Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
“I put on some good music, grab my cleaning supplies, bags and boxes. I start in the kitchen, pulling everything out of the cabinets, cleaning them inside and out, drying them and laying new paper. Then it’s on to the walls. I clean them, dust the fans, then the counters, the stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, then [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
Chances are good that your kitchen serves not just as a place to prepare meals, but as the heart of your home. And if you love appliances, you might find it a little cramped to prepare meals and hang out with your family while sharing space with the breadmaker, the six-slice toaster, and the espresso [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
I admit that I am sometimes a lazy mom. When I’m busy, the last thing I want to do is be interrupted by a child who is old enough to fix a snack but who is not tall enough to reach the shelf with the plates and cups. It’s not that I’m against helping, but [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
As a writer and teacher, I work at home on various afternoons, evenings and weekends. So my sons see me slogging away at articles and marking essays. Often, they not only wonder what I’m doing, they want to imitate me. While I was grading finals last year, my 6-year-old offered to help me. “I’ll tell [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
It seems like organizing your garage can be a never-ending task. Lots of companies make millions of dollars selling all kinds of storage systems to try to make your garage just a little bit more organized. OK, I’m about to confess. We’ve had this problem, too! I know, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it? The [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
Feel like you’re trapped in your own house? Unable to navigate through a constantly growing sea of stuff? Whether it’s clothes, paperwork, tech toys, sports gear, hobby tools – or all of the above and more – our possessions need a place of their own, so our homes and our lives are easier to manage. [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
All of us have them, but few of us really know how to use them. I’m talking about the common closet. That place you open to hang your friend’s coat and get showered by junk you hid there last time someone came over. We stack, hang, shove and occasionally hide stuff in them, but are [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
Kids’ stuff: It looks so neat when it’s packaged in the store, but then you bring it home and realize the new things you just bought have 25 different parts, all of which are easy to lose. Here’s the truth: All the “surefire” ways to organize, manage, and store your children’s things are only surefire [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
So you’ve purged within an inch of your life, but it turns out you still have plenty of stuff you either need or want to hang on to. Understandable — life with kids equals plenty of seasonal clothes, hand-me-down toys, treasures, and school records that you might not be ready to let go of, and [...]
Posted in Household on 06. Dec, 2011
Organizing your home – especially when you have kids – can be a real challenge. Expert organizer Debbie Williams offers you some proven ideas to get it together! The question: My kids have puzzles, Lego, train sets, Barbie dolls and countless other toys with what seem like thousands of parts. Help! How can I keep [...]
