Blogging Life and Style from the Midwest
Did you get a chance to check out my post regarding the all new Closetmaid closet organizers? If you answered yes, keep reading. If you answered no? Well, go look. I'll wait.
Anyway, these Closetmaid organizers are amazingly awesome! They can be configured in so many ways, plus they're like real furniture. Not those plastic drawers that you still have to find a place to stash.
I am a bit of a messy person. I may or may not have mentioned this before, I really can’t remember. Anyway, my mess issues are three or four-fold. I’m a bit of a packrat, you see. I can’t bear to throw anything away, always believing that it’s going to be the perfect item I need for some project. Well, that’s not totally true. I throw lots of stuff away, but if I deem it has value, it has to stay FOREVER.
I am always in the midst of a project – or ten – and I have half projects sitting all over. I tend to do projects assembly line rather than one from start to finish. Since it’s a beautiful day I might as well paint everything I ever thought about making all at once. Or I might was well glue everything since I have it out.
Clutter. How does it happen? It seem like one day, you’re perfectly fine, and the next thing you know, it feels like you’re being overtaken by all this stuff. Where did it come from? And more importantly, how do you get rid of it? Here are some easy ways to deal with the clutter that may be overtaking your home and your life.
Get rid of a few things every day. I was reading an article that said if you got rid of 10 items every day, in a year, you’d get rid of 3650 items. I mean, it makes sense, right? And that sounds totally doable! I think I could get rid of 10 items a day. You could sell them, throw them away, donate them to charity, or anything you want!
Have you heard about the Fall Foodie Festival? From now until October 22nd, you have a chance to win over $1350 in super fun foodie items that have been handpicked by each Noise Girl in the Fall Foodie Festival Giveaway Event!
The “Organized Pantry" Package is valued at $215.
Click here to hop over to the Noise Girls site and enter to win the Organized Pantry prize package or one the other five foodie packages!
Or enter in the Rafflecopter form after the jump!
It’s Back to School time again, and you know what that means. The kids – they’ll be somewhere else for a good part of the day!! It also means that everyone needs to get organized and on a schedule. Tiny Prints is here to help.
Tiny Prints has all kinds of great ideas and products to help get ready for Back to School.
Mom Contact Cards – These are like business cards, but for moms. You can add any info you want, like your kids’ names, your email address, and a phone number. Give them to your kid's teachers, so they can easily contact you if an issue arises.
Blackberries, Vizardz, and Vtech phones, oh my! Haven't you always wanted an awesome home office? Now you have your chance to win one!
From now through July 16th, you have the chance to enter to win over $3,500 in prizes in the Noise Girls Around the House Giveaway event! The For the Home Office package is valued at over $675! It includes prizes from the following amazing sponsors:
You can check out the Noise Girls reviews to see how the products worked for us!
To enter for your chance to win, visit the Noise Girls Around the House: For the Home Office Prize Package page! Or, enter in the Rafflecopter after the jump!
Do you wanna win some awesome new stuff for your house? Absolutely, right?
From now through July 16th, you have the chance to enter to win over $3,500 in prizes in the Noise Girls Around the House Giveaway event! The For the Laundry Room package is valued at over $360! It includes prizes from the following awesome sponsors:
You can check out the Noise Girls reviews to see how the products worked for us!
To enter for your chance to win, visit the Noise Girls Around the House: For the Laundry Room Prize Package page!
Or enter here. Easy rafflecopter form after the jump!
Do you want to win some ahhhh-mazing items for your home? I thought you might! We have super-awesome prizes available from super-great sponsors like Blackberry, ClosetMaid, LightAir, Danze, Mohawk, and more.
Welcome to the first Noise Girls giveaway event! From now through July 16th, you will have the chance to read a number of reviews about products we recommend for your home. You will also be able to enter to win 1 of 9 amazing prize packages courtesy of our wonderful sponsors! To enter for your chance to win, please visit the package giveaway pages. You can read more about each package on the Around the House Giveaway Event page as well!
You have the chance to win over $3,800 in prizes for your home! Check out the Around the House reviews to learn more about each product featured as part of the event.
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Are you looking for ways to be eco friendly? Love the idea of recycling, but hate the actual chore of dragging stuff out to the garage all the time? Do you wish there was something that made recycling easier but didn't cost an arm and a leg? Or take up valuable floor space in the kitchen?
Well, I've got the solution! Rubbermaid's Hidden Recycler attaches to your cabinet doors and stays out of sight. It's big enough to hold lots of recyclables, but small enough to be discreet. Read my whole review here.
And you can enter to win one! Enter in the rafflecopter form after the jump. If it doesn't load, try refreshing the page.
Rubbermaid has all kinds of products that make my life easier. Storage totes? Check. Plastic food storage? Yup. We even used to have one of those locking cabinets for our deck. When they asked me if I’d like to check out their new Hidden Recycler, of course I said yes.
The Hidden Recycler is a compact recycling system that fits under your counter, inside a cabinet. It attaches to the cabinet door with hooks, or you can screw it in for a more permanent installation. The fabric bag holds up to 36 12-oz cans. You can even fit a plastic milk jug in it.
How well does it work, though? That’s the real question!
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My kitchen is a hot mess. Wait – that sounds bad! My kitchen cabinets are a hot mess. Part of it is the fact that my kittchen is miniscule. Part of the problem is that my cabinets are weird. They're hung about 4 1/2 feet high, which means that even for those of us that aren't super-short can't reach the higher shelves. My cabinets are configured in a way, too, that I can't put cereal boxes or tall bottles (like oil) in there. Talk about frustrating!
When I saw this post from Racing and Saving Mama, I was totally impressed! I have to admit, I am one of those people that buys the convenience-sized packages rather than the big bags of chips or whatever. It's just easier to grab and go. Or grab and snack, as the case may be. I also love the bins she has for her kids and her husband. I, uh, have neither but I think I would use one for work food/lunch stuff and snack stuff.
Sigh…I see a weekend project coming up.
Sharon at Real Life Deals has a great post about organizing your kid's school lives. They all bring home so much stuff! She's organized all her kids' school stuff in huge 3-ring binders. Sharon says she goes through every year and thins it out some more.
I have to admit – I use a similar method for my paperwork! Mine isn't schoolwork so much, but things that I may need or want to access again. Like awards, things I'm particularly proud of, articles I like to show people, etc.
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