Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to think like a real tree hugger. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps It’s always been important to me to practice the first two Rs: Reduce and Reuse. They’re more important, in my mind, than recycling, and should always come first (and then recycling, of course). [...]
Entries Tagged as 'organization'
Monday Mission: Renew Your Efforts to Conserve Paper
May 6th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Green Living, Monday Missions
Tags: Monday Missions·organization·paper towel·reducing waste·reuse
One Quick Tip: The Best Place to Store Garlic
May 3rd, 2013 · 4 Comments · Tips
Some people might think it’s silly to save 30 seconds, but when you’re making everything from scratch, every second adds up. Since garlic is supposed to be kept in the dark anyway, rather than keep it on the counter in a bowl or in the basement with the onions, I’ve started keeping a few heads [...]
Tags: cutting boards·efficiency·garlic·knives·One Quick Tip·organization·time management·timesavers
One Quick Tip: How to Keep Winter Hats and Mittens Dry
February 8th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Tips
If you followed my Organizing in October series in the fall, you learned that I’m seriously disabled in my organizational skills. I had wire shelving dealies that I couldn’t even figure out how to use in the cupboards after that organizing effort (jury is still out on whether the changes I made were helpful or [...]
Tags: One Quick Tip·organization·winter
Monday Mission: Don’t Try to "Get Something Done"
November 5th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to go a whole week (or a day) without using the phrase "get something done" to talk about your goals for the day or "couldn’t get anything done" to evaluate the day’s success. Do you hear your own voice in those phrases? This mission was inspired when [...]
Tags: faith·kids·Monday Missions·organization·time
Organizing for a Kid-Friendly Kitchen
November 1st, 2012 · 2 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen
We moms always have a lot on our plates. One that I struggle with is balancing the need to cook for my family with the need to slow down and teach my little ones how to cook, and then the need to do silly things with them and play and read books and help with [...]
Tags: kids·Kids in the Kitchen·organization·Organizing in October
Monday Mission: Get Spicy! (& Organized)
October 30th, 2012 · 12 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to organize your spices. Impact Ratings: + time-saving! Level of Commitment: Baby Steps When we moved last December, unpacking forced me to start from scratch with spice organization. It was refreshing. You probably have nothing forcing you to do it right..except a Monday Mission. You know you [...]
Tags: Monday Missions·organization·Organizing in October·spices
Monday Mission: Organize Your Recipes
October 22nd, 2012 · 10 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to organize or re-organize your recipes. Impact Ratings: Time! Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Whether you have the perfect system already or a pile of recipes next to your computer, chances are your recipes could stand at least a little weeding out if not a complete system [...]
Tags: Monday Missions·organization·Organizing in October·Plan to Eat·Recipes
