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Archive | August, 2008

Make Your Coat Closet Functional for $15

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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I love the Pottery Barn catalog.  Not that I’ve ever purchased anything from it - I just love to flip through it and glean ideas from the pages.  One PB staple that I’ve always coveted is their entryway lockers.   I don’t know why they appeal to me so much.  Maybe it’s because my optimistic brain convinces me that if I had them in [...]

Get Rid of Multiple Charts with a Family “Big Board”

Monday, August 11, 2008

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Let’s face it, as an organizer I have a natural affinity for charts.  Over the years I’ve made all kinds of charts to track various parts of family life…job charts, reward charts, cleaning charts, homework charts…I’ve made them all. This year, as I face another school year (and all the chaos that comes with it) I’ve [...]

Keep the Cold Air In with Door Alarms

Friday, August 1, 2008

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Ahh the lovely sounds of the dog days of summer… sprinklers spraying, lawn mowers chopping, and a veritable chorus of moms shouting “Kids, shut the door!”.  Why is it our kids have such a hard time with this concept?  We’ve only lived in this house a few weeks and I can’t count the number of times I’ve walked downstairs only to find [...]

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