Organize Kitchen Cabinet Clutter

Sometimes all it takes is a simple tool to help keep an area organized.  Unfortunately it is hard to know if the sales/marketers claims are true or a bunch of baloney.  I’m sure you have bought items that claimed to help you become organized and decluttered.  I know I have!  But many of those items [...]

Simplify Your Holidays – Tip #9

Food is a huge part of the holidays.  There’s parties and family dinners along with all the homemade food gifts (cookies, candies, cakes). If you are the one who is in charge of the planning, cooking,  and preparing for a party or family dinner then here are some tips to help it from becoming overwhelming. [...]

How to Simplify the Holiday Season

The holiday season is suppose to bring joy, peace, and gratitude for our family, our homes, and our friends.  This is the ideal situation. But for most people the reality is far from the ideal.  With the economy the way it is many are struggling just to keep a roof over their head. Others are [...]

Holiday Planning "To-Do List"

Are you having Thanksgiving dinner at your house?  What about Christmas or Chanukah? Are you traveling out of town to visit relatives or are they coming to visit you?  If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions now is the time to start planning your “to-do list” so everything runs smooth and on [...]

Decluttering Your Recipes

I love to cut recipes from magazines and print out ones from the internet.  I have good intentions of expanding my culinary skills with mouth watering new recipes.  The pictures look so good. I love to bake but I have very little family in town to bake for. Since my children have grown and moved [...]

Holiday Baking/Cooking Supplies

The holidays are upon us. Ovens are heating up and luscious smells are coming from them.  Do you have all your baking supplies ready to go? Have you checked your recipes for ingredients needed?  If not, now is the time to make that grocery list.  Make sure your ingredients are fresh.  Most have “best used [...]