Storing extra cords and chargers can be a pain because they can create quite a bit of clutter. But today I’m going to give you some tips for making it easier! I store all of our extra cords and charges in our entryway table. The drawers are wide and deep so they work perfectly for storing them. However they can also get quite messy. Here is what the drawers in my entry table looked like before I organized them: {YIKES!} Basically it was just a mumble jumble of cords, chargers, etc. To organize them I applied the same rules that… Read More
How to Clean an Oven
After a long holiday season I’m sure your oven could use a little cleaning, or a major detailing, I know mine does! So today I’m going to show you how to clean an oven. In fact, we will be cleaning every part of the oven. To thoroughly clean our ovens we will work our way from the inside out. If you have a self cleaning cycle on your oven I recommend using that because it’s the easiest way to tackle the tough drips on the bottom of the oven. However I know that many of you don’t have a self… Read More
Organizing the Linen Closet
Yesterday we organized our laundry rooms so today, for day #9, it’s time for organizing the linen closet. I have seen so many beautiful linen closets on Pinterest that I was dying to re-organize mine! First you will need more baskets. The ones I chose are from Target, but stores like the Dollar Tree also have lots of great basket. I just happened to have a gift card to Target. 🙂 In this picture you can see I tried the rolling method but then I nixed it! Next empty out your linen closet. I only use two shelves of my… Read More
Day #8: Organizing the Laundry Room
Today we are going to work on organizing the laundry room. I made over my laundry room, and got organized, a few months ago, and I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome it has been! Having everything stored neatly {and pretty} in baskets has made doing laundry a cinch! So today I will show you how I organized my laundry room, and I’m excited to see how you organize yours! In my house the laundry room is directly off the kitchen, on the way to our bedroom. It ends up being a dumping/storage station for everything: decorations, candles,… Read More
How to Organize Emails and Computer Desktop
Understanding how to organize emails and cleaning up your computer desktop are probably not things you normally think about! However both can get extremely cluttered, and it can happen very quickly. If I go even one day without cleaning up my inbox or desktop they both become a huge mess. Today I’m going to give you a few tips for how to keep both of them clean and clutter-free. Just like we would normally use baskets to organize our home, today we are going to be creating folders. First we will tackle our email inbox. A few months ago I… Read More
Day #6: Organizing Kitchen Cabinets
Welcome back to the Challenge! Today we are in the kitchen. Was that a groan I just heard? Don’t worry this is going to be easy and at the end of today your cupboards will look fabulous! There is a lot to tackle in the kitchen, too much for one post, so today I’m going to show you how to organize your spices, tupperware and kid stuff. Are you ready? Let’s get organizing! First let’s organize the spice cupboard. It may not seem like it, but this is a very important cupboard. I am in and out of my spice… Read More
Home Goals for 2012
Over at The Nester she is hosting a great link party to share the goals for our homes this year. I thought it sounded like a fun idea and couldn’t wait to join the party! Before I get started with telling you what my home goals are for this next year I want to take a look back to show you what I have accomplished this year. I was actually really surprised when I was putting all of this together, I had no idea that I had completed so many projects! No wonder I felt so busy all… Read More
Blogiversary #1
I can’t believe that’s it’s been a full year since I started Ask Anna! I want to share a little bit about how I got started {because it honestly wasn’t my idea} but first I want to share with you some stats. {I am borrowing this idea from a post I saw on Young House Love earlier this year.} Here is Ask Anna by numbers 448 — The number of published posts to date on Ask Anna {including this one}. 30 — My average number of posts per month 4,954 — The total number of followers {Google & Feedburner}… Read More
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