9 Cool Ideas for Under-Bed Storage in the Kids’ Room
Okay, a few weeks ago we made the monsters leave the space under the bed to make room for welcome guests. Today I'd like to look at a lot more ideas to make use of the space under the bed in a kid's room. If you aren't already using it for a mattress for overnight...
Storage Ideas for the Office that Doubles as a Guest Room
Last week I wrote about utilizing the space under the guest bed for storing items used when you have guests. An alternative idea is to use a dresser (if you have one in the room) to hold the things needed to prepare the room, and as you empty it, you are creating...
Quick and Easy Storage for Out-of-Season Bedding
Spring really is coming (Friday!!!) - and at our house that means quilts and comforters come off the beds. With nine beds, I'm sure you can imagine the pile of out-of-season bedding gets a bit large. Our storage cupboards and closets are already bursting at the seams!...
What is Hiding Under Your Bed?
Do you remember when you were a kid and your parents asked you to clean your room... how you quickly stuffed everything in the closet and under your bed and then ran off to play? Do you remember what happened when your mom looked under your bed? Do you remember the...
3-Second Shirt Folding Method Saves Space, Time, and Frustration
Last week we talked about storing clothes in outfits to save space and time. That's a great option if you have items you only wear in one outfit. Of course, you can hang mix-and-match outfits together, and still benefit from that method, but chances are there are some...
1 Simple Trick to Save Space and Rescue Your Mornings
One solution to a crowded closet is to get rid of clothes. It can be a good option, and likely, we could all make use of de-cluttering techniques where our clothes are concerned. But sometimes the problem isn't how much stuff we keep, but where to put it. A place for...
1-Step to Reducing Junk Mail Today
You might not think so, but junk mail has a cost. And maybe it's not a personal financial cost (or maybe it is, if you end up buying things you didn't know you "needed" after perusing the latest catalog...), but it costs us time and it costs the environment as it...
Don’t Throw It All Away!
Last week I strongly encouraged you to make use of the trash can when de-cluttering -- which is something we should do a lot more often than we think! 🙂 I hope you didn't go out and trash everything you could find, because there is another option for SOME of the...
The Wonder of Wielding the Waste Bin Well
Seminary changed my life in a number of ways. There are obvious things, like I got to take some amazing classes (for free! Covenant Seminary offers spouses of students free tuition for credit or audit). Also, my life changed when we graduated from seminary and my...
Japan, Economics, Homemaking and Band-Aids
After college and grad school and before seminary and pastor-hood my husband worked in manufacturing. One of the practices he implemented and utilized was the Japanese workplace organizational methodology called 5S, which helped him to operate a Just In Time business...