Everything Homemaking
I have ADHD. I haven’t been officially diagnosed but I know I have it. My family knows, too. As a result, managing my life and time has always been challenging. But over the years I’ve developed strategies that have helped me manage better. And most of those strategies would also benefit people who don’t have ADHD/ADD. Here are my top 10: 1. Write everything down … [Read more...]
Hot Spot: an area of your house that collects clutter. Usually a flat surface that starts out fairly clean but ends up covered with clutter. We all have hot spots in our homes – even the most organized of us. Hot spots aren’t always a bad thing – it just depends on where they are and how bad they are. If the hot spot is in an out-of-the-way location and stays manageable, what’s … [Read more...]
Actually, I don’t know that there’s a right or wrong or official way to stock a kitchen wrap drawer. I only know what I must have in mine. Here, take a look: The must-have wraps include: Plastic wrap Aluminum foil Gallon zip lock bags Quart zip lock bags Fold over sandwich bags Zip … [Read more...]
1. Freeze ground beef in zip lock bags and pat the meat as flat as possible. It takes up less space, is easier to store and thaws faster. 2. Freeze chicken breasts individually. When you pop the whole package in the freezer, straight from the store, they take forever to thaw. If you freeze them individually, they thaw faster and you can pull out the exact number … [Read more...]
By Suzanne Suzanne and I have been best friends for over 30 years. As you might guess, we’ve been through a lot together. For some reason, Suzanne sees me as organized (ha! I’ve got her fooled!) and she sees herself as organizationally impaired. We’ve been talking a lot about organization issues lately and I’ve been impressed at some of her strategies. So I asked her to write this … [Read more...]
My two grandkids, Ivy (3-1/2) and Calvin (2), spend the night with us once a week. Most of the time I try to give them a bath while they’re here. And, of course, being typical children, they want toys to play with in the tub. I don’t have any toys that are dedicated bathtub toys so I just grab some out of the toy bin that I think they’ll enjoy and that are waterproof. After the … [Read more...]
There’s nothing worse than standing in a parking lot filled with cars and having no clue where your car is parked. I’ve had that happen a couple of times and it was so awful that I’ve tried very hard never to let it happen again. So if you hate that feeling, too, here are 5 ways to prevent it: 1. Park in the same spot every time. I tend to shop at the same places all the … [Read more...]
