5 Ways to De-Clutter Your Closet
Posted by AGroup in Homemaking on Friday, March 11, 2011
Lent brings out the minimalist in me. Considering that we are a family of seven, this is a very good thing indeed. Though I abhor clutter, on any given busy day it’s much easier to create stacks, stuff closets and fill baskets then it is to take a hard look at our materials and rule on what must stay and what must go.
I suspect it will surprise exactly no one that there’s no corner of my home I find... READ MORE
Christmas Tree, Staying
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, January 20, 2011
“Tree? All gone?”
Blaise was confused this morning, pointing to the spot in our living room where our Christmas tree was standing until we took it down yesterday evening. He misses it, although he’s mollified by my promises that we’ll have another next year.
January 19th is our personal record for the latest we’ve left the Christmas decorations up. Usually we take them down after the Feast of the... READ MORE
Got Stuff?
Posted by AGroup in Homemaking on Friday, July 16, 2010
My family and I moved into a new home last week.
There are many, many ways in which this is a very good thing. But there is one tiny little way in which it is not, I’m afraid.
You see, our new (to us) home has no garage. For a family that has, in the past, made very good use of our garages (as storage facilities) this poses a wee bit of a problem. I have to admit, we have A LOT of stuff. We have a... READ MORE
Cleaning House
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Saturday, June 26, 2010
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Cleaning House, Making Home
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Saturday, June 05, 2010
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Our weekend forum is for discussing Homemaking.
Have a great craft idea? Want to share your favorite cleaning products? Have a super recipe to share? Want to ask a question or share a strategy for meal planning, family schedules, laundry techniques, or any other household dilemma? This is the place to do it.
Come on in and join the conversation!
40 Bags Hits a Snag
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Monday, March 29, 2010
Here we go with a bit more “moblogging” for you ... Danielle style.
Today I’m checking in from my local clothing donation spot where my 40 bags have been turned away for lack of space. And St. Vincent dePaul is closed.
Please don’t leave bags on the ground, the receptacle tells me. So what to do? Stuff them back into the rear of my van, I suppose, until I find a proper place for my way too many jackets, sweatshirts, and jeans.
How’s de-cluttering going for you these final days of Lent?
Still Cleaning
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I have decided that this will be my last week of participating in 40 Bags in 40 Days. It’s not that I don’t love this, because I absolutely do. In fact, that’s the problem—I think I love it a little too much.
The thing about cleaning and purging and getting organized is that you can be as relaxed or as obsessive as you want to be. And right now, in my hormonal state, I see no end in sight. I can do... READ MORE
Which Cleaning Method Works Best?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Hey, Bags Ladies!
Come back! I didn’t mean it like that!
I mean all you participants in the 40 Bags, 40 Days challenge.
I thought you might be interested in Ditching 800 Pounds of Clutter.
The author, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, realized her home hadn’t been seriously de-cluttered in two years and wondered if such a thing could be accomplished without taking time off from work.
So she divided her home into zones and tested three popular approaches (one of which is like the 40 bags method, which is what made me think of it).
Read her results at the link.
The Case for Trophies
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, March 05, 2010
As I soldier on in my journey towards 40 bags, I find myself back in the boys’ bedrooms, this time tackling bookcases.
What I noticed, as I surveyed the shelves, is that entire levels of the bookcases are taken up with trophies. Do you have this problem? If you have multiple children playing multiple sports (or even one sport for multiple seasons) it doesn’t take long to amass an impressive collection.... READ MORE
Clutter, Clutter Everywhere
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, March 01, 2010
So I started out the 40 Bags in 40 Days a little prideful (or maybe we could just call it “overly-confident”). Already in a frenzy of pre-partum nesting, I had been purging and decluttering everything in sight for weeks. What could possibly be left?
As it turns out, plenty.
I’ve hit a wall the last few days, having discovered a whole other set of closets and drawers that have long been neglected by... READ MORE
