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Helping Your Kids Keep Their Books Under Control

by Mary Ann Romans

46 minutes ago

Children's books are the one thing that I have a hard time saying no to when the kids ask. While we make liberal use of our library, children's books still seem to find their way into our home, through yard sales, library sales, school book sales and hand me downs.

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Organizing Your Books at Home

by Mary Ann Romans

30 Apr 2012 08:32 AM

Having a well-organized library isn't that hard to do once you have some easy strategies that won't take a lot of expert skills to implement. Get your home library under control and enjoy your books. First, you need someplace for the books, such as bookcases.

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Getting Your Home in Order After the Weekend

by Mary Ann Romans

29 Apr 2012 10:13 AM

You can always tell that it is Monday at my house because of the visible chaos that is spread throughout the house, especially on the first floor. Toys, books, jackets, dishes, you name it, collects in odd places, as the family runs in and out of the house on various errands.

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Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 4

by Mary Ann Romans

09 Feb 2012 10:01 AM

We are almost finished with our pantry organization! There is only today and tomorrow to go! Isn't that great? So far, we've put some good practices in place. Let us continue now and keep up the good momentum.

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Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 3

by Mary Ann Romans

08 Feb 2012 05:42 PM

How are you doing with your pantry? Are you seeing some progress with getting it organized? Just remember that an organized pantry will make things much easier in the kitchen. During the first two days of our pantry organization plan, we covered a lot of ground.

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Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 2

by Mary Ann Romans

07 Feb 2012 10:57 AM

Have you ever reached for the pasta sauce only to have a jar of peanut butter drop on your head? How about getting dinner started and finding that you are missing a key ingredient? Having a well-organized pantry can eliminate both of those issues.

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Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 1

by Mary Ann Romans

06 Feb 2012 10:09 AM

Do you want to have a more organized pantry? Stick with me. Let us take just five days to completely overhaul the pantry and develop an easy system of rules that will keep it that way. With an organized (and well-stocked pantry), you'll never have to worry about missing an ingredient.

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Clutter Cutting Ideas

by Mary Ann Romans

29 Jan 2012 10:32 AM

Are you spending too much time looking at your home and sighing because it isn't as organized as you would like? Do you hurt yourself at least once a week stepping on a lego or bumping into a coffee table?

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Three Hidden Benefits of an Organized Home

by Mary Ann Romans

28 Jan 2012 11:14 AM

If you need more motivation to stay organized and put in some extra effort to have an organized home, just review the following. There are at least three hidden benefits to having an organized home.

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How to Organize a Child's Room

by Mary Ann Romans

27 Jan 2012 12:03 PM

Organizing a child's room can be a big challenge for a number of reasons. Children tend to live in the moment and love to move from activity to activity.

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