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Meet Scarlett, our Vizsla Puppy!!!

Want to hear something crazy? We got a puppy this weekend!!! I honestly thought we’d never own a dog because I didn’t grow up with them so I’ve never been a big fan, the whole jumping, licking, shedding thing, isn’t really my thing, but after enough pressure from my husband and daughters, we finally have one. Meet Scarlett. We told the girls we were getting a puppy at Christmas, and after about 30 seconds, Malea had already named her Scarlett. She’s a pure breed Vizsla, which are known to be great running dogs. My husband is an avid runner so… Read More

How to Set Goals for your Home to make it your Dream Home

Hi Ask Anna readers, it’s Leah from Simple.Home.Blessings! I am back in the swing of things after having baby number three, last November. This might be a slightly different swing, but I am still living in the same house with all the same household demands for cleaning, project doing, and decorating. With all the things beckoning my attention, I have a tendency to get unfocused FAST, and I find myself frustrated at the lack of progress toward my specific homemaking dreams. So, I thought I would share with you the routine I have been doing every year, for the past… Read More

My Clock Wall – a Mini Bedroom Revamp

We have done SO MUCH WORK to our house, over the last couple years, but one room we haven’t touched is our master bedroom. I’ve been torn about spending money to fix it up because I know in the next year or two we are going to be doing a HUGE bedroom/bathroom remodel. If you’ve been following me on Instagram for awhile, you may remember the paint swatches I threw up on the wall almost a year ago. Well, guess what? Up until a couple weeks ago, they were still there! Isn’t that terrible? None of them really spoke to… Read More

The Easiest way to Clean Cooking Grease (without chemicals!)

I know I’ve written about my Norwex EnviroCloths before and how they are great for cleaning stainless steel, windows and more, but today I want to show you my favorite thing to clean with them – cooking grease. This time of year I cook a lot more and it makes me absolutely crazy when I’m sauteing veggies or browning meat and grease splatters all over the countertop, the floor, etc. In the past the grease splatters have been so hard to clean but not now that I have my secret weapon! The Norwex EnviroCloth is made up of microfibers 1/200th… Read More

How to Organize Important Personal Documents in Less than 30 minute

Hi, Susan here from Organized 31. I’ve been spending most of this month purging and organizing my entire home. Today I’m getting around tackling the personal documents so I thought I’d share with you how I organize important personal documents for each of my family members. I always take time in January to organize our personal and financial paperwork. It’s a great way to start the new year off organized and makes completing taxes, financial aid applications, passport applications and other critical paperwork throughout the year easier since you’ll easily be able to find the reference papers you need. I’m… Read More

How to Organize the Entryway Closet in 30 minutes or Less

Entryway closets can get messy really easily because most people keep a lot of stuff stored in them. In our entryway closet, not only do I have coats, I also have my vacuum, steam mop and 5 table leaves! It’s crazy! Last spring I had a little extra time before picking up the kids from school, so I pulled out everything in our closet, purged and organized. You can see the full post HERE but today I’m just going to share one picture to go with my tips. #1 Take everything out I know I say this a lot, but… Read More