Organized home

This is and the following posts are very similar but i thought that they really deserved different posts.

www.organizedhome.com

I have been visiting this website for years and it's sister site organized Christmas for 3 years. making Christmas a truly organized affair.

There is everything on this site. tips tricks, ideas, decluttering suggestions recipes and printables that will organize your home. http://organizedhome.com/printable-planner-forms

You will probably be mad at me for posting this as you will spend a half an hour there browsing around before you even know it.

You can even customize and print your own household notebook http://organizedhome.com/household-notebook

check out the http://organizedhome.com/fall-cleaning-chore-checklist and get started on your fall chores.


I hope you all find something on this site that you like if you do please post back your favorite part so others can check it out too.

EVER FEEL LIKE A MAID... except without the pay?

Well that is me today miss molly maid. i have a ton of cleaning to do. just regular old stuff but a lot of it. normally it is clean and tidy here all the time but the last couple of days I have not quite been in the mood for cleaning and then the amount of mess three kids can make is overwhelming and you don't know where to start.

right now it is actually tidy here just a lot of things need to be done that i call behind the scenes. the floors need mopping, the beds need to be changed, dusting, cleaning the kitchen, bathroom and a pile of laundry are all waiting for me.

and i still have to few groceries i just bought to cram into the fridge. there seems to never be enough room in the fridge.

Then i was thinking that after all the cleaning is done it might be a good time to invite the in laws around for dinner. they Haven't been around in about a month,. so two birds with one stone and the place is clean to boot.

Not sure if inviting them over will fly with dh, he is working til five today (dang Sunday shopping) so i will have to pull it all together myself and usually it is never very pleasant here when they do come over. I will run it by him when he checks in. I think mil will call today to see if they can visit anyway. our relationship with them could fill a whole blog in and of itself.
Anyway better get to cleaning.,,, happy Sunday!

Tips to organize your Kitchen

tips on organizing your home.

Let's start with the kitchen: Pantry or food shelves: Put like items together, soups in one place, and canned vegetables in another and canned fruits all together, pasta in one place—you get the idea. Everything has its place so when you need it you will save time and easily be able to see what you have. (It just might scream 'take out' pizza night.)

If you haven't done this for awhile it is a good idea to make sure the cans or bottles are still good by checking expiration dates and check to see it is bulging. If it is, it is definitely spoiled and you need to get rid of it. Snacks: Place them in a basket at a convenient level to grab and go. Or if you have family members that you don't want to get into them, hide them.

Lids: Do you have plastic or glass bowls used for storing left-overs? If the lids are always all over the place, put them in a basket by themselves which makes it easy to match to the bowl and eliminates hunting for the matches. If you keep the lids on the container that takes up a lot of space in your cupboard. Dishes: Do you have enough room for all you have? Get metal stacking shelves that can double the amount of space in your cupboards. They come in many sizes and there are corner ones as well as straight ones that are adjustable. It is a good time to determine if you like or need all the dishes you have. If you see you never use some as you don't like them or you have too many for your needs or space; then donate to a charity.

Silverware drawer: Place the silverware in a container made for that purpose. Larger serving pieces can be placed next to it. Does your container slide back and forth as you open the drawer? A simple solution is to use sticky Velcro on the underside of the container—works great for bathroom drawers too where containers tend to want to slide about.

Pans: Place the ones you use most frequently toward the front of your shelf (if you hang them you have no problem with finding the right size when you need it).
If you have pans with a finish that can be chipped or scratched paper plates between the pans prevents this from happening.
If you have medicines in the cupboards check their expiration dates and make sure little children can't get into them.
Kitchens are often the hub of the home so a well organized one makes everyone happy. While you are waiting for Spring, or if you live where it is already Spring check out those cupboards, take an inventory and Get Organized now.