Remember that movie “Speed” with Keanu Reeves? You know, the guy who delivers lines in this voice: “I will sword fight you now. Yes. We will fight. I am delivering a line in a movie using my hero voice, but you do not need to remember that I am acting.” Anyway. The entire movie [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Organizing in October'
Mary and Martha Moment: Declutter Out of Love for God
November 1st, 2012 · 24 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Tags: faith·Organizing in October
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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The Kitchen: Rearranged (Deranged?)
October 15th, 2012 · 18 Comments · KS lifestyle
I have a love/hate relationship with organizing. Every time I emptied a cupboard completely and prepared to wipe down the surface, my chest literally felt lighter. I would take a deep breath and just feel happy. It was an accomplishment just to do that, and I knew good things were happening. Then I would turn [...]
Monday Mission: Clear those Counters (& Maybe a Cupboard or Drawer, too)
October 15th, 2012 · 15 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to clear your counters and make sure you can get to the things you use the most. Impact Ratings: sanity! Level of Commitment: Making Strides Our focus last week for the Organizing in October mission was to look critically at your kitchen and consider reorganizing for efficiency. [...]
Top 10 "Do it Now" Tips for Organizing Your Kitchen
October 10th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Do It Yourself
From moving wine glasses to consolidating plastics to clearing that counter, Andrea of Simple Organized Living shared a ton of ideas with me in our short session on Monday. See my embarrassing kitchen counters "before" And my adorable cupboard rearranger My thoughts on backward thinking and getting in a rut in the kitchen Kitchen tour [...]
