How to Make Cheap, Easy and Wind-Proof Garage Sale Signs

Posted by on Jun 18, 2010 in Popular Posts: Free Printables | 8 comments I love hosting a good garage sale.  It’s a great excuse to give in to my compulsive purging habits.  A few weeks ago when we were planning our annual summer garage sale I did all the usual stuff.  I posted the sale on Craig’s List and listed it on eBay’s classifieds but what we really needed was a few great signs to pull in street traffic.  I ran to WalMart to pick up the...
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Keep Diaper Supplies Handy with this Simple Trick

Posted by on Mar 2, 2010 in Best of MeckMom, Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 0 comments Yesterday my husband had to take our new son to the doctor for a routine check up and was presented with a dilemma.  He knew he’d need to bring diaper changing supplies but had no desire to tote my cute, melon-colored purse along with him.  I couldn’t send him to the doctor empty-handed so I showed him one of my favorite mom-tested tricks.  I grabbed a diaper and a thin pack of...
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Fast and Easy Labeling with Dry Erase Markers

Posted by on Jan 29, 2010 in Popular Posts: Organizing | 2 comments Labeling is a critical step to getting and staying organized.  Without it, whatever wonderful system you set up will be impossible for your family to follow and consequently fail before it gets off the ground.  That being said, there are lots of instances where ‘officially’ labeling something with a sticker or tag requires way too much commitment.  The fact is that when...
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Keep your car cleaner with this under-the-seat solution

Posted by on Jan 19, 2007 in Popular Posts: Organizing | 5 comments To survive as a parent, you have to be able to multi-task. Unfortunately, your car does as well. All too often my kids end up finishing their breakfast on the way to school, eating lunch on the way to soccer or munching a snack on the way to church. To help my car survive the many mini-meals, I came up with this easy solution. I removed the label from an empty Crystal Light tube and stuffed it...
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