Good Reads for Organizing

Head’s up! If you make a purchase through the Amazon links in this post, I do receive a small percentage of the sale. photo source I have found that reading an organizing or decluttering book is an ideal way to get me motivated to tackle the stuff in my home. I’m also inspired by new [...]

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January’s Good Cheap Eats

For those of you who read my food blog, Good Cheap Eats, you’re well aware that we’ve been undergoing a Pantry Challenge this past month. Having a well-stocked pantry and being able to “eat out of it” is a great way to save money and resources. This past month, I dedicated my energies toward stock [...]

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Dump or Donate?

As we gear up for Zone Defense, guest writer Kate offers some important suggestions for what to do with discards. Some can be donated, others need simply to be dumped. photo source Maintaining an organized and uncluttered home means that you must regularly assess your possessions, and frequently cull your belongings. Whether you’re clearing out [...]

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Eat Well and Spend Less in the New Year

Making food goals at the beginning of the year can set the right tone for how you shop, how you eat, and how you save your money in the coming months. About 9 months ago, the Eat Well, Spend Less girls got together to brainstorm ideas on how to feed our families healthy and delicious [...]

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18 Years Ago Today

Today is my husband’s birthday. We got engaged on this day eighteen years ago. Look! I think we were teenagers!* I find it amazing that my skin once looked so good. Thankfully, I’ve had much better hair days…. and hair decades since then, though. January 29, 1994 was a Saturday. Unbeknownst to me “Fish” had [...]

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Get Your Equipment Ready (Zone Defense)

Savvy athletes know that having the right equipment makes the game more fun to play. And so it is with home organization, you need the right equipment to do your job well. You are just itching to start cleaning your house, aren’t you? I’ve got a theme going here in case you haven’t noticed. On [...]

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6 Small Ways to Save Money (Frugal Friday)

Saving money is not a lost art. There are small things that you can do to save money without stressing yourself out. Money is like water sometimes. It can slip right through your fingers. And if you’re not careful, it spills out the sides of the container and is wasted. This week I propose six [...]

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Birthday Cake Round-Up Next Week!

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Join us next week when we share all kinds of creative birthday cake ideas, including a hockey cake. Next week for Ultimate Recipe Swap we’ll be sharing creative birthday cake ideas! So, get your cake posts ready. We’ve done this for, well, a long time now. I think this is the 8th swap. (We do [...]

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