Household Cleaning Tip: Getting out Ink Stains

I have had several ink stains since my toddler has discovered pens. One was on my fabric covered footstool. She wrote all over it. I looked for how to get the stains out and found this, ehow.com. While it gives great instructions, the best one I found for me was in the comments section. One …

Organizational Slippery-Slopes (and How to Get on Solid Ground!)

By: Aby Garvey Imagine yourself climbing a hill. A steep hill. At the top of the hill is everything you’ve ever wanted…happy and loving relationships…. a sense of peace and well being…time to enjoy the things you truly love to do…an organized home that nurtures you, recharges you. Now, imagine that this hill is made …

Bring on the Sparkle!

Although I’m a firm believer that organizing and cleaning are two different things, I’m also a believer that cleaning helps any organizing project sparkle. In fact, one of the steps in the simplify 101 organizing process is to clean the space being organized. If you’re like me, though, cleaning isn’t the fun stuff. Bring me …

The Power of Our Words…

Have you ever found yourself telling your spouse or someone about something your child did that day and finding that they begin repeating the behavior even while you are discussing it? For example I tell my husband how cute it is that if I say we are going to music class Anna begins saying the …