According to the weather forecast, we’re meant to have a pretty good round of lake effect snow tomorrow. It is definitely winter here and with the onset of winter everyone starts to think about weatherproofing their homes. I’m lucky, my new home is only a couple years old and it was built well, so it [...]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been extremely busy and out of my normal routine. My house isn’t in order, my desk, my purse, my car - I could go on. When I am out of my normal routine of things I seem to be so unorganized that it leads to wasteful spending. Here [...]
In my living room, right next to my front door is a whiteboard, the markers are in a can on the bookcase right next to the board and the eraser is stuck to the top of the board with velcro. I have to admit that it does look a bit tacky at times but I [...]
Now that my series on gift-giving is over I was wondering what to write about next and then Shannon over at Rocks In My Dryer said that this week is a themed edition of Works-For-Me-Wednesday and it’s all about organized kitchens. That was all the inspiration I needed.
There are a lot of things that I’m [...]
This post will wrap up the series on Christmas and Birthday Shopping Early and I hope I’ve given you some ideas and helped to make the upcoming Holiday Season a little less stressful. I discovered a new resource when Simple Mom blogged about it sometime last month and with friends and family far away and [...]
Thank you to the Muse from Musings, Chocolate and Tea, our college student contributor, for this post.
I am a procrastinator extraordinaire. I hardly ever do anything before the last minute and rarely finish something in one go. I just can’t focus without a looming deadline. So, how do I ever get anything done? I procrastinate [...]
We all get bored with the look and feel of a room after so long and it just isn’t in the budget to redecorate. Here are a few ideas to making the most of your decorating budget.
Paint - A can of paint can change the look of a room. Be creative and try a different [...]
Are all of your important phone numbers saved in your cell phone memory? What happens if something happens to your phone and you loose all those numbers? Instant stress and frustration.
Make sure you have a copy of all those important phone numbers written down and filed away and be sure to keep the list updated [...]
On Tuesday I talked about my first round of Frugal Furnishing for my new house. The first round was the time when I bought the big ticket items, things I knew I were going to cost me some money. My washer and dryer were delivered on Tuesday. My sofa came this [...]
As I may have already mentioned here, I’m moving to a new condo in a week. One of the issues I’ve been facing is furnishing the new place. I have more room so I need some new things. Also, my current furniture is mostly hand me downs that I got from my [...]
