July 18th, 2008
As I shared earlier this week, we made $2953 at our yard sale last weekend. Prior to that, the most we had ever made was $580. I can’t guarantee that you’ll do as well as we have, but here are some tips to help you get started.
1) Go through closets, dressers, toys, cupboards, cabinets, bookcases, etc before […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
July 10th, 2008
Welcome back to Thursday Cleaning Challenge. Sorry we took a few weeks off. So today, I want to challenge you to get a hold of all that clutter in the toy box. Go through the toys and if you haven’t seen your kids playing with the toy for a month, then put it away. Then […]
By kellys -- 6 comments
July 1st, 2008
If you are a regular reader here, then you know that I’ll be moving in just a few weeks. This move will take us to a much smaller house. Truly, we need to get rid of some things. We have way too much stuff!!!!
It’s not every day that you make a decision to get rid […]
By Karen -- 16 comments
February 5th, 2008
Just about all of us have one. It’s a place that we can’t seem to keep clean and organized no matter what we do.
Here is a picture of my clutter spot. It has been haunting me for two years. Each day I see it and it makes me feel unorganized and burdened. I feel as though […]
By Karen -- 8 comments
January 8th, 2008
If there is a chore that I will procrastinate it is definitely paper clutter. I absolutely hate going through papers, reading them, filing them, shredding them, recycling them. Ugh!!!! All of the Christmas shopping, decorating, wrapping, and get togethers made it a bit too easy for me to put the paper clutter on hold. So today […]
By Karen -- 6 comments
December 21st, 2007
It may be only a few days until Christmas, but it’s not too late to give a nice gift. If you’re like me, you’re constantly trying to tackle the mounting clutter in your home and you don’t need more to add to the chaos. Here are some suggestions for clutter free gifts that you can give. (Sorry, […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
September 21st, 2007
Now that I’m working from home, I’m trying to get a bit more organized. It seemed things had been piling up and getting stuffed here and there until a later time. When we let things pile up, it becomes overwhelming and like a defeating task. Here are some tips to help us stay organized each […]
By Karen -- 8 comments
June 8th, 2007
Last week, I told you how clutter stresses me out and takes time away from my life. I also promised you some tips for decluttering your house. Here goes . . .
1. Commit to change - I said last week that getting organized and decluttering is like losing weight. Really, it is. You have to be […]
By Karen -- 11 comments
June 1st, 2007
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again . . . clutter is a major problem at my house. I watch shows like “Clean House” and “Clean Sweep” and I think ‘Geez. If I just had them come to my house, I could get this done.’ Honestly though, I’m too embarrassed to be video taped with […]
By Karen -- 5 comments
March 25th, 2007
I found a great new b5 blog tonight. Although it is not part of the Family & Relationships Channel that Thrifty Mommy belongs to, I think this site will be very helpful to me.
I have confessed my issues with clutter. Clutter is a never ending issue with me. Every day more mail comes in. I […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
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