Yummy Scents!

I will never buy a candle again! Monkey and I had oranges for a snack today and I thought I'd simmer the peel in water with a little cinnamon and it smells GREAT! Better than any candle or warmer I have ever purchased. The scent filled my entire house. I highly recommend this--it really works. Just simmer on low and add water as needed. YUM!!

Tip Time!

I usually vacuum my lampshades, but apparently that doesn't do the trick, just check out what a lint roller was able to get!

OH, MY WORD!

This tip is brought to you courtesy of my stack'O'magazines :)

Say No To Clutter!

I thought I was the original Tip Junkie, but apparently there are many out there like myself that just adore tips and tricks!

Unfortunately, this makes me hold on to tons of magazines and other papers that turn me into a pack-rat according to my husband. But, hey I might need those one day! (I think that might actually be one of the thoughts that define a pack rat but thats beside the point!)

So, I am saying no to clutter and getting organized!

I took an evening to go through each of my magazines, page by page, (dating back to 2006 I might add) and rip out every recipe I wanted to try, every article I wanted to read, every craft I wanted to tackle, etc., and put them in a folder.

It went from this:

To this:

Whew! Isn't that better?

Next step will organizing each page in its own corresponding notebook! And, of course keeping it up as I receive more and more free magazines!

How are you Saying No to Clutter?

Tackle it Tuesday!

When I was a working mommy we just moved "right on in" to our new house. The previous tenant (a little muchkin) had some fun with a permanent marker up and down the hallway! I heard that toothpaste would remove it from our wood (ick) paneling (ick, ick). So I decided to tackle it and it worked!!

Toothpaste, ya say? We got plenty of that! (Thank you, CVS, lol)

BEFORE:

AFTER:

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