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Getting Your Small Business Organized

November 20, 2015 9 Comments

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As many of you know, beyond my blog, I also have at etsy shop where I sell hand stamped jewelry and ornaments. (You can take a look at my creations here.) Several weeks ago my business received a huge custom order from a school. The order was a huge opportunity for me, but I was rushed to get it out. Luckily I had my trusty husband here to help me expedite the process! We ordered some new tools and supplies to greatly improve our manufacturing process, our products, and our business, and now we are currently renovating a room on our property, which is going to serve as a new jewelry and business studio!

So right now I am extremely excited at the thoughts of getting all my jewelry supplies, photo props, and other items moved in to their new home! (As soon as the new room is complete, I’ll have a full makeover post for you!) Till then, I’m trying to get all my stuff ORGANIZED so that it will be ready to go, as soon as we’ve put the finishing touches on the room. One new tool I’ve invested in is the DYMO LabelWriter® 450 Value Bundle Pack. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Home/Garden, organizing Tagged With: organization, tips

Easy Home Makeover Projects: Stenciling Your Kitchen

November 2, 2015 Leave a Comment

Stenciling is among the cost-effective and a creative home improvement technique. It can work with any décor from contemporary to traditional. It can also be used on a variety of surfaces including the walls. Stencils are particularly ideal for a kitchen where you may not have adequate space to hang artwork, photos, and other decorative elements. Here are some stencilling tips that can help give your kitchen a dramatic look.

Spruce Up Kitchen Furniture

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A stencil design can give your shabby kitchen cabinets and furniture an instant makeover. If yours is a themed kitchen, you can consider adding stencils to the centre of the cabinet doors with imaginative shapes, like yachts for a beach theme. [Read more…]

Filed Under: decorating, Home/Garden Tagged With: decor, DIY, home makeover, kitchen

Saving My Sinks with Clorox® ThickCling™

October 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

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What do you for every day messes? What about those huge, not-so-every day messes? Clorox® has been a trusted name in the cleaning world for years. Clorox® can be your best friend when it comes to cleaning bathrooms, floors, and other areas that need a little elbow grease. For this reason, I keep quite a few of their products around my house at all times. and I’m always interested to hear about their latest products. One of the newest products from Clorox® is Clorox® ThickCling™. [Read more…]

Filed Under: cleaning, Home/Garden Tagged With: housekeeping

DIY Oil Change with Pennzoil

October 13, 2015 1 Comment

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Are you a DIYer? Do you hate to call a repair man? Around our house, my husband is Mr. Fix It, and he’s very good at everything he does. If anything needs to be built or fixed, I almost always rely on him to do it!

Last week we tackled a DIY oil change. As you probably know, regular oil changes are a very important part of vehicle maintenance. Getting your oil changed ever 3 months or every 3000 miles helps to ensure optimal vehicle performance, extended engine life, and better gas mileage.

But what are the benefits of a DIY oil change versus an oil change you’d get from an auto mechanic? For one thing, by doing it yourself, you can see exactly how much oil is going in your car. This will allow you to use just as much oil as you need and prevent you from overpaying for oil that is not used. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Home/Garden, saving money Tagged With: car maintenance, DIY, oil change

Bathroom Organization with Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong®

September 24, 2015 8 Comments

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When the fall season rolls around, I love to do fall cleaning. Just as with spring, for me this is one of the best times to declutter and organize….out with the old, in with the new! Recently I cleaned my bathroom from top to bottom!

Today I’m going to share some important steps and tips to decluttering and organizing your bathroom cabinets.

As you’ll see below, one thing I’ve recently done in our bathroom is to take out some old plastic drawers. I couldn’t believe the difference in before and after. It looks so neat and clean! Now when you walk in, all you see is a basket of Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong® Bath Tissue.

When I was growing up Quilted Northern was all my mom ever used, so of course I love to use it as well! And my mom and I aren’t the only ones. Quilted Northern is a trusted brand that has been around for over a hundred years! And now Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong® with Cleanstretch® toilet paper is designed not only for softness and comfort but also for strength and flexibility. (This means no more ripping and separation.) And it’s also septic and sewer safe.

