Today my Spring Cleaning project is to clean and organize my garage. It’s half full of family keepsakes and kitchen/home decor storage, and half full of merchandise for my eBay business. My goal today is to touch every box, peeking in to see exactly what’s in there, then sort, organize, sweep and clean. QUICK THINGS …
Seasonal Striped Dishcloths, at Williams-Sonoma Today I’m tackling the Spring Cleaning of my kitchen. I’ll be thorough, but I won’t stress about it or agonize. I can make today fun by watching a movie on my kitchen TV, playing fun music, drinking delicious iced tea, and switching to my favorite white wine later in the …
Spring flowers grace my living room side table Tonight I’m going to Family Night, eating pizza with cousins, watching a kids’ movie, baking a cake with the kids, then watching a grownup movie if the kids fall asleep (Let’s hope!) So my Spring Cleaning tonight will be nonexistent. There’s always the weekend – Family Night …
This week I threw an easy, casual, stress-free weeknight dinner party on Wednesday night. I’m so glad I did it – it gave me a chance to see friends who are just as busy as I am doing other things on weekends. I do have a bit of an advantage in that I work for …
I’m not a big fan of “buying containers in order to get organized.” It’s probably better to sort, organize, recycle, throw out, and prioritize, rather than buy more items to hold your existing items. However, I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out before I buy these colorful Semikolon paper document storage boxes. …
Spring Umbrella, from Kate Spade Last night was the vernal equinox, and today is the first day of Spring. I’m hoping it’s another sunny day here in Seattle – it will encourage me to do my work faster in hopes of taking my dogs to their sunny dog park for a run! Do something to …
What I currently display in my guest bathroom: Cucumber & Casaba Soap from Mor Yesterday we worked on spring cleaning the family room. Today we’ll work upstairs, on the lovely light-filled living room we like to spend time in during early mornings and Sunday afternoons. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Fridge and freezer maintenance – …
Pink Milk Chocolate Tulip, at Godiva Today we’re moving furniture to do a thorough cleaning on the family room. Since this is the room that features our biggest TV and our surround sound system, you can imagine how often this room gets used. Therefore it’s more worn out, dirty, and tired looking than our other …
Fuzzy Chicks for Easter Decor, at Williams-Sonoma QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Spiff up your home for the weekend. Empty or fill dishwasher as needed; wipe kitchen counters; empty trash can andtake out recycling; wipe bathroom sinks and counters; replace hand towels in bathrooms and kitchen. De-clutter entryway, mail table, coffee table and dining table …
Spring Cupcakes, at Dean & Deluca I’m trying to keep up with my self-imposed Spring Cleaning schedule, but now that I have my second cold in as many weeks, I’m losing motivation. I’m not looking for busywork, but I also don’t want to have a lot more catchup work to do when I’m healthy again …