Thoughts on De-cluttering My Life

Over our Christmas break, I began a mass war-on-clutter/organize-my-life project. I'm not one to make "new year's" resolutions, but it seems like the holidays are a time of year I end up pondering what has been going well, and what changes I ought to … [Read more...]

Organization and Decluttering 2012

A few weeks before the end of the year, I started a list of all those things I intend to do but usually forget when I actually have a bit of free time. Most were in some way related to organizing and/or de-cluttering. After Christmas, I didn't have … [Read more...]

12 Ways of Christmas: Greeting Cards!

Ways of Christmas Cards

It's coming! The holidays will be upon us SOON! Are you ready? I'm not entirely ready, but I always start planning our family's Christmas cards way in advance. Memories of my grandparent's home covered in the Christmas cards they received each year … [Read more...]

A Crafty Birthday!

We like at-home birthday parties. They feel cozier, and they're typically much more frugal! Kathryn is turning 11, an age where little-kid themes no longer cut it -- but I never want to rush my kids to grow up and have a party that's not … [Read more...]

Healthy Eating

I've been a lazy bum lately in regards to regular exercise (no good-enough excuses), but I have still been thinking about healthier eating. Statistics say that one-third of U.S. adults are obese, and two-thirds are overweight. One-sixth of U.S. … [Read more...]