading

Control the Paper Clutter

paper2Does this picture look familiar? Or maybe all that paper is on your desk or kitchen counter tops? 🙂
I love my lists as much as the next paper-loving person! But all that paper piles up so quickly and judging from all the emails I get, I’m not the only one.
Guess what I do now?
I laminated my monthly and weekly lists, and I write on them with a dry erase marker so I can just re-use and re-use. You can use this tip for anything you use often, from travel checklists to master to-do lists to monthly event planning lists.
Read more paper-controlling ideas here.
How do you keep the paper under control?