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The Best Chicken Enchiladas

These really are the best chicken enchiladas I’ve ever had, I promise you will love them. This is the first recipe I’m posting that’s not super quick to make but believe me it’s worth the little extra time! Ingredients4 boneless chicken breasts1 TBS olive oil1 small red onion, diced1 jalapeno diced1 cup read chili sauce4 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp salt3-4 cups Pepper Jack cheese, grated (I buy a 2lb block and grate it)7 oz diced green chilies1 cup green chili sauce10 flour tortillas2 cups whipping cream It’s hard to go wrong when you start with these delicious ingredients! DirectionsPreheat oven… Read More

De-Cluttering: the Entryway Closet

This was a hard one for me because our entryway closet is kind of like a dumping ground (or should I say WAS like a dumping ground). 🙂 I don’t allow shoes to be worn in our house so most of our shoes are stored in the entryway closet and as you can see from the picture it really clutters up the closet. Believe it or not it used to look even worse before I bought the shoe hanger! BEFORE My poor Dyson, there’s hardly even room for it. 🙁 Here are the easy steps I took to de-cluttering… Read More

Tips for a Stress-Free Move, including Moving Checklist

Reader Question: “Do you have any helpful tips for moving? I hate the last minute rush of packing where nothing is organized and unpacking is a nightmare…. I’m planning on starting to pack this week and I have a few weeks before we will be able to move, so there is lots of time to get organized and have a plan… but I’m not quite sure where to start. Any ideas on how to stay organized in the process and not go crazy on moving day?” Answer: It is so important to have a plan when you are packing… Read More

How to Clean a Dyson Vacuum

Ever wonder how to clean a Dyson? This 7-step tutorial, with pictures, shows you how to thoroughly clean one, including filters, traps, the brush & more! Let me just start by saying: I love my Dyson!!! Vacuums do a lot of dirty work for us and once in a while they need love. I would recommend doing a thorough cleaning of your vacuum at least every 6 months. Today I’m going to give you a tutorial on how to clean a Dyson vacuum. How to clean a Dyson vacuum, here’s what you’ll need: Washcloth Dish soap (this is my favorite)… Read More

How to Clean Baseboards

Here’s a really quick and easy tip for how to clean baseboards. Personally I hate getting down on my hands and knees to clean the baseboard so I came up with a lazy way to clean them–lazy but still they are getting cleaned! So here’s what you do: Next time you are mopping your floors take your mop and wipe it along the baseboards too! I know, so simple right!? Bathrooms especially need this done often because all the dust from tissues, toilet paper, you brushing your hair, etc. really adds up on your baseboards. I’m telling… Read More

Organizing Under the Bathroom Sink

This post is my Day 14 of the Organizing Challenge at A Bowl Full of Lemons. Before Under your bathroom sink… probably not an area that gets a lot of attention, but probably an area that needs some! I know mine definitely needed some love. Actually this mess has been driving me nuts for some time so I was thankful when I saw today’s challenge! This afternoon Malea and I treked to Big Lots and bought some great baskets to match the green ones that I already had, matching is important to me because I think it makes a space… Read More

How to Fold Fitted Sheets

Question: “I am extremely organized in terms of folding sheets and towels, but for the life of me I CANNOT fold a fitted sheet. It ends up balled between my flat sheet and my pillow cases. Drives me crazy. How do you fold a fitted sheet?” Answer: Ahhh, the infamous fitted sheet. I know it seems like it should be so simple but it took me years before I really figured out how to fold fitted sheets! This post has a lot of pictures but it’s step by step directions in how to fold fitted sheets so that… Read More

Teaching Kids to be Organized (Start when they’re young!)

It is important to teach our children organization from the time they are very young because if we don’t teach them who will? From the time Malea leaned to walk (10 1/2 months) we started doing clean up time with her. I looked up a cute little clean up song on youtube.com and tried to make it fun for her. Now that she’s 2, sometimes I will hear her singing the song to herself, in the other room, while she’s picking up her toys. Kids need order, they thrive on it, and if their toys are organized and easily accessible… Read More