Archive Category: 'Organizing'

• It’s Time To Start An Ice Box: This article was published in the Kitchen-Klatter Magazine, September, 1952. IT’S TIME TO START AN ICE BOX By Doris Harlan Jones This morning I made a frilly, organdy apron to put in my ICE box. Does this seem to you like a mis-statement? Well, let me tell you about my ICE box and you will understand what I [...]
• Inspiration For A Clean & Organized Home: Today’s feature tip includes two great sites, first a blog post from Homeliving Helper with Reasons We Need Orderly, Clean Houses: I realize that most people do not have these elegant rooms, but I chose the pictures because they depict orderly and clean rooms. It is always good to hold before us a picture to aspire [...]
• Tote Bag Ideas & Free Patterns: For some, tote bags may not be symbols of high fashion but they are awesome tools to stay organized. And if you sew them yourself, you can make them as high-fashion as you like ! Here are a few ideas for using tote bags: Have a tote ready for work (water bottle, planner, personal needs) [...]
• Let’s Use Our Minutes: from Kitchen-Klatter Magazine, January, 1952: LET’S USE OUR MINUTES By Mildred Cathcart A New Year is a good time to begin doing something that you may have wanted to do for many, many months. Perhaps you have wanted to piece a quilt, crochet a tablecloth, read a number of books, or do some other interesting thing. If you [...]
• Ideas For Recycling Magazines: I hate the idea of throwing away magazines, it seems so wasteful when you consider how many people would enjoy a chance to read them. However, magazine mountain piles grow out of control fast. Here are a few ideas for moving out and recycling the magazines that you don’t collect but just read once… Ideas For [...]
• Memory Trunks: Today’s featured tip is from Monica’s blog at The Homespun Heart – Memory Trunks: I have always loved the attic scene in Little Women where Jo lovingly looks through all the treasures in Beth’s box after she has passed away. And, so I was inspired to create these “memory trunks” for each of my daughters. I always [...]
• Tip For Organizing Measuring Cups: Today’s featured tip is from The Lazy Organizer. Lara has a great idea for organizing your measuring cups: I keep measuring cups in my baking supplies so I don’t have to wash them every time I use them because I don’t know, I’m lazy? I always use a 1 cup for oats so that’s what I [...]
• Household Filing & Avoiding File Piles: Today’s feature tip is from Organizing Junkie: I know it is time to file when the basket I have designated as my “to file pile” gets full to the top. That basket is the limit that I set for myself and it is full and so it is time…I must file. Uggg. I shudder to imagine [...]
• Organizing Tip: Over the Door Shoe Bags: A perfect way to organize small bits and bobbles (ie. junk drawer material) is a clear plastic over the door shoe bag. They’re not only inexpensive, they also hold quite a lot of stuff and hold up well to abuse. Hang it on the back of your laundry or storage room door where no visitors will [...]
• Household Rolodex: Try a rolodex instead of an address book to store all the names and phone numbers you need and use–from family and friends to co-workers, doctors, neighborhood video stores, pizza delivery and favorite repairmen. They’re so much easier to keep updated (just toss outdated cards and make new ones). No more transferring and updating dozens [...]
• Need Storage in a Small Space?: Who doesn’t need more storage space! Here’s a trick you can try: Buy a big rubbermaid container that you can stick in a corner. Cut a round piece of plywood to cover a few inches larger than the top of the container, use this as the lid. Then cover with a tablecloth large enough to hide [...]
• Reminding Yourself: When you’re out and about and think of something you don’t want to forget once you’re home, here are a few tips you can try: Leave messages for yourself on your answering machine or voice mail. Send emails to yourself from work. Keep a paper pad, index card or a pda on hand at all times to jot [...]
• Organizing Ideas: Warranty & Product Manuals: Tape or staple receipts to warranty card or booklet and keep them organized with easy access using one of the methods below. If you need the receipt for tax purposes, just scan and print a copy to attach to your warranty card. Place items in a sheet protector and insert into binder. You could also store [...]
• Gift Giving: How To Stay One Step Ahead: Always scrambling at the last minute picking up cards or gifts? Here’s an easy system to implement for yourself so you’re always ahead of the game: Keep a Rubbermaid tub for gifts. Keep your eyes open year round for special deals and buys, and pick up items that you know will make a great gift for [...]
• Get Organized: Easy Tip To Store Bedding: This is such a simple little tip that you’ll wonder why you never thought of it before. Keeps your bedding sets organized together as well as saves space in your linen closet! Tip: Fold sheet, matching top sheet and 1 pillow case as you normally do. Then slide each into the 2nd pillow case to store. Stack [...]
• Organizing Store Membership & Reward Cards: More and more stores are coming out with their own membership and rewards cards, how to store them all so that you have quick and easy access to them? Here are a few tips: Pick up a zippered pouch to hold all the cards and carry it in your purse or store in your vehicle console. [...]
• Sorting & Organizing Laundry Tip: This simple trick was life changing in our household! Materials Needed: 1 Laundry Basket for each member in your family 1 Laundry Basket for towels & misc. Directions: As you fold your clean and finished laundry, sort each item into the assigned basket for each family member. Each person is responsible for picking up their basket and putting away their clothing [...]