What is a Clever Shopper?

What makes a clever shopper?

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“Just Make Do” January

What is “Just Make Do January”?

“Just Make Do January” is the perfect opportunity to use up all the food, chemicals, health and beauty supplies in your home AND kick start an emergency fund in 2016.

“Just Make Do” means instead of running out and purchasing new we will be creative, be building new food combinations and using up any “leftover” bottles, supplies and groceries we have on hand.

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Decluttering Your Mind & Life a.k.a Controlling the Chaos

Why did we choose the title “Controlling the Chaos” and not a series on decluttering?

Because my hopes for this series include so much more than just decluttering and organizing.  I hope it will help me and others like me make lifestyle changes to reduce the chaos and clutter in our lives and minds.  I know the steps I have taken so far have worked wonderfully.

I hope this series will help guide you into making better choices and decisions about how you address everything that enters your life and mind every, single day.  From how and when you wake up to how you prepare for bed, from how you address incoming mail to how and when you pay your bills, create your budget and build your menu, etc… as well as removing and organizing the physical clutter in your life.

“Clutter” isn’t only something you can see but it is something you feel.

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Why We Have A Daily, Weekly & Monthly Checklist

Have we always had a daily, weekly and monthly checklist?

No.

I have always had a daily checklist and an ongoing to-do list that I add to daily but it wasn’t until recently I made a more thorough set of useful, printable checklists.

Why a Daily Checklist?

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Secret Project Reveal – Project #2

Here it is!

Reveal number 2!

And I bet you can more or less guess what the final project might be BUT I am going to keep dragging out the final reveal.

To be honest the overall SECRET PROJECT is much farther along than this update shows but as I said I am only going to share one big project at a time.

This is the wall I was working on before:

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Our Secret Reveal: Project #1

I promised updates on the Secret Surprise Progress

(henceforth called the “Secret Reveal”)

This may not seem exciting to you but it is DEFINITELY exciting for me.

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I Can’t WAIT!

If you have been following along on Facebook you know we have a secret here at TT.

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Labeled Baskets (Finally!)

I did it!

I manage to label the closet baskets with pretty labels and I love it!

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Bedroom Organization Ideas

5 Simple Bedroom Organization Ideas

As I was searching Pinterest for some inexpensive organization for my “Master Bedroom/Closet Makeover for under $100”, I found some great ideas.

Today, I want to share 5 of the ideas I thought were great and easy to do.

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Zero Budget DIY Jewelry Organizer

Zero Budget DIY Jewelry Organizer

If you are like me you have been able to find inexpensive organizers for your earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets but pins and brooches are another story.

After chasing our pins and brooches in and out of various drawers, boxes, etc… or searching for 20 minutes every time I wanted wear one I created this jewelry organizer.

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