Tag Archives: organizing

New Craft Room Space

I’d love to tell you I’ve been off training for a marathon or researching a cure for cancer, but my absence of late can simply be attributed to an abundance of volunteer commitments, Grandparents in town, and binge-watching House of Cards. … Continue reading

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Travel Medicine Bag

While I’m still unpacking from Spring Break, I’ll share some more hints. I promise I don’t pack the entire kitchen sink when I travel, but one of the things I do always pack is a small medicine bag when we travel. … Continue reading

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Things To Do Pre-Vacation

Today I’m going to share my Pre-Trip To Do List with you. You’re not remotely surprised I have a list for that, are you? Print a copy of your travel documents. I know we know live in a paperless world, … Continue reading

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Teen Airplane Bags

It’s almost Spring Break and that means we are off on an adventure! The Cuties are truly self-sufficient and amazing international travelers; they schlep their own bags, they entertain themselves in flight, and they manage their own gear. I do … Continue reading

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Treat Packaging Station

As a Mom I get asked to make treats for things like bake sales, team parties, birthday celebrations and more on a regular basis.  So much so that I keep supplies on hand rather than have to run out and … Continue reading

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Containers, Organizing and Labels, Oh My!

I’m pretty sure after close to five years with a Silhouette machine I’ve still only scratched the surface of what this baby can do.  But this week in my continued New Year, New Assessments of the Unpacking of the New Old … Continue reading

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More Kitchen Organizing Projects

We’ve hit the six month point in the New Old House, which means that we’ve lived with how we’ve unpacked our things long enough to see what’s worked and what needs a little tweaking and reorganizing. This weekend I tackled … Continue reading

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Manicure Station

Since the move back to America, I have been storing all of my manicure and pedicure supplies in a large bin.  OK, let’s be honest: “storing” implies there was some master plan of organization and this was really more of … Continue reading

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A Room for a Teenager

The trifecta of our last move, shuffling beds around in the new house, and our daughter becoming a teenager meant that we needed to start completely from scratch with decorating Big Cutie’s room. We worked together on a shared Pinterest board … Continue reading

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Nightstand Neatness

Let’s just get right to it. My nightstand is always a hot mess. If I’m honest with myself it’s a combination of being totally blind in the middle of the night when searching for something and shoving too much in there … Continue reading

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