My husband came in and told me that I was taking this ‘decluttering thing’ too far when he caught me vacuuming out my tool boxes. He told me it was against the tool welding code to vacuum tool boxes in the first place. If you have a tool box, it is supposed to be messy and have dust. lol!

But alas… my tool boxes now have no dust. Each one (one for garage and one for house) has a multi head screwdriver (yet another “no-man’s” idea… according to most men I …

Binders are a great way to organize and showcase what your children are learning and doing.  The binder method that is used in The Well Trained Mind is something that I have always thought was a great idea…. but for me, it lacked the usefulness of a portfolio when looking back on the year.
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Right now each of the kids have three binders (FYI; I LOVE binders!) filled with their work in different subjects. But by the time the year is over, I want to have it all condensed into one …

Does your linen closet (or “place”) look like mine?  I know I am in dire need of a house makeover.  We are beginning a “Clutter Intervention”.  Each week or two we will have new regions of our home for us to work on, of areas to “declutter”.  Challenge yourself to go through the areas discussed and eliminate what is old or rarely used, fold and make those areas neat and spiffy!  We will have a flickr group to showcase our before and afters (if you are daring!).  Happy Cleaning!
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This tip comes from Esther and it has helped revolutionize my not-so-clean, but hygenic and fun house.  She said to set aside 15 minuets each morning and afternoon to do a chore.  Put all your unusal chores into a jar and pull one out.  That is the one you get to work on for 15 minuets and if you finish it before the 15 minuets are over you pick another one.   I am amazed at how much I am able to accomplish in a mere 15m.
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Cloth diapers are bulky and hard to store in an organized, neat fashion. I absolutely love the tip from Lauren in Maine. She rolls her diapers and stuffs them into an over-the-door shoe organizer. Her wet sack hangs from the door knob and viola, a tidy cloth diapering system!

I’ve recently been sucked into the world of coupons and have TONS. I didn’t know what to do with them and had them scattered everywhere. In a drawer, in my wallet, a few in my purse and a couple random ones in my car. I took this tip for a website and ADORE this system! I turn to my “coupon binder” every week before I go grocery shopping.
Buy a binder, separators (with tabs), and some baseball card holders and VOILA! Insta-coupon binder. It’s been especially helpful because I have them …