Tiny Closet? No Problem! When we moved into our current home, we noticed that the bedroom closets were itty-bitty. Thankfully, we have an entire extra…
Everybody likes to be organized and everybody needs to be organized. But everybody’s idea of being organized is different. Some people like color-coded boxes and bins;…
What’s the deal with souvenirs? I’ve never understood the point of someone lugging back some bizarre ceramic toad or shark’s tooth or fertility vase to give to…
During my recent move, I donated a large box of kitchen goods—2 turners, 5 wooden spoons, 2 spatulas, a set of mixing bowls, wine glasses, etc.—and kept…
Again, before you decide that a home, apartment, car, anything isn’t worth it, remember how much a coat of paint or a bit of elbow grease can…
On January 1, 2016, I decided to go on a six month shopping ban. My goal was to not buy any clothes, shoes, jewelry, makeup, or accessories for…
Our budget was small. Tiny. Like, I have a garden gnome in the backyard, and our budget could have been the gnome’s overcoat it was so small….
The remodeling is done! Okay, that’s a lie. It’s not done. We still need to finish a few more things in the kitchen, tile the upstairs bathroom, and…
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….
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…