Posted in Organizing on 18. Jun, 2013
Tweet Toys are something that seem to grow exponentially, aren’t they? If your toy room or kids’ bedroom is overflowing, it’s good to schedule a regular “thinning of the herd”. You can do the “keep, throw, donate, store” with toys, and it will be much easier for your kids to help keep the area clean [...]
Posted in Ramblings on 10. Jun, 2013
Tweet If you garden, consider planting an extra row of radishes or onions to donate later to the food shelf. Many food shelves now accept fresh garden produce all season long, and it’s a cheap and easy way to help others. There’s a public service announcement I heard recently on the radio, encouraging gardeners to [...]
Posted in Ramblings on 30. May, 2013
Tweet Are you on Pinterest? TidyTightwads is on Pinterest! You can find us here. It’s a never-ending source of ideas and inspiration for organizing, cleaning, and repurposing; all things we’re passionate about at TidyTightwayds. If you have boards dedicated to creative cleaning or organizing ideas, repurposing items into something new, and/or time or money saving [...]
Posted in Cleaning Tips, Saving Money on 21. May, 2013
Tweet Who doesn’t like to find money? While you won’t find money every time you clean, it is fun when you do. You’re not likely to get rich with these ideas, but you might be able to treat yourself to a fat-free skinny mocha. One thing is certain, if you clean while you check these [...]
Posted in Cleaning Tips on 13. May, 2013
Tweet It’s disgusting isn’t it? All the crumbs that build up in your silverware drawer over time. We can ignore them only so long before we must plan a few extra minutes to rid them for good. Or at least until they build up again. Plan to spend 10 minutes today to take the silverware [...]
Posted in Organizing on 06. May, 2013
Tweet Remember the old, heavy draperies that had multiple layers that required just as many as many rods as there were layers? Some of these were very expensive in their day, and many were made of high-quality linen that is difficult to find in affordable window treatments today. That’s why when my friend decided to [...]
Posted in Organizing on 30. Apr, 2013
Tweet Did you spend way too much time trying to track down a receipt or hunt for information? While the memory is fresh in your mind, take some simple steps to make it easier on yourself for next year. Create a file or box dedicated to “2013″ taxes. Within that file or file box, create [...]
Posted in Organizing on 19. Apr, 2013
Tweet The celebration of Earth Day has caught on. From community clean-up efforts to 5K runs, Earth Day is the time for all of us to think about how we live our lives on the only planet we have. We should take care of ourselves, our homes, those around us, and our environment. Being a [...]
Posted in Saving Money on 11. Apr, 2013
Tweet There are lots of ways to save money on food, and one of them relates to convenience food. I know we’re all busy, so I’m not going to advocate for staying away from convenience “on-the-go” type meals. We have to have them or we wouldn’t eat. However, convenience foods carry a higher price tag [...]
Posted in Organizing on 09. Apr, 2013
Tweet NAPO, which stands for National Association of Professional Organizers, is holding their annual national conference in New Orleans, Louisiana next week. I’m excited to attend this high energy event, promising to be “jam packed with sessions geared to every organizer.” The conference runs April 17th through the 20th, and organizing professionals from all over [...]
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