(Guest Post: Amanda Jacobs)
Most households have too much clutter and not enough time. Following are some simple and effective strategies to help guide you through the de-cluttering and organizing process. We could all use more time and less worry when it comes to the home. Read on to discover how to make a good first impression on visitors and how to save yourself the stress of a messy entrance.
Let's start at the beginning, the front door.
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Today's post is short and sweet, but one that could make a big difference in the smell of your spaces! Do you have damp closets or basement spaces? If so, go purchase simple white school chalk. Tie a few pieces of chalk together to form a small bundle and hang in a closet or other space to absorb moisture.
January is Clean Out Your Closet Month so I thought it would be helpful for you to get some ideas on how you can get started. Closets can be really overwhelming for many people. If you have an overwhelmed closet, start by sorting through what you have and placing your items into three categories: yes, maybe and no.
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Closets can be intimidating. There are many people that will sit and look at their closet and have no idea where to start. Is that you?
Or maybe you say that you have no room for everything you own. Did you know that about 80% of the clutter in your home is a result of disorganization, not lack of space? Read on for some simple ideas to start making a dent in that valuable space -- your closet.
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Do you have a pile (or piles) of old T-Shirts that you don't want
anymore, but that are are taking up space in your home? Today I have
the solution for you!
ReTees
is a company that takes your old unwanted t-shirts and recycles them
into great green products. Why T Shirts? In today's age of disposable
clothing, the T Shirt
reigns supreme. They are cheap, cheerful and "fast food fashion". In
fact, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
an estimated 11.8 million tons of textiles were generated in 2006, or 5
percent of total municipal solid waste. The company has other great
facts out on their site about why they are focused on t-shirts. https://www.reteez.com/facts.php
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and what better time to tell you about this donation location!
“Brides Against Breast Cancer” continues to be the Making Memories Foundation’s number one fund-raising event across the nation. Over 32 shows every year enable brides-to-be to find the gown of their dreams (at an incredible savings) while making wishes and dreams come true for women and men diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.
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"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." — John Foster Dulles
Question: My wife would like me to do something about our master closet. Can you refer a self-help product for closet design?
-- Jon from Indiana
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The "mud room" slash "laundry room" in our home has a layout that I don't really care for. It is long and has a lot of not-so-usable space. The coat closet is quite small too. We use these great door hanging hooks over the door to the garage and the door to our kitchen.
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