While I don't really need another reason to validate my peanut butter consumption, I've found this tip to be a handy excuse to keep my favorite snack on hand!
When you've finished painting a room - pour out the last of the can of paint into a peanut butter jar, labeling the top and sides with the color info and room used in....
In my closet, I have a very important box. Depending on the time of year, it can range from completely empty to completely full. I love this box because it helps me in my quest to keep our home clutter-free. It's my Donation Box.
Right now, inside my donation box are:
Just in these past few weeks of the school year, I've sent home with my preschool students hundreds of paintings on oversized newsprint, drawings on dot matrix printer paper, and sculptures made of recyclables. Most children love to create. But what to do when all that art comes into the house?
First, as a preschool teacher,...
Do you have a pile of clothes on the floor or near your dresser that you've worn once but could wear again before washing?
Do those clothes lay in a pile for so long that they get all wrinkled? Are you tired of seeing a perpetual pile of not-quite-dirty clothes in your bedroom? Well, here is an idea for...
Hooray for Pinterest and Nic Ole showing me this simple cord storage solution!
Don't we all have a box of unused cords stored somewhere in our homes? And wouldn't this be a much nicer way to find what you need easily?
If you've got a ton of cords (as I do), then you could even have different boxes for caetgories of cords: Computer...
A crafty client of mine introduced me to a category of items in her home she referred to as “UFO’s.” The first time I heard her refer to these items I was understandably confused. Did she have an unusual bug that was flying in her home? Her home had always seemed clean to me… What on earth...
If you are in need of storage or bookshelves, consider using standard kitchen cabinets.
A client and I have been working to organize her craft space. I arrived one day to see two kitchen cabinets along a half-wall. The cabinets have doors to help conceal the items being...
Did you ever think there may be an alternative use for a toilet bowl brush other than scrubbing the toilet? There actually is!
The tight, coarse bristles on the brush work...
I confess that I've had to work hard at keeping track of my keys.
At home, they always go on the hook right inside the door. That's worked well for years. But I've had trouble keeping track of my keys when I'm not at home. Just put them in your purse, right? Well, I have this ginormous...
I recently met a family who has dozens and dozens of board games that they like to play with friends. The problem is that when they want to play, they can't remember what all their choices are.
So I suggested two things:
1. Keep all the board games together. Currently, the...
