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Day #5: Organizing Your Closet

Wouldn’t it be nice if all of us had closets that looked like this? If you do this post is not for you. If you don’t, then you are probably like the rest of us that have small, unorganized closets. I actually live in an older home {build in ’65} so I don’t even have a walk in closet! I’m going to talk about two different types of closets today: the Master Bedroom closet and the kids closets. I get asked all the time about how to organize closets so today we are tackling all of them. {Notice this is… Read More

Day #4: How to {fake} a Clean Bathroom (Quick Cleaning Tips)

Yep, you read that right. I know you all hate cleaning the bathroom so today I’m going to give you a few quick cleaning tips for how to {fake} a clean bathroom. I’m also going to give you a few tips for how to make {actually} cleaning your bathroom easier. Let’s start with {faking} it. Rule #1: when you invite guests over always make sure the bathrooms are clean. Most people will not notice if other parts of your house are dirty but when they are in the bathroom, all alone & looking around, I guarantee they will notice if your… Read More

Day #3: Refrigerator Organization & Freezer Help

Today we are going to work on refrigerator organization, as well as the freezers! This is a project that I tackled this time last year and it has changed my life for the better! It has made finding things in the fridge/freezer easier, it makes unloading the groceries easier and it makes it easier to clean out the fridge every week! All around it has just made my life easier and everyday {I’m not kidding} I think to myself, “I’m so glad I organized this fridge. Why didn’t I do it years ago?” So are you ready to organize your… Read More

Day #2: Getting Rid of Dust

Today we will be talking about getting rid of dust! We all hate dusting right? Can I get an “amen”?! In fact, here is a recent email from one of my readers, “I was wondering if there’s a way to prevent dusting? What I mean is I HATE – truly hate – dusting and if there were a way to prevent dust from collecting I would do it. Is there something that “repels” dust? Or have you heard of some magic dust force field? That would rock.” My response back to her was that every piece of furniture should be… Read More

Holiday Un-Decorating & Christmas Organization

Happy New Year!!! Are you ready to get 2012 kicked off cleaned up and organized!? Well you are in luck because today begins our 14 Days to get Clean & get Organized Challenge! I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time and I can’t wait to see all your transformations throughout the next few weeks! Christmas has come and gone. The presents have been unwrapped, the new year has come, and it’s time to take down all of the Christmas decorations! Well, that’s what we are going to do today for Day #1 of our 14 day challenge!… Read More

Most Popular 2011 Countdown…

As I’m gearing up for the challenge that starts next week I thought I’d re-post my most popular posts from 2011. Starting off with the number 3 most popular post, with 47,137 hits, is… How to Clean the Oven Glass I have never found a good solution to removing the cooked-on grime on my oven glass. However last week a reader asked me the dreaded question: “Now, can someone tell me how to clean the window of my oven?” So of course I had to find a solution! Because having oven glass that looks like this, or worse, is just… Read More

Cleaning Challenge: 14 Days to Get Clean & Organized!

A few weeks ago I posted a question on Facebook to find out what it is that you need help/motivation with in the cleaning & organizing departments. I received such a great response from all of you that I have decided to do a 1st of the year organizing and cleaning challenge. There are lots of organizing challenges available online so I thought I’d add my own Ask Anna twist on it and throw some cleaning tips in there too. Maintaining a clean house can be challenging at times so I want to give you a few tips for how to… Read More

Sea Salt Caramels & other Delicious Christmas Recipes

This time of year it’s all about family, tradition and baking. This year I have a couple new favorite Christmas recipes {dessert of course!} that I want to share with you, maybe they will become your family’s favorites too. The first thing you need is an adorable baking assistant, mine is a 2 year old in a ladybug apron. And now it’s time to bake! {I know this picture is a little blurry but it’s just so dang cute!} The first recipe is one that I discovered while dining in Seattle, Washington – Sea Salt Caramels. The combination of sweet… Read More