October 07, 2015
Declutter Week: The On Purpose
So we’ve talked about two common sources of clutter: paper and things that get left behind. There’s another category – things that we have there on purpose. Sometimes we go blind to things that we have placed on the surfaces in our home. A few years ago, the Nester introduced the idea of a month without accessories. What accessories count? I’m counting all things that set on surfaces, pillows, gee gaw, smalls, little junk What doesn’t count Lamps that we use daily, plants that need to be kept indoors and......
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October 08, 2015
Declutter Week: The Kitchen Pantry
Let’s talk about about another, more specialized area to think about that’s usually out of sight, out of mind: the kitchen pantry. I don’t know about you, but every time I delve into the pantry,...
October 09, 2015
Declutter Week: Your Schedule
So hopefully you’ve been making some progress this week on the surfaces of your home. Keep working on them if you have more to go, and let’s look at our schedules. Many times we “don’t have...
October 10, 2015
Lovely Links – Oct 10
(via Lovely Messes) Simple Line Patterns With Back Stitch | {Lovely Messes} I wish I had more time to work on embroidery. I love the simplicity and the sketch-like look. (Another #write31days series.) Make your...
October 11, 2015
In Other News – Kitchen Renovation Progress
True confession, with all my writing about how to reset your home, I’m still stuck in waiting mode. No resetting for me yet. Nothing is where it is supposed to be at the moment because...
October 12, 2015
Deep Cleaning: Master Bedroom
I talked yesterday about how I would normally start deep cleaning in the kitchen. But my kitchen is currently in a state of disarray and its contents are scattered into the living room, so I’m...