It started out innocently enough. At 6:00 am on a Sunday morning, Sailor and I were sitting at our kitchen table, drinking coffee. Our son was on his way over with his friend to pick up their boat. They will often park their boat at our house the night before they are going fishing since…
Organizing
The One Thing That Changed My Housecleaning
It’s my Mom’s fault. The whole time I was growing up, we had housekeepers who cleaned our house. So I never actually learned. Consequently, I am not responsible for the fact that I don’t really know how to properly clean a house. Okay – the above is a total lie. Not about the cleaning ladies. …
Baker’s Racks: Beautiful, Unique and Useful
Of all the ways and options available for displays, storing and organizing, my favorite is a baker’s rack. We can choose sideboards, hutches, étagères, book cases, but my first choice is a baker’s rack. So much so, that I have 3 in my home that I have collected over the years. Baker’s racks are just…
How I Created a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 2 of 2
This is the continuation of the story of transforming a bedroom into an office. Here is the link for Part 1: How I Created a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 1 of 2. The first post describes how I spent several months removing wall paper and painting this room to turn it into an…
How to Store Christmas Decorations
This post is to share a system of storing holiday decorations that is flexible, simple, and is guaranteed to make this process easier for you in 3 ways: It will help you easily store decorations, easily find specific decorations or bins you are searching for, and easily re-pack bins quickly and efficiently. Step 1: Use…