Home Management

Taming Magazine Clutter

April 20, 2010

I truly believed that I didn’t have a problem with magazine clutter.  We really do not receive very many, and if you were to glance around my home–you would only find a few.  Last week construction began on our home and we are slowly beginning to pack up our rooms to make the remodeling part [...]

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Spring Cleaning: Hall Closet

April 7, 2010

Our Hall Closet is a problem area for us. I think one of the biggest problems is that I don’t really have a separate office space, so I find myself cramming my office stuff into the hall closet with everything else a hall closet holds.  Pair that with a husband who has a coat fetish [...]

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Personalized Kids Laundry Baskets

March 29, 2010

I’m just going to come right out and admit it–I absolutely abhor putting laundry away.  I don’t mind washing laundry or folding it for that matter.  Just please do not ask me to put it away. In an effort to ease this problem, as well as getting the kids to help around the house more, [...]

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Productivity Tool

February 23, 2010

As the mother of 3 very noisy, yet lovely children, I cherish silence.  I have a few hours every day where all 3 kids are at school.  I’ve been known to come home from dropping my youngest off, and only turning on one light.  It’s peaceful.  Relaxing. It’s heaven-like. But that is the problem.  I’ve [...]

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2010 Goals Update

February 18, 2010

It has been waaayyyy too long since I have checked on the progress of my 2010 Goals.  Life has been crazy busy around here, and I just haven’ t thought a whole lot about it.  But, it’s time!  The whole purpose of me setting these goals and posting about them, was so that I would [...]

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Home Management Binder: Various Sections

October 8, 2009

The next three sections in my binder are pretty easy ones, but are still essential. In the School section I keep the kids’ special class schedules so I can remember when they need to wear tennis shoes, or bring their library books. In addition to those lists I keep any study guides, field trip information, [...]

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Home Management Binder: Finances Section

September 25, 2009

Making sure your finances are in order is one of the keys to running your home smoothly. Having said this, I must admit that this section almost didn’t make it into my Home Management Binder. Here’s why; Initially, I was going to use my binder as a go-to for any and every one that may [...]

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Home Management Binder: Menu Planning/Master Grocery List

September 18, 2009

What would be a Home Management Binder without a Menu Planning section? Check out this post for some Menu Planning tips and tricks if you are still new to the game. This section is still a work in progress. My goal when it is finished is to have a complete Master Grocery List, and a [...]

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Home Management Binder: Cleaning Lists

September 9, 2009

A clean home is an incredibly inviting, welcoming place to be, although at times it can be daunting to clean it all. In addition to it being daunting, all the tasks are oftentimes hard to remember. I’ve often found myself lost and confused as to what needed to be done daily, weekly, monthly and even [...]

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Home Management Binder

September 1, 2009

Fall is just around the corner, and so is the busyness that school and multiple holidays bring. The only possible way I can keep my sanity, is to be somewhat organized. Last year I only had 2 children in school, and neither one of them played sports until the Spring, so I was able to [...]

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