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In the Company of Dogs Early Holiday 2008 Catalog

In an effort to be more environmentally conscious this year, I opted out of a receiving a lot of my beloved catalogs in the mail. One I could not bear to go without, though, was In the Company of Dogs. I can’t afford hardly anything in it, but oh how I love browsing through it! Yesterday the Early Holiday 2008 catalog arrived. The cover touted over 100 new items. I didn’t pay much mind to that at first…until I realized I was earmarking just about every page. What kind of cool things caught my eye? Glad you asked. Let me … Continue reading →

De-cluttering with Young Children

I love to de-clutter our house. I get to a point where the stuff is just too overwhelming. This is especially true when it comes to toys. Toys have a way of sneaking up on your until every bin, box, shelf and even the floor is filled with toys. De-cluttering is tough in and of itself. But how can you get it done when you have young children at home? Here are some tips. Work around the kids schedules. De-cluttering doesn’t have to take one solid block of time. If you your kids nap for an hour, concentrate on one … Continue reading →

Do Catalogs Still Work?

About fifteen years ago, it seemed it was all about the mail-order catalog. Many people started out in home-based mail order businesses that were focused on catalogs that were shipped out to prospects and customers. With the onset and obvious popularity of the internet, more and more catalogs have given way to web sites and online ordering. Is it still worth it to use catalogs for marketing and sales? Judging by my mail box on a weekly basis—there must be some reason for companies to continue to print and distribute catalogs. However, I don’t get the plethora of small and … Continue reading →

Shopping Online or Ordering through Catalogs

Well, wouldn’t you know it? I’m here to brag about catalog shopping and Mary Ann’s showing us how to Tame Catalog Clutter. Those catalogs can pile up! I just hate getting rid of them. The good news is her system is simple, so we can all have less mess but still have fun shopping. The catalogs I do keep are quite handy. I think Mary Ann will be proud of me though, since I decided last year to cancel all the catalogs I don’t really need. I had the catalog clutter blues. They wouldn’t stop coming! Now, I only receive … Continue reading →

Tame the Catalog Clutter (2)

(If you missed the first part of this organizational article, click here.) If you love Eddie Bauer, then go ahead and keep the latest catalog and recycle the rest. when a new catalog comes in from that company, then recycle the old one. Be careful of specialty catalogs that contain the same merchandise in a different layout. For example, I recently got two different catalogs by the same company in the mail. One was the regular catalog and one was a slimmer version that focused on kids items. guess what? The regular catalog had all of the kids merchandise in … Continue reading →

Tame the Catalog Clutter (1)

Once october hits, it seems that we are bombarded by catalogs. It is hard not to resist the thick colorful books, isn’t it. And they can quickly pile up into clutter that spills over end tables, coffee tables, dining room tables, kitchen counters, desks, chairs and even sofas. It isn’t easy to get rid of them, once they have actually entered the home. There are a million reasons these catgalogs go from junk mail to part of the family. Someone went to the trouble to send them to us, they are mail, they have lots of nice stuff in them, … Continue reading →

Frugal Contentment Thieves

Did you know that there are thieves lurking about and ready to steal your frugality happiness? These sneaks can come in to your home and rob away your frugal hard work. How? They can rob your contentment of your frugal lifestyle and tempt you into spending, spending and spending. Here are the most common frugal thieve and what they are all about. Keep them out of your home, if you can! Mail order catalogs These glossy catalogs are filled with beautiful stuff in beautiful home occupied by beautiful people. Or, the people are having them best time walking along a … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Front Entry

Having an organized front entry really says a lot about your home. It is the first thing your guests and neighbors see, and it really sets the tone for the rest of your home. Does it welcome everyone home or frustrate them as soon as they get in to the door. Everyone has a front entryway, even if your home doesn’t have a formal one. This is the place where you enter your home and drop mail, book bags, coats, keys and whatever else you happen to have when you enter. Our old home entered directly into our living room, … Continue reading →

Secret Pillows and Taming Winter Throws

I have been looking at those luscious catalogues again. You know the ones by Pottery Barn and others that create the ultimate in a well-organized and ultra beautiful home? You think, hmm, maybe if I lived in one of those pages, life would be prefect. Okay, so it really wouldn’t, but the luxurious bedding, the elegant dining rooms, the lack of peanut butter fingerprints anywhere really does make you want to live in the dream. Usually, I just try to “steal” ideas from those glossy pages and adapt them to our home. After all, who can really afford a $70 … Continue reading →

3 Frugal Wreath Ideas

Having a nice wreath for the holiday season doesn’t have to cost you much or even anything at all. Use these five fun ideas to make your own festive Christmas wreaths. I was looking in an LL Bean catalogue today. I love looking through all of those beautiful full-color glossy pages, not really to buy anything, but to get ideas for my home that inspire low-cost alternatives. The Christmas wreath is one of those products that I found can cost a lot less when you make it yourself. A balsam wreath with a cherry red bow can cost somewhere around … Continue reading →