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Simplify the TV for your kids with this handy remote

About a year ago, we added a TV to the toy room in our basement. The kids loved having it, but I hated going up and down the stairs over and over again to help them find a good channel. One afternoon I came down to find my 6 year old watching a steamy soap [...]

Simple bed-in-a-bag solution for guests

Unfortunately, we don’t have a guest bedroom in our house, so when we have company I have to be able to put a bed together in a hurry. Rather than stuff my linen closet with the extra sheets, pillows and blankets, I came up with this handy solution. I created my own bed-in-a-bag by using these [...]

Never wash a germy dish cloth again

I’ve used these blue “shop towels” in the garage for years. Then one day, I ran out of paper towels in the kitchen and used these as a backup. I was amazed at how well they held up under water. They have the convenient disposablity of paper towels, but never fall apart when wet; even [...]

Save yourself from backpack clutter with family inboxes

School is starting again…which means seas of pastel colored papers coming home in backpacks. Of course the problem is that we get a random assortment each day. Homework, reminders, permission slips…it’s tough to keep it all straight. Rather than let my counter clutter up, I created this inbox system in my kitchen cupboard to help [...]

Control your mail clutter with this simple file system

I must admit, there are probably much prettier ways to control mail chaos. However, for me, my priority is simply to get it out of my way. I generally get the mail on the way in from running errands or picking kids up from school. Consequently, my hands are always full and I have little [...]

Save space and scratches by organizing your DVDs

At $20 a piece, DVDs present a problem. We buy them to keep our kids entertained while we get some much needed Mom time, but at that price we hesitate to let our kids touch them. Rather than be the constant middle man between the DVD player and my kids, I created this simple binder [...]

More details on the ‘Organize Your Games’ post

After my last post, I went through my games and thought I’d add a few more details. First off, there are tons of choices in these leftover-type containers. I thought I’d pass on a few of my favorites. For the larger-size games (pictured here) I like the Glad-brand “family” size containers. For the smaller games, like Sorry [...]

Replace flimsy cardboard game boxes with stackable plastic

Thanks to Julianne for your question about games and puzzles. I’m a big game lover. My house has tons of games and puzzles. However, I hate the bulky, awkward boxes they come in. So I opted to pitch the cardboard and replace it with stackable plastic. Like I said, I have tons of games, so I [...]