This is Day 63 of the Green in 365 series! When Spring is in the air there's something that seems to follow right along after it: the strong urge to clean out and declutter after a long winter spent indoors! Spring Cleaning is definitely not my favorite thing to do, but I always feel so much better when I've done it! Usually, I seem to wait until April, when the weather is starting to get really nice out, to get that urge to clean out and declutter. But, I've always disliked … [Read more...]
Simple Steps – Declutter Around Your House
I will be the first to admit that I am not a very organized person. I'm just not naturally gifted that way. I have to work very hard at being a home manager by setting up a routine and schedule, making a meal plan, and cleaning routine, because if I don't.... well let's just say it's not pretty! (And even when I am working hard at it, it's still often not very pretty!) As you know if you've been following along here, I've been working on Project Simplify this past month, and it has felt … [Read more...]
Project Simplify – Kitchen Pantry and Cabinets
This week's hot spot for Project Simplify was the kitchen pantry and refrigerator. This one I was actually looking forward to because I didn't think it would be too overwhelming for me, and because it's something that I had already been wanting to do. But, somehow when I started cleaning out my pantry, I decided that I needed to clean out and organize all of the cabinets in my kitchen. Why do I do this to myself?! Before - Pantry and Cabinets: (I didn't take before pictures of all of my … [Read more...]