"Things" Can Be Freeloaders

How do you look at your “things”? Are they valuable to you? Are they clutter to you? Do you wonder where all those “things” came from? Most of the time clutter accumulates without us paying much attention to it. Then one day we look around and feel overwhelmed. Our “things” have taken over our homes! [...]

Transitioning Winter to Spring Clothes

March is a transition month for clothing in many parts of the country.  It’s been in the 60′s here all week. I pulled out the short sleeve shirts. Yea! But this weekend it’s suppose to get cold again. Boo! So I can’t put away the winter clothes just yet but some days I need the [...]

Fun Things To Do For St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is for having fun. There are looks of things you can do with your children. Below are some links to help you enjoy a little luck of the Irish and find your pot of gold. http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stp.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/ http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/ http://holidays.kaboose.com/saint-patricks-day/ http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.html Janice http://cutclutterwithscissors.com http://twitter.com/jlscissors

Cut the Clutter One Layer At A Time

When there is a lot of clutter laying around sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Most people of heard the saying “peeling an onion” applied to many different things. A few years ago I heard it applied towards clearing out clutter.  I think it was Flylady (Flylady.net) but I’m not 100% sure.  Either [...]

Spring Fever

Yesterday the temperature reached 70 degrees. Way above normal and so welcomed.  It has been averaging below normal the last couple of months and I was beginning to wonder if Spring was ever going to show up. We took advantage of the weather and drove around in my husband’s convertible with the top down.  Spring [...]

Organize Your Tax Papers

“It’s income tax time again, Americans:  time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.”  ~Dave Barry Last night I decided it was time to start getting all my tax papers together and organized.  All year long I put receipts, pay stubs, and [...]

Share A Smile Day

When I was looking up holidays and events for March I came across information that stated March 1st was “Share a Smile Day”.  I couldn’t find too much information on it.  But it seems like there is a special day for just about anything.  I guess one of the good things about the internet is [...]