Before moving into our new home last Fall, my middle and youngest son and I stripped the wallpaper in their room. And, here we are 7 months later, and are just getting to the painting. This project will probably take awhile, so I plan on…
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My middle son, Nick, is a triple sport athlete. So, during every season, football, basketball and baseball we have to raise money for him to play. This year, during baseball season, he was able to get quite a few donations. I think it’s important for…
One of the best and most frugal ways to decorate is with nature. Early in the Spring, I shared with you how I changed my mantle for Spring by using forsythia, ivy and boxwood. Well, the forsythia have since died, so I decided to head…
We don’t have any storage in our bathroom, just the cabinet in the hall outside the bathroom. Usually on a daily basis, one of the boys or my husband was asking where to find something. So, I decided to make it as easy as possible…
We have a room off of our Living Room, we usually call it “The Man Room” (I’ll show you why later). It has become my office. For several weeks, I let it go unattended, thinking I would get to the organization. Well, I finally got…
With baseball season upon us, I thought I would share how I save money by having a packing list. It saves trips running home for forgotten items and it also saves money at the concession stand. Here is the list I have for my player…(of…
I’m going to start with the finished project, then back up and tell you what I did. First, let me tell you a little about why I have a Household Binder. I am an avid list maker and follower. Many women keep a schedule and…
I don’t know about you, but I have hundreds of recipes that I have printed or made copies of. Recently I decided they really needed to be organized. So, the first thing I did was to divide them into catergories. A couple years ago my…
Here in Northwest Indiana, we are hoping and praying for Spring to get here real soon. We had more snow today, but thankfully it didn’t stay long, although the temperatures are still below 32 degrees. In hopes that Spring will be here, I took some…