Home Organization Tips

Did you end up with too much candy in your house after Halloween?  Are you afraid you are going to eat it all? One of my friends was asking me what we do with all of our candy afterwards and I thought it would be a great post to share. Here are some ideas for […]

I have always been a big fan of recipes from Real Simple magazine.  They require few ingredients, take little time, and are usually full of flavor.  Today I stumbled upon this great service they provide to help plan dinners each week.  For $10/yr or $6/6 months you get a weekly meal plan and grocery list emailed to you.

Did you ever wonder what happens to all of the old clothes they can’t sell at Goodwill? This article goes through the process from donation to recycling of the fabric.  Did you know that most clothes can be recycled?  If they aren’t they can leave a huge footprint in our landfills.  Think about this next

Meal planning and weekly planning is always top of mind for most families.  This article What the Healthiest People Do on Their Lunch Breaks outlines some great time management tips to prepare healthy meals throughout the week.  Many of us are chained to desks each day.  This article reminds all of us that it is good to

Healthy Lunches

As a parent myself, I know how draining the daily routine of balancing work and family can be each day.  The days when I am an all day stay-at-home mom can be even more tiring than the going work!  I really liked this article encouraging parents to take more time for themselves.  Parenting is an

The Modern Parenting Crisis

If you are like me, I am always researching and looking for the newest apps to make my life a little easier since I love using technology to organize data, thoughts and reduce paper.  This article 10 Apps to Organize Your Life gave a great outline and links to some of the popular ones.  There are apps

10 Apps to Organize Your Life

For all of you fans of the book by Marie Kondo “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing,”  I thought I would share this article on how to apply her methods to declutter your electronics like phones, tablets and computers : Get the link here – How to Kondo Your Phone.  Basically

Declutter Your Electronics

I loved this article in this month’s issue of Real Simple Magazine:  How to Live with A Messy Person.  Over the years I have heard from countless spouses and partners complaining about their significant other’s in ability to put items away or follow the organizational systems they are working s hard to implement in their homes.

I laughed when I read this article The 5 Secrets of People Whose Homes are Always Clean because I realized I already practice them all without thinking about it.  I wouldn’t say I have a spotless home, but I have found that we practice the difference between “tidy and clean.”  The principle is simple, people will perceive

One of the best ways to charge all of your gadgets and hide all of the cords and clutter that come with them is to find an empty drawer in your office,  entryway, or kitchen and create a charging station.  With some simple tools such as a drill and a power strip you can make