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Folks… the time has come… there is no choice… I have to get some control over all of my stuff. I am in desperate need of it… Craft Organization !!! I keep putting it off, because it is such a huge, tremendous, and overwhelming task, but I think I am ready now. I was scanning [...]
I am not ashamed to admit that one thing I am simply not good at is …. Meal Planning! I like to cook, I just don’t like planning all of it! So this school year I am going to attempt to work on this and I thought I would help you as well. Here is [...]
Quick…send your children away from the computer! Yes, it is that time of the year when the dreaded HOMEWORK begins again! Today I am going to show you how we handle homework on the go… DIY Portable Homework Station For our family, we have a need to carry our homework supplies with us. I have [...]
Ok…chalkboards are not what we remember them being when we were in school and the projects you can make with chalkboard paint for your home are endless! Here are 10 incredibly clever chalkboard paint ideas for organizing your home… WhisperWood Cottage created these simple chalkboard tags from old business cards. Put them on a basket [...]
School is out…let summer begin! But wait, alas, we have summer reading {and all the children say…”BOO!”}. Last week I showed you the DIY Vintage Crates I created to help organize all of our summer reading essentials. Today, we will address part 2… Organizing A Summer Reading Station !! The first step was to actually get [...]
Ok…. I’m being totally honest here. I have been telling my kids that we are going to be on a schedule this Summer and are going to get lots of stuff done and also have fun, Fun, FUN! You know who really needs to get her little tush in gear? Me! I need a Blogging Organizer like [...]
My children both have required summer reading from their schools. Each summer, it never fails….someone loses a book somewhere in the house! Can you relate? So, this summer I decided to create something new… A Summer Reading Station !! Today, I am going to show you part 1 of my summer reading station. Part 1 is [...]
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