Home Organization Skills by Jan Ferrante

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Entries from May 2008

I Can’t Believe It’s Finally Happened

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Over the weekend I noticed my 15 year old daughter doing odd things. She was throwing bottles in the recycling bin. She was asking for the paper shredder because she had paper to shred in her room. Finally I had to ask. What the heck is