So two days in and I finished my first room. Remember-this is basically where we started: The closet, the cupboard in the wall there (which is weird but oh well) and a built in you can’t see were all packed with stuff. Here are the after shots! I moved the dresser to the left of… Keep Reading
Operation Take Back the House: Day One Recap
I spent most of the day yesterday in the guest room. I knew this was going to be a tough nut to crack since it is one of the two rooms that we dump all the “I don’t know where this stuff goes” junk into. Compounding my issue is that I really hate how my… Keep Reading
Operation Take Back The House
My house is out of control. I have got to do something! Today of the commencement of a week long “Operation Take Back the House”. You aren’t going to be seeing much of me this week-I’m going to be spending each day on a room that is in dire need of help. After discussing my… Keep Reading
Clutter Control with the Flylady on Frugal Coast2Coast
Need help with clutter control and organization? Can’t seem to stay on top of your life and all it entails? Our next show is for you! This coming Monday, September 14th at 8:30 pm EST Frugal Coast2Coast will have special guest expert & author Marla Cilley-better known to her thousands of fans as “The FlyLady“. … Keep Reading
Guest Post: Using Online Calendaring Like A Pro
This is an article to follow up on my basic use of online calendaring applications. As I wrote before, I think Google offers the most versatile and user friendly calendaring application on the Internet. There are several other, like Yahoo! and MSN, and I would hope you look at each of these to find the… Keep Reading
What Does a Frugal Gal Keep in the Car?
What does a frugal family keep in the car? Well gee! I’m glad you asked. I initially wrote this post in 2006 as a response to that very question from a reader! Today I’ve pulled it out, updated it, and presented it here for your reading pleasure 🙂 Things to Keep in the Car #1-If… Keep Reading
Budgeting, Revisited
We had a fantastic show on budgeting this Monday over at Frugal Coast2Coast (remember, it’s always available on demand if you missed the live show)! Budgeting is an issue that there are so many questions on. . . it was a lot of fun to answer folk’s questions and discuss the issues. If you listened… Keep Reading
Guest Post: Web Based Calendars for Organization and Planning
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about using calendars to get organized. There was Staying Organized with a Calendar and Planner Part I and Part II. I knew I had paper planners covered-after all I had used them extensively throughout my school years and military career. Where I have wanted, needed actually, to move is… Keep Reading
Stay Organized With a Calendar & Planner-Part II
Yesterday I laid out the reasons keeping a calendar is important to both organization and frugality. I also gave some examples of the different systems that I have used over the years. Today I am going to show the specifics of how I organize my calendar, and then cover some other calendar tips and some… Keep Reading
Stay Organized With a Calendar & Planner-Part I
New Years usually brings vows of organization-so I thought that this would be a perfect time to re-post this two part series (originally posted in January of 2008) on the why and how of staying organized with a planner and calendar! ************************* It’s a New Year, and its time to talk about keeping a calendar!… Keep Reading
