Thrifty Mommy

August 15th, 2008

Tips for Hosting a Baby or Bridal Shower

The following is a guest post. 
Showers. Wedding or baby, these gatherings of friends and family are bevies of grub, games, and gifts. For the guest(s) of honor, they are a moment to celebrate a milestone; for the hosts, such get-togethers can be well-organized and well-executed or chaotic and stressful. I think I have found a […]

By Karen -- 2 comments

July 1st, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday: Bye Bye Stuff

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

June 17th, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday - My Basement!

My husband and I have been offered jobs in Eastern North Carolina.  On the positive side, this will be much closer to my parents and the rest of my family.  The negative part is that this will involve moving, selling our house, and purging through all of our belongings.  We have way too much stuff […]

By Karen -- 8 comments

June 3rd, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday: Organizing Photos

A few months ago Michael’s had their photo boxes on sale and I decided it would be a good time to get all of the photo boxes that I needed to organize my photos.  Although the pretty and trendy ones looked nice and appealing, I decided it wouldn’t be thrifty to purchase boxes that would go […]

By Karen -- 11 comments

May 1st, 2008

5 minute room rescue

Thanks to Flylady, I am reminded of the 5 minute room rescue. This is where you set your timer for 5 minutes and do a quick clean up. Don’t get the duster out. Just put things away and tidy up. Part of Thrifty Mommy’s original plan was to save you time […]

By kellys -- 4 comments

March 18th, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday - Get that hotspot cooled down

I love 5 minutes for moms. They are crazy over there. So my Tackle it Tuesday is a hotspot that often gets neglected. I am going through my purse. Every once in a while my purse gets lost in junk. JI am going to clean out all the paper that […]

By kellys -- 6 comments

February 5th, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday: An Ongoing Mess

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

Tacke it Tuesday: Paper Clutter

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 4th, 2007

Tackle it Tuesday - The Hall Closet

Recently, I have been trying to tackle some of the out of control areas in my home.  I am pleased to say that I finished another project today. 

 We had a shelf in our hall closet where we kept medicine, lotion, and stuff like that.  Everything was on the same level, and it was hard to find anything.  […]

By Karen -- 17 comments

September 25th, 2007

Time Saving Organizing Bags

Do you find yourself losing pieces to things?  Do your kid’s toys have a bunch of toy pieces that they can’t keep up with?  Do you like to organize with baggies, but find they’re not sturdy enough?
Last week I let you in on 10 organizing & decluttering tips, so this week I want to tell you […]

By Karen -- 3 comments