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7 Rules for Kitchen Maintenance
7 Rules for Kitchen Maintenance by Darlene Schacht An organized home feels so good doesn’t it? I love the feeling of clean. I want to be able to look into my pantry to see what I can work with, and what I have to get from the store. I like having a empty countertop when I go to prepare a meal. I like having clean dishes when I reach for a glass. I want to be able to invite people in and not be ashamed of the mess. Kitchen organization isn’t all that hard, really–not if you stick to the rules. I’m not a clean freak by any stretch of…
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6 Simple Rules for Home Organization
Home Organization article by Darlene Schacht Maybe you’ve never been an organized person, but have recently set out to change that. Good! I’m glad you’re on board. Having an organized home doesn’t just look good, it feels good! Just take a look at this before and after photo and you’ll see what I mean. Now, that’s only one shelf. Multiply that by the number of cupboards, and closets, and drawers in your home and you’ll start to see how organization can bring a sense of calm to your home. When I look at nature, I see that God intended things to be organized. He’s organized the days, He’s organized the…
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How to Clean Sweep a Room in 5 Steps
When my kids were younger they were strangely addicted to “Clean Sweep.” Come to mention it, so was I! “Clean Sweep” was a weekly television show that helped families organize their home. They didn’t simply do a surface clean like you might expect from a maid service–they did a top to bottom cleaning of the room including every cupboard and drawer. Maybe that’s where my love for organization comes from, I don’t know. But I do know that I love the look and feel of an organized little house. I’ve come to learn a few rules over time. Some I picked from the show, and others I’ve gleaned through experience.…
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Toss Out 25 Things – 4 Guidelines for Living With Less
I wrote this article a while ago, so keep that in mind when you read so you don’t get confused. My daughter has kids of her own now, but I hope she’s still clearing the clutter! Today I’m talking about living with less, or for some of you—much less. There are things that we all have stuffed behind closed doors, hidden inside our drawers, laying under our beds, thrown onto our shelves, stacked up in our cupboards, crowding our counters, expiring in our freezers, hiding on top of our fridges, and squeezed into our jam-packed closets. In other words, we have an excess of junk. Cleaning out my daughter’s room,…
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Creative (& Beautiful) Storage Solutions
I’m a bit of an “outy” when it comes to stuff. In other words, I’m not into the minimal clean look, I like a lot of nicnacs and I like to display them. And so, over the years I’ve been collecting. I can’t resist a good sale, so if it’s cute and the price is right, it’s mine. The problem is that late last year we moved from a five bedroom home to a two bedroom one. Two living rooms down to one, two dining rooms down to one, four bathrooms down to two… Once I moved all of my boxes, the big question was where will I put it…
