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Back to School: Locker Pencil Holder

by Amanda August 1, 2011

This project takes almost no time to put together and is the perfect little organizing tool for your school locker. A great back to school project, it keeps your pens and pencils in the same place for easy access. When the school year ends, simply take it with you and save it for next year! [...]

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Cleaning Your Closets One Door at a Time

by Marie August 26, 2010

I’ve recently shared a few posts about cleaning out closets over at SC Johnson Family Economics. Clutter can all too easily find it’s way into those hallway or linen closets. Here’s a couple of posts about trying to stay organized and keep your closets clean! Cleaning out the Linen Closet De-Clutter Your Coat Closet Is [...]

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Organizing Drawers with Recycled Shoe Boxes

by Marie August 26, 2010

I love to use empty shoe boxes for all kinds of storage. They are a perfect little size, fairly sturdy, and a great way to recycle! I mainly use them to help organize my kid’s bedroom drawers. Socks, underpants, and even dance clothes all fit perfectly inside these handy dandy shoe boxes. They just make [...]

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Helpful Tips for Watercoloring with Kids

by Marie August 24, 2010

Painting can be a very messy craft. But as my kids LOVE to paint, I try my best to be prepared. Here are a few quick and easy things I do to keep organized when painting with my kids. 1. Storing your watercolor paints. I keep my watercolors and my plastic tablecloth in the same [...]

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Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board

by Little Birdies August 10, 2010

I am a meal planner. I refuse to go grocery shopping without my week’s worth of meals planned out and list made. (It’s either that or wander aimlessly around the grocery store for two hours and then make ten more trips back during the week to get things I forgot.) Once I get the groceries [...]

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Winner for the Tip it Foward Contest

by Marie July 12, 2010

The grand prize winner has been chosen for the Tip it Forward contest over at The Organization of Moms! Congrats to Denise Ziemann, who sumbitted a fabulous tip for keeping kid’s school memories together. Here’s her School Memory Book, such a great idea: For more time saving tips and to see other runner up winners, [...]

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Quick Organizing Tip Saving You Time in the Kitchen

by Marie June 16, 2010

Last week I introduced you to Avery’s Organization of Moms. Today, they’ve asked me to share my own organizing tip, submitting it to their Tip It Forward contest. They sent me some of their note tabs and I think they are my new best friends. There are so many great places to put these on, [...]

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Getting Organized with Avery

by Marie June 2, 2010

Who doesn’t need a little more organization in their life, right?! I’m pretty good at staying on top of things, but I’m always looking for the right tools to help me. Avery seems to have all the right stuff and happily they sent me a fun package with lots of great product. There were binders, [...]

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Recycled Baby Food Containers

by Marie February 26, 2009

Recycling baby food containers into snack holders is a fantastic trick I learned from my sweet sis-in-law, Lindsay. She takes her baby food containers, washes them out, and fills them up with little snacks. They fit nicely in my diaper bag and stay closed tight with their lid. I’ve usually put snacks into plastic baggies, [...]

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Organizing Puzzles

by Marie August 14, 2008

Keeping your children’s puzzles organized can be a frustrating task. When half the puzzle pieces are missing, no one wants to play with them. Who here has a drawer filled with the missing pieces just waiting to find their homes? Here’s a couple things I do to keep my puzzles organized. Buy 1 or 2 [...]

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