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By: Heidi @ Carolina Dreamz

Heidi @ Carolina Dreamz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:50:19 +0000

I have about 30 emails.. those rules make me giggle.

My favorite tip for organizing is to quit buying stuff. When everything has a place, something must go if you buy something. I haven’t mastered this, so I don’t buy it unless we can eat it, use it, or just have to have it.. which breaks the rule every time.

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By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:51:50 +0000

My favorite organization tip is to use containers to keep stuff straight-sort of like the way the silverware organizer in your kitchen drawer works. I call it the “divide and conquer” method For example, in my makeup drawer I use all sorts of regular boxes cut down to size to keep the different stuff “in it’s place”

By: the holly

the holly — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:22:53 +0000

best cleaning tip: vinegar and baking soda. pretty much everything (carpet cleaning, kid messes, bathrooms/kitchens) can be cleaned with it. a-mazing!

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:57:32 +0000

My family uses vinegar to clean everything. We clean windows, mirrors, and even bathtubs, sinks, and floors. The only thing we’ve found doesn’t accept vinegar is… Marble. We pitted our whole floor and had to have it replaced.

All vinegars can work, but white vinegar is the best because of a lack of color, and less of an odor.

By: meghan

meghan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:51:24 +0000

This is my mom’s tip but I think it is totally brilliant.

To prolong the life of your kitchen sponge, run it through the dishwasher and then microwave it for 1-1.5 minutes on high. Not only will your sponge be clean (both visually and microbially) it will also no longer have that “used sponge” smell and thus can be used for a longer period of time.

By: Mom of three

Mom of three — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:05:11 +0000

Peel veggies like potatoes onto a Scott Towel. Then just toss the towel when you are done. There is no cleanup at all.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:54:29 +0000

We try to put things away right when we’re done with them. Even little things make it a pain to do real cleaning when you first have to just clean up the clutter.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:31:55 +0000

We have a spot in our kitchen that has 3 separate bins. It’s right above the mail drawer and when we bring the mail inside we sort it right away. The three bins are labeled menus/coupons, stamps/envelopes, and bills. We sort the mail and if it’s flyers for restaurants or coupons for pizza/whatever we put it in the first bin. If it’s one of those charity organizations that sends you free address labels we toss it in the 3rd bin and if it’s a bill obviously it goes right in the last bin. Anything that’s left can either be tossed out or put away in the mail drawer until we get to it. This helps us stay organized and saves us lots of time looking for things when we need them since we put it away right as we come in the door with the mail.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:25:00 +0000

My biggest organizational tip is for storing toddler and baby clothes. We keep one of those plastic shoe organizers hanging on the back of the kid’s door. Then we store one outfit (rolled, to prevent wrinkles!) in each spot. It works great, and we love having the big clunky dresser out of the play room!