Category: household management

In keeping with my declutter 2012 plan, please enjoy my before and afters for the Master Bathroom. It always takes longer than you think. I was able to purge some old makeup but not much else. I don’t have a lot of toiletries so they usually are used up before they expire. Under my husband’s side of the sink. Before After Under my side of the sink. I was able to get consolidate the items and remove a bin that I will be able to put to use in the kids bathroom or perhaps a kitchen drawer. Before After The

I am in love with my decluttered bedroom and closet. Last week I followed my getting organized 2012 and my master bedroom plans. I was able to clean out my night table, purge a ton of clothes (5 bags!!), wipe down my blinds, vacuum my drapes and dust my baseboards. I even got the items to donate out of the house. My bedroom looks fabulous! It wasn’t very exciting so I didn’t get any before or after photos. I wish I had taken photos of the bags I donated but I forgot. I’ll try to do better as I go

I fluctuate between sizes. In recent years due to pregnancies and post-birth weights I have held onto clothes that I might one day need or wear again. Since having two children my body has changed shape and what once fit me in a size does not flatter anymore. I also used to work in an office and needed suits. I now work out of my home as a home daycare provider. Needless to say, the suits of 7 years ago a) aren’t in style and b) don’t suit my current career choice. Today I went through all my clothes drawers

I am really enjoying the 2012 declutter calendar created by My Simpler Life. This new year brings forth my plan is to review finances and household management. The first month I’ll focus on decluttering. So far this week I have organized my knitting patterns, put my yarn for making charity blankets into a tote and moved them from our master bedroom closet to my craft room, cleared out my night table drawers (that was an unexpected hour-and-a-half cleaning!). I came across magazines since 2006 when my daughter was born. They are ones I am intending to read but needed a

We have finished 90% or our basement renovations. Need to add some baseboards and install the sink plus paint the stairwell and it will be done. Plus there’s the little finding-a-place-to-put-all-the-stuff-we-moved and de-cluttering part. Thankfully my friend is coming over tonight to help me organize and make decisions on what and how to get things out of the house. I am SO looking forward to this. My sister-in-law just got married this past summer. They are likely to start a family in the next few years so it makes sense to keep baby stuff for her. But where to store

It was supposed to be a simple dusting of the house. Just a regular bi-weekly run over of things. Until I realized there were a lot of things that were not in their “proper” place. This is how a 15 minute quick dusting job turned into a half-day project. Thankfully the children were happy to help deliver the items to their intended locations and the clutter-free main floor is peaceful once again. Do home items all of a sudden seem to clutter your home? How do you handle it? Are you proactive or is it just one day that you