Kitchen Organizing, take 2

A few years ago, I purchased a very large number of spice bottles, carefully labeled them, transferred the contents of numerous containers of all shapes and sizes, and proclaimed our spice collection suitably organized. Since I don’t do a lot of cooking, I found the system completely functional and satisfying to my need for order.  Tom, on the other hand, […]

The Garage Project

This is only six years in the making – no big deal, right??  We have a garage that will accommodate two cars when not filled with assorted stuff (I’m not calling it junk – just stuff we don’t use super often …).  We’ve never parked a car in this garage since we moved into this house. Shameful, I know.  But […]

Look what we’ve been doing …

Our garage is the black hole of our home. Periodically I try to re-organize it, but it refuses to be organized. It just reverts to the heap of tools and camping gear and random tennis balls and tools (did I mention tools??? – we have TWO table saws for heavens sake!!). This past fall we replaced our kitchen cabinets and […]

Household Notebook

So, I’m back with some pictures of my handy-dandy scheduler.  First, the binder I’m not ashamed to take into the grocery store! From 2011 WordPress Pics Isn’t it nice?  I especially like the closure (and it’s padded, which you can’t really tell from this picture, but I like). Here’s my weekly menu planner – I’m trying at least … From […]

Time for a Schedule

When I was much younger (like in high school and college) I quite enjoyed keeping a daily schedule.  I picked out a planner each year and took a lot of pleasure in “booking” all my obligations.  Weird, I know … When I got married and then had Spencer I never really had a schedule.  My life wasn’t that complicated, and […]

Summer is here

If only my little kids weren’t still in school!!!  The weather has been beautiful and the summer twilight lasts and lasts … too bad I have to put my kids to bed for school the next morning. Last night Andrew would not go to bed – or at least, he was in his room, but would not stop playing.  At […]