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    A Peek Into My Party Closet

    After my post on how I planned to entertain outside for the Fourth of July, a few readers asked me to please show what is in my “Party Closet”. Never heard of a party closet? It is a must if you host family, friends and others in your home. It is my #1 tip that […] More

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    Organizing a Room I Have Never Shown You

    I have a room, well actually a space in my house that I have never shared with you before. It is a space that I am thankful to have, but it is not pretty. In fact, this space is pretty ugly…it is brown and has no windows… YUCK!… not the kind of space I could […] More

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    A Peek Inside My Kitchen Cabinets

    How-to tip to organize pots and pans so they don’t get scratched in your kitchen cabinets. Like many of you at this time of year, I have been purging items I no longer need and organizing areas around my home.  January it seems is the perfect time to do this since most of us our […] More

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    Small Pantry Closet Makeover

    Before and after small pantry closet makeover. How to make a small closet into a functioning pantry on a budget and basic DIY skills.  I finally am going to show you how I made over the small pantry closet right off my kitchen.  In my previous house I had a large double door pantry that […] More

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    Drawer Liners & Fall Nesting

    What do drawer liners have to do with getting ready for fall? Find out… Today is the first full day of autumn… my favorite season, but I am wondering where the fall temperatures went?   The last two weeks there has been a little chill in the air, not anymore. Over the past few days… […] More

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    What Is In the Hidden Closet Under My Foyer Staircase

    Last month I revealed how Ed and I enclosed the area under the open staircase in our foyer with a hidden door to create a closet. What I didn’t show you was what we store inside the new closet under the staircase. I am revealing it today to help celebrate the 18th birthday of Swiffer.  You […] More

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    My Planner + Free Printable Daily Planner Inserts

    Did you start 2017 with a new daily planner to help you schedule and organize your week?  Is it still working for you? Four years ago I wrote a post about the daily planner I used. It was called a Planner Pad. I loved it, it worked great for me for four years.  You can […] More