Category: organize
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The 21-Day Challenge: Organize Your Whole Life in 3 Weeks!
Every January for the past three years, we gear up for a little “routine refresh,” if you will. We tackle all regularly used areas of our home and perform a purge and an organization tune up. While the 21-day challenge may seem intimidating, consider this: make it work for you. Don’t do an entire room…
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An organized craft cabinet
I bet you’re thinking, “Well, that picture doesn’t look very organized.” You’re right. That is the before picture. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me tell you how a sheet of pegboard, some bins and baskets, some lumber, and some spice racks totally changed my creative space. I keep my craft supplies in a…
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21-day organizing challenge: kitchen cabinet woes
My kitchen cabinets weren’t too shabby, since I’d just organized them last year. They were in need of a little attention, though. Our kitchen sink cabinet was looking a bit cluttered and crammed full. I took everything out of it and wiped it out. I then moved the stool, candle tarts and dish towels back…
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Simplify Saturday: How to live with less
We have been actively purging our home for a few weeks now. We’ve cleaned out closets, we’ve donated items, we’ve given things away and we’ve thrown away or repurposed other things. It’s easy to get rid of some things, but others, it’s more difficult. How do you decide what to purge and what to keep?…
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21-day challenge: a whole-house purge
Last week, I had spring break. While I wanted to get a lot of things accomplished, I also wanted to have some down time. I managed to get our garden plowed and some flowers planted. I also completed a whole house purge, where I went through our home room by room and got rid of…