OK. Back to school shopping time. I love that I can get a pack of 12 pens for 5 cents, or a composition notebook for a quarter. (Honestly, why is there a box of kleenex on the school supply list…?) Anyhow. Now is a good time to stock up and prepare for those terrible nights in February. […]
How to set up a buffet table (& examples of what not to do.)
Ah, summer time, the season of the backyard barbecue and potluck. It’s fun, it’s relatively easy and laid back… a nice way to enjoy friends and family. However, easy and simple is NOT synonymous with sloppy and thrown together. It doesn’t matter if it is at a BBQ, a potluck or Thanksgiving dinner, there is a right […]
Taming counter-top clutter with canisters.
For months, every day I would wake up and say to myself: “Today’s the day! Today’s the day I am going to clean up the black hole of crap that is next to my computer!” Every night I would go to bed and think, “…tomorrow… I’ll do it tomorrow…” The problem is that it isn’t […]
Personalized Dishes – How to bring a casserole to a potluck… and not lose your pyrex.
I love to cook. I’m happy to bring something (or a couple of somethings) to a potluck. I am not happy when I don’t get my Pyrex back again… There is no such thing as Dish Karma. If you lose one, another doesn’t show up as a random act of dish replacement. The Land of […]
Fine. Clean out your clutter, but make sure your cabinets are properly stocked, OK?
All over BlogLand, there are posts going up about getting rid of clutter. About getting rid of stuff and emptying out cabinets and closets. This is not one of those posts. I am in Sunny Southern California, but Al Roker just mentioned that almost half of the country is snowed in and/or trying to operate […]
Christmas clean-up is the first step in getting ready for next year’s Christmas
I would have posted this sooner, but I was following the very advice I’m about to dispense to you. Pack up your Christmas stuff with an eye towards organization and what you are going to do next year. I understand that not everyone changes their color scheme on an annual basis (like I do), so […]