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How to Not Lose It During a Remodel

How to Not Lose It During a Remodel

May and June. Aside from Thanksgiving – New Years, May and June have got to be the busiest months of the year. Graduations, vacations, new jobs, DIY…

Help Your Husband Out: A Simple Way For Him To Stay Clean & Stylish

Help Your Husband Out: A Simple Way For Him To Stay Clean & Stylish

  Socks stuffed under the couch cushions. Pants peeking from under the bed. Dress shirts strewn across the floor.   Sniff, sniff. Is it clean? It’s certainly wrinkled….

Make Your Clothing & Towels Longer With This Simple Trick!

Make Your Clothing & Towels Longer With This Simple Trick!

First, outer, inner, last. Yes, that’s the method for multiplying binomials; it’s also the method for keeping your clothing and towels fresh and long lasting.   Whenever…

Product Review: The Beauty & Function of a Bamboo Cutlery Tray

Product Review: The Beauty & Function of a Bamboo Cutlery Tray

This Sunday I hosted Mother’s Day at my [small] apartment and there were many dishes that required multiple utensils—serving forks and spoons, regular silverware, spatulas, and knives….

10 Free Ways to Give Back to Mom on Mother’s Day

10 Free Ways to Give Back to Mom on Mother’s Day

It’s time to officially honor the woman who carried you in her womb for months, fed you and cleaned you, and somehow managed to “do it all”…

It’s Moving Day! Tips & Tricks to Save Your Sanity

It’s Moving Day! Tips & Tricks to Save Your Sanity

It’s spring and the tulips are blooming. That means it’s moving season! No matter how organized you think you are, you never truly realize how much stuff…

Letting Go of Letting Go: When to Not Organize

Letting Go of Letting Go: When to Not Organize

  If you’re a perfectionist, Type-A, hyper-organized person, staying organized and tidy can turn into an obsession. And obsessions can ruin relationships and lives.   Shocking Meaningfully…

Spring Break Minimalist Carry-On Wardrobe

Spring Break Minimalist Carry-On Wardrobe

Spring break is finally here (for Chicago Public Schools)! And with spring break comes traveling.   I love traveling, but I am not a fan of lugging…

From Drab to Fab: DIY Gold Vase

From Drab to Fab: DIY Gold Vase

  Tired of your plain glass vases? Want to go from drab to fab in 60 seconds? Krylon metallic gold spray paint can do the trick!  …

You Need To Organize Your Cell Phone: Here’s Why & How

You Need To Organize Your Cell Phone: Here’s Why & How

  Sometimes, we forget about decluttering out digital paperwork because it’s not visible. We don’t carry it around, it doesn’t collect dust, and with the right keyword,…

Free Wedding Checklist & Timeline Printables

Free Wedding Checklist & Timeline Printables

My wedding was perfect. Well, okay—it wasn’t perfect. It was nearly 100 degrees, there were swarms of mosquitoes surrounding the area, we ran out of wine and…

Brigit

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