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I have been in charge of a laundry for a little over 10 years. It has seldom shown a profit – every once in a while I hit it big and find a $5 bill tucked into a pocket. But over the years I have learned much about the process of doing laundry and sadly, some of them are epiphanies that struck very recently and are so simple they leave me wondering, “Why did it take so long for me to think of that?” And laundry is one of those things that never seems to be DONE! So, since we… Read More
If you follow me on Instagram you might have noticed I’ve been doing some redecorating in my office. My massive, and ugly, built-in bookshelves have been ugly and unorganized for long enough. Ever since moving in (a year and a half ago) my office has been a catch-all room for our many projects. So as a part of 15 ways to get organized for less than $15, I thought I’d work on organizing my bookshelves. I discovered last year that Walmart has lots of super cute baskets at very affordable prices, and when I found these chalkboard baskets, for less… Read More
Welcome to day #6 of 15 ways to get organized for less than $15. Today Susan, from Organized 31, is here share an easy tip to get ready for next year’s tax preparation. Happy New Year! January means New Year’s resolutions and starting to gather receipts and paperwork for tax filing in the next few months. That makes this the perfect time to start preparing, and organize for next year’s taxes, right now. I don’t think anyone enjoys tax preparation, but there are ways to make it a bit less painful. One of my favorite tips is to have a designated folder to… Read More
Welcome to another day of my series 15 ways to get organized for less than $15! Today I’m going to show you how to organize child art supplies, to keep them from taking over your house, or in my case, my office. This Christmas the number one thing my daughter wanted for Christmas was “an art set, with everything art”. To her it seemed like hours and hours of entertainment and creativity, but when my mom got her a HUGE box of art stuff for Christmas, to me it looked like hours and hours of cleaning up messes. The very… Read More
Wow, I cannot believe that it’s been 4 years since I started blogging! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had the same job for 4 years, crazy! This year has been different than any of my other years. I didn’t attend any conferences this year but I did get the privilege of going to Iowa with Better Homes and Gardens, where I got to meet some of my favorite bloggers and tour their amazing campus! I took lots of other trips this year but that was the only blogging-related trip I took. I’m hoping to get to go to a… Read More
The next area we’re going to organize in our series, 15 ways to get organized for less than $15, is all of our kids’ snacks and lunchbox items. I love the look of pantries that have lots of glass containers, each one with a different item in it, but for our pantry it’s just not practical (and it’s expensive to buy all those containers). So instead I save money by using the boxes that the items come in. Let me show you what I mean. One of the shelves in our pantry has a large rolling basket attached to it…. Read More
Creamy white hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and a chocolate drizzle. This delicious, easy to make white hot chocolate recipe is perfect for keeping warm during the cold winter months. Hi, everyone! I’m Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower. And I’m so excited to be back on Ask Anna this month to share with you a brand new recipe to welcome in the new year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s Eve! It’s been a hectic few weeks for me filled with the usual holiday craze. Today, I’d like to share with you a… Read More
Welcome to another day of 15 ways to organize for less than $15! Today I’m going to show you the easiest (and cheapest) way to organize tupperware lids. Tupperware lids are probably one of the most annoying things to store, in most kitchens. You can stack your storage containers but what do you do with all the loose lids? The solution is easier than you might think… All you’ll need is a medium-sized basket from your local dollar store. I set my basket on the shelf, right next to my glass storage containers, and then I store all the lids… Read More