And apart from your personal use, this bath tissue is also great for when you need to do quick bathroom wipe down and cleanup before company comes over. [Read more…]

Filed Under: cleaning, Home/Garden, organizing Tagged With: bathroom, bathroom organizing, decluttering, DIY

Fueling My Family with Jimmy Dean® and State Fair® + Meal Planning with Online Calendars

September 15, 2015 1 Comment

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I’ve been so busy this month! It seems like every time I scratch something off the old to do list, I end up adding 3 MORE things to the to do list. This week I’ve got my usual housework to do, plus several blogging projects. We’ve also got the usual school, band practice, and ball game schedule. Plus, this Saturday we have a band festival and scholar’s bowl tournament. AND….if all that is not enough, my mom and I are working on going through stuff at her house and my house so we can have a yard sale. Eek!

But regardless of how much stuff we have to do, the family still has to eat! Luckily I keep a lot of convenient, yet delicious and hearty breakfast and dinner food options to fuel my family no matter how busy life gets! A couple of family favorites are Jimmy Dean® Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissant and State Fair® Classic 22ct Corn Dogs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, casseroles and quick meals, Home/Garden, organizing, planning Tagged With: breakfast, football food, frozen food, man food, meal planning, menu planning, tutorial

Snuggle Island Collection + 3 Organization Tips for Clothes

August 27, 2015 3 Comments

A new school year means clothes have to be washed and ready at all times! And I always like to make sure I send our son off to school looking good and hopefully smelling good. This fall I’m keeping his clothes clean and fresh with Snuggle!

Snuggle has a new Island Collection that I LOVE! The scent is called Island Hibiscus, and it’s very easy for you to find in store, because of its bright blue bottle featuring lovely island flowers.

The scent is available in three different products: scent boosters, liquid fabric softener, and dryer sheets.

And when you use the three products together, you will freshen, soften, and control static in your laundry. (The more, the snugglier!)

Apart from keeping things clean and ready to go, I HAVE to have our clothes organized. Here are three tips I live by:
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Filed Under: cleaning, Home/Garden Tagged With: detergent, housekeeping, laundry

Back to Clean with Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

August 3, 2015 2 Comments

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Sometimes, just SOMETIMES, mind you, my kitchen is not absolutely pristine and clean. Sometimes all my counters look like the photo above (or much worse!). It usually happens after a lot of cooking takes place. After “slaving over a hot stove” my family finally gets to eat this most delicious meal I have prepared and maybe even indulge in one of my scrumptious desserts.

Afterward I am less than thrilled at the thought of cleaning, and I love nothing more than when my husband says, “leave that mess for later,” or better yet, “let me know help you clean up.” Either way….some time and somehow the cleaning has to be done, because I can’t STAND a dirty kitchen for long. [Read more…]

Filed Under: cleaning, Home/Garden, product review Tagged With: housekeeping

Friday Favorites – Week 279 – With Decor Makeovers

July 30, 2015 5 Comments

Hi everyone. Welcome to this week’s Friday Favorites party! Can you believe we are at the end of July? I feel like I say things like that all the time, but it truly blows my mind sometimes! Here among all of my summer and back to school content I’ve got running, I’m also in the process of sharing a few home makeover and DIY projects my husband and I have been working on this summer, so for today’s party I decided to share a few makeover projects our fellow blog friends have been working on. Take a look! And then I’d LOVE for you to share your projects with us in the linky below!

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Simply Sweet Home
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MustLoveHome

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The Chunky Chef

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Filed Under: decorating, Friday Favorites, Home/Garden Tagged With: decore, DIY, furniture, home makeovers, makeovers

Easy Home Makeover Projects: Part 2 – Revamping Your Front Steps

July 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hey everyone. This is Gary. The other day Jerri shared our little masterpiece we’ve been working on. Haha! Well, she loves it anyway, and I think it looks pretty good. Today I’m going to talk about a very important piece of the puzzle: the front porch steps.

The old step was very…old. It looked bad. It wobbled. It was unsafe. It was old. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Home/Garden Tagged With: DIY, home, home improvement, house, steps, tutorial