I live in a small house. I constantly feel cramped. It doesn't help that is also a fixer-upper split level ranch. So much of our house is living space not storage space, it makes the house feel smaller. The fixer-upper part just makes any house feel smaller. However, I have managed to have a decent stockpile in the space I have. Not anything like you would see on that extreme couponing show, but decent for what we need. First, I have the tops of my kitchen cabinets. It isn't ideal as I … [Read more...]
How to Organize Coupons
If you read any coupon blogs or have ever watched Extreme Couponing, you have heard about coupon binders. They are just what they sound like, binders, often the ones that zip closed, full of coupons. Most people use baseball card organizer to separate their coupons. For me, just a binder as a coupon organizer is completely impractical. I don't usually have quite that many coupons so it is overkill for me. Instead, I like to use a wallet-sized expandable filer. It lives in my purse that … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning!
It has been so nice up here recently. Sunny, warm (60s/70s), so amazing after a long winter. Perfect weather for lots of playing outside and spring cleaning. Around this house, here is what spring cleaning looks like. Laundry. Lots and lots of laundry. Regular laundry, winter clothing, all the sheets....well, you get the idea. Many other things going on too. The typical "clean the windows" thing is a big one. General deep cleaning of the house. Even vacuuming out the van after a … [Read more...]
Command Center
I'm still alive. Barely. Last week I was sick then Friday-Monday we had four competitions. I'm very excited for our nine days off before our next competition. I'm so burned out and ready for a break. Glad for a few days of normalcy.That being said, there has only been one way that I have been able to manage house stuff on top of lumberjack stuff this summer: my "command center" on my fridge.The top sheet is Monday-Saturday inside a sheet protector. With the sheet protector, I am able to use it … [Read more...]
Evolution of a Bathroom Closet
I have an obsession with organization. I'm slowly getting my house organized to my liking. Very slowly. That's what happens when A) you're too broke to go buy all the cool containers you want all at once and B) an organized minimalist marries a messy pack rat.One area that I keep trying to figure out is my linen closet. In our last place, we had a hall closet and a bathroom closet. Here, we only have the bathroom one. So everything has to be in one place.Here is what I started with when we moved … [Read more...]