Kitchen Organization: Part Three

So now you have cleaned off counters, only the appliances you need and love, and a shiny sink.  You are on your way!  Remember—small steps get the jobs done!
7.    Take a look at your cabinets.  Are they clean?  I’m not talking about the insides (yet!), but the outsides.  If they have built-up grime on them, [...]

Kitchen Organization: Part Two

So you’ve survived the cleaning of your counters.  Great!  These next few steps will require an honest look about your kitchen and an honest appraisal of your culinary skills and commitment to cooking.  Not if you will cook, but how you will (or do) cook.  Remember to use small steps!
4.    If you have a dishwasher [...]

Kitchen Organization: Part One

Arguably, the kitchen is the heart of the home.  We cook there, eat there (hopefully as a family), entertain there, chat at the table, do homework, and any number of other family-related things.  A disorganized kitchen discourages us from doing the above; we don’t want to cook and eating will likely then take place in [...]

Organizing Your Linen Closet

Now we move on to towels and other things in your linen closet….
3.    Take stock of your towels, washcloths, and other terrycloth things.  Do you have towels that are holey or bleach-stained?  Do you have towels that aren’t very absorbent from using too much fabric softener?  Do you have towels that don’t match your current [...]

Home Organization Essentials

While some home-organization gurus will tell you to start in the kitchen, I’m going to  advise beginning in another area.  The kitchen will be the third place we attack and this doesn’t make it less important, but I will explain why I’m starting elsewhere.
First, if you look around your home, you probably see lots of [...]