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Mar29

day 120: organizational chaos/ spring cleaning/ deep clean your dishwasher!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

 

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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  • Project: day 120: organizational chaos/ spring cleaning/ deep clean your dishwasher!
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1 (just a bit time consuming, but not as long as the washing machine was to deep clean!)
  • Would I do it again? yes, it was really pretty simple, and probably should be done more often than I have, but hey, that’s the way it goes!
  • What I would do differently: nada 😉
  • Items used: “Place a dishwasher-safe cup filled with plain white vinegar on the top rack of the dishwasher. Using the hottest water available, run the dishwasher through a cycle. The vinegar will help to wash away the loose, greasy grime, sanitizes, and helps remove the musty odor. Next, sprinkle a cupful of baking soda around the bottom of the tub and run it through a short cycle. The baking soda will help freshen and removing stains.”

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Mar26

day 117: organizational chaos/ spring cleaning/ front load washer deep clean

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“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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Karie J 🙂

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Mar22

day 113: organizational chaos/ super easy and simple way to do a boring old spring cleaning chore! Use dryer sheets for your baseboards!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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  • Project: day 113: organizational chaos/ super easy and simple way to do a boring old spring cleaning chore! Use dryer sheets for your baseboards!
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1. Really easy, it’s just time consuming to get it all done, plus who really wants to spend the afternoon cleaning baseboards!
  • Would I do it again? well we’ll see if it really “repels” the dust and dirt away like it said, but it seems like it should work well! I’ll let you know in a week or so!
  • What I would do differently: nothing 😉
  • Items used: I used 2 fabric softener dryer sheets on my Swiffer. For more details on why dryer sheets do this magic, read about this awesome idea from: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/quick-cleaning-tip-keep-baseboards-cleaner-with-fabric-softner-165957

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Mar18

day 109: organized chaos/house decor/ pretty shelf liners for cabinets and drawers!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

 

 

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Project: day 109: organized chaos/house decor/ pretty shelf liners for cabinets and drawers!
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2 ( just a bit time consumng and I can’t quite get my cutting even enough, so Adam had to do a few touch ups!)
• Would I do it again? yes! It’s such a simple way to add a pop of color or design to boring old every day areas!
• What I would do differently: do it to all of the shelfs and drawers in the house… almost there!
• Items used: Laura Ashley Shelf Liner
Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Mar5

day 96: organizational chaos/simple craft/ribbon organization!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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Project: day 96: organizational chaos/simple craft/ribbon organization!
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1
• Would I do it again? wish I would have done it sooner! I am going through ribbon quickly with all of my new crafting, so I need to restock already, but at least I have a nice place to store it now! 😉
• What I would do differently:Well, since I really just started crafting, I am starting to accumulate supplies rather quickly, so I definitely need to organize, and pronto!
• Items used: one of our old pant hangers that we don’t use anymore, and a bunch of ribbon that was stuck in a bag!! 😉

Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Feb27

day 89: organizational chaos/ simple headband organizer for the girls!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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Project: day 89: organizational chaos/ simple headband organizer for the girls!
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2
• Would I do it again? yes, and I might have to do more since they have so many headbands!
• What I would do differently: if I had te empty oatmeal container, I would have used that instead, but I did have an extra vase or two lying around!
• Items used: old glass vase, polka-dot fabric square, hot-glue gun, polka-dot flower clip, pink zebra striped ribbon (Hobby Lobby)

2 websites with the great inspiration:

http://makeitmyown.blogspot.com/2011/11/day-18-im-thankful-with-lyssa-beth.html

http://thegainesgang4.blogspot.com/2010/09/zizmisto-makes-comeback.html
Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Feb22

day 84: organizational chaos/ 40 bags in 40 days challenge/ spring cleaning/lent, part 1

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

 

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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  • Project: day 84: organizational chaos/ 40 bags in 40 days challenge/ spring cleaning/lent, part 1
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2, hard to part with a few things, but you can always get another one if you need to!
  • Would I do it again? yes, and hope to do this every year, if not every 6 months!
  • What I would do differently: nothing! This is a perfect activity/tradition for out with the old, in with the new. Spring is around the corner, we’re moving into a new house n a few weeks, and we really need to weed through some things. I’ll post a part 2 at the end of the 40 days (when we’re in out new house with less clutter!).
  • Items used: black Glad trash bags (easier to hide what you’re getting rid of, and less questioning 😉
  • 40 bags in 40 day free printable: http://sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/40-bags-in-40-days.html
  • Blog with the great idea: http://www.memoriesoncloverlane.com/

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Feb9

day 71: organizational chaos/ big black garbage bag clean out/ spring cleaning the kids rooms!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

Source: thehappyhousewife.com via Karie on Pinterest

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• Project: day 71: organizational chaos/ big black garbage bag clean out/ spring cleaning the kids rooms!
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2 (turned to a 3 when the girls saw what I was doing 😉
• Would I do it again? yes! I NEED to do this more often, not just before we move. Maybe every 3 months, or 6…. 😉
• What I would do differently: in the past I always tried to get the girls involved, which is why I always hesitated to do this, but it’s really tough. They really don’t want to part with anything! Maybe when they’re older they can do it, but for now, I’ll have to keep dong this myself 🙂
• Items used: BIG black trash bags. I ended up using 8 ocmplety full bags: 2 that I was going to completey trash the items, 1 that I will hopefully sell the items as soon as I have the time, and 5 that are gong to be donated! Amazing that there was that much stuff to get rid of!

Below is the site where there is a TON of organizational tips, love it! http://www.memoriesoncloverlane.com/search/label/My%20Cleaning%20And%20Laundry%20System and

http://thehappyhousewife.com/home-management/give-donate-sell-toss/

Cleaning House: An Overview
1. Declutter
Once every couple months, I do a “black garbage bag” clean-out. This is the best way to start with the “program” and just about my favorite thing on earth to do. I use black garbage bags because I don’t want the kids or Jeff to see what I’m throwing away/giving to Goodwill, OR they might all of a sudden decide they just LOVE something they haven’t seen for years and/or never touched before in their lives. Once you do this once or twice you will start to see a difference and love your house again. (I do sometimes ask the older kids to do this with me in their rooms…esp. with clothes or if I’m not sure if the “use” something…but this is mostly done when no one is aware.)

The reason I do this:
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING – THE LESS STUFF YOU HAVE THE EASIER IT IS TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE CLEANED AND STRAIGHTENED.

The kids won’t miss it I swear. And if you think they might, put a “KEEP FOR AWHILE” garbage bag in your attic/basement (hidden) and see if a whole 6 months go by without them asking for it. I don’t really buy the kids a lot, but birthday parties and Christmas and with 5 kids…you know how that adds up. So, we don’t have a ton of clothes, toys, crap, because it’s just too much work to keep it all organized. And they will play with fewer toys more than they will play with tons of toys. Just watch…put everything away but 5 things and all of a sudden you will see them “LOVE ” those things.

That goes for MY stuff to: if you don’t LOVE it, and it’s just taking up space, get rid of it.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
In the kitchen most especially…every appliance you don’t use, bowl, tupperware, etc…how many spatulas do you need?…and don’t use the “I might use it one day” excuse…if you don’t use it OFTEN, get rid of it. If you miss it terribly, and you regret getting rid of it so bad and mourn for it’s loss, then buy another one. That’s what stores are for. If you have trouble with this, read the book, “It’s All Too Much” by Peter Walsh…excellent!

Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Feb7

day 69: organizational chaos/ kids seasonal book organization/storage idea with free printable labels!

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

 

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Source: bhg.com via Karie on Pinterest

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  • Project: day 69: organizational chaos/ kids seasonal book organization/storage idea with free printable labels!
  • We’ll keep the off-season books in the garage so the books are fresh for the girls when we rotate them through. There will still be plenty of books that didn’t quite fit into the seasonal category, which I will most likely organize by genre/theme, but at least this keeps them a bit more manageable! Thanks to my best friend Jackie for this idea, as well as Pinterest! 🙂
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1; easy to do, but you just need to dedicate the time, and be willing to get rid of some books while you’re at it!
  • Would I do it again? yes. I will definitely try to go through each bin once (maybe twice) per year. We LOVE books, so it’s hard to part with some of them, but necessary to keep our life a bit sane!
  • What I would do differently: should have done this sooner! I started out a while ago organizing by author, subject, theme; which is great to do, but when you have as many books as we do (see the picture with our overflowing bookshelf), not to mention all of my teaching books from 9 years of teaching, you need another organizational tip to keep track of it all!
  • Items used: free printable book labels (which can be used for anything you want to organize, really!) from: http://www.bhg.com/decorating/storage/organization-basics/free-printable-storage-labels/?rb=Y#page=25
  •  Avery sticker sheet labels, Rubber Maid Totes, and trash bags for donating any extra unwanted books!

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Jan16

day 47: get crafty/ kids party decoration idea/a year in photos, collage

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• Project: day 47: get crafty/ kids party decoration idea/a year in photos, collage
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1
• Would I do it again? yes! It’s a great way to commemorate your child’s past year in photos (or anyone for that matter). We did this for Morgan’s Minnie Mouse birthday party coming up, and I thought what better way to show what she has been doing for this past year, and how much she has grown. It hopefully should be pretty cute with all the fun Minnie Mouse decor!
• What I would do differently: get the photos in black and white!! I meant to but started uploading all of the photos and forgot to change them to black and white. Oh well, next time!
• Items used: instead of waiting to put them up on the day of the party (since we are not having the party at our house, but rather The Little Gym), I thought it would be better if I could make it ahead of time. So I just laid out legal size copy paper, stapled them together to for the number 3, ordered about 70 picture of Morgan all taken since she turned 2 last year until now (you can probably get away with using 40 or so, I didn’t use all of mine), taped the pictures with double sided tape to the paper, and voila! Now I can take it to the party and it will be ready to go!
until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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