If you are like me, the microwave is the last thing I clean in the kitchen. It can sometimes get very yucky and hard to clean with stuck on splattered food. Cleaning it can actually be the easiest thing to do. I found a great tip, and after trying it on my very yucky microwave …
Category Archives: Organization
Time For Pre-Holiday Decluttering
Yes it is that time of year again! Toys from all over the world will begin filling your home, as if your children needed more! If you are not prepared, the day after Christmas you will find boxes stacked along the walls of your child’s home with no place to put them. But if you …
Finish Your Holiday Shopping in One Fun-filled Day!
By: Aby Garvey Whether you love to shop (or dread it) there are a number of other enjoyable ways to spend your time during the holidays than at the shopping mall with swarms of other people. If the thought of battling the crowds has you singing the blues, simplify your shopping by getting it all …
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Get In the Zone
By Aby Garvey Are you in “the zone”? Are you in that place where all feels right with your world? This, my friends, is what I call your comfort zone. When you’re in your comfort zone your home and life are operating smoothly, and things just seem to fall into place. Being in the zone …
Five Tips to Organize Your Child’s Craft Gear
By Aby Garvey I hope you’re enjoying all the pleasures of fall…changing leaves, cooler temperatures, and the chance to get back outdoors and enjoy it all. The kids are back in school, which means it’s time to do some organizing! And if your kids are anything like mine…organizing all their gear is a necessary project …
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Back-to-school Organizing Tips
By Aby Garvey Just like a fresh box of crayons, the new school year is ripe with possibility–the possibility to create something new. Fresh crayons and fresh starts–it’s a wonderful time of year! Take advantage of the clean slate in front of you by bringing some simple organizing strategies into your home, making the transition …
Tips on Making Dinner Easy
Yesterday I talked about the importance of gathering around the dinner table. The biggest reason people do not is because of time. They do not feel they have enough time to prepare a meal. There are lots of ways to cut time and effort, remember it is the time spent at the dinner table not …
Organized Travels
By Aby Garvey Ah vacation…time to relax, get away from it all and really enjoy the good stuff in life. You leave your worries behind, and with any luck at all…not your toothbrush! But how to remember it all and how to pack it so you can find it when you need it? Simple: when …
Organizing Arts and Crafts
One of the most difficult things for me to organize has been the arts and crafts. You want certain things available to them that they can pull out anytime, but some things need to be monitored, such as paints and play dough. I created this cabinet to keep all their arts and crafts supplies in. …
Keeping the Toys Under Control
 I don’t know about you, but I would say the hardest part of cleaning up has always been the toys! If I would get one room clean, and return in a few moments, the kids would have dragged toys back into it again. My proud accomplishment over in a few moments. Recently when we visited …