Posts Tagged ‘organization’
HDYDI: Pack for Summer Camp
Raise a flashlight if you’ve been to summer camp. Raise something alcoholic if you’ve ever packed your child for one. This summer, I packed both my boys for a one-week, “away from home” sports camp. Talk about an educational experience. I’ve been a camper, a counselor and now a parent to a camper. With that…
Read MoreHDYDI: Organize a Kids’ Keepsake Box
When I wrote about the massive closet overhaul we did on the girls’ closet, I mentioned a keepsake box I created for each of the kids, but I never gave you the skinny. When Jen over at iHeartOrganizing asked to feature my closet organizing project, I thought it was a great time to share a…
Read MoreHDYDI: Organizing Party Supplies
First, an important item of business: go enter that giveaway for an adorable Mary “softie” handcrafted by Saintly Silver! It’s no secret that I LOVE parties. Like, head over heels love them. During my 40 Bags for 40 Days Lent project, I found out just how “much” I loved them. Two trash bags and one recycle bag later,…
Read MoreHDYDI: Organize a Kids’ Closet
Sometimes I feel like organizing my children’s closets is a bit like shoveling snow. As soon as you clean it up, you look behind you and see more falling. Alas, after doing this five times over, I’ve come to realize the most important thing is this: have a system that is easy enough so your…
Read MoreHDYDI: Filing Important Papers
This is my PSA for the day: If you do not have a safe deposit box, get one! Why, you ask? Read on, my sweet followers. Back in 2001, I had just given birth to our first child and things were swimming along. That is, until one lovely Saturday afternoon, while we were home with…
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