Kitchen Organization: Storing Spices

I love to cook and I love my spices.  I also want them at my fingertips when I need them.  Here are a few ideas to help you organize your spices and stay on track with your kitchen organization. 1)  Alphabetize them.  They are done this way at the grocery store for a...

8 Laundry Tips

Laundry is always a dreaded chore for all of us so I wanted to offer some down and dirty tips to help out.  It is no simple task to keep up with the laundry nor it easy to keep everything moving along.  If you have any great laundry tips that work for you, please feel...

Kitchen Storage: “One Motion”

Whenever you are working in the kitchen, you should be able to reach your ingredients, mixing bowl, utensils and serving dishes that you use all of the time without having to move anything else to get to what you need.  This is known as “one motion”...

Photo Storage Boxes

For those of you that are avid photo takers you need a system for photo storage and organization on a consistent basis (and the key here is consistent basis).  A system that is out there that I like are the photo boxes with archival quality envelopes.  There are kits...

Organize and Zap Those Hinderances!

When you organize, one disorganized thing leads to another. Slowly a long train of undone jobs develops. Example: You can’t load the dishes out of the sink or off the counter because the dishwasher is full. Example: You can’t reach the Christmas...

Catalog & Magazine Clutter

You will need to put some thought and effort into your magazines to be able to cut down on some of this clutter that just seems to sneak up on you. 1.  Arrange your magazines or catalogs in upright holders or baskets instead of piling them on top of each other.  This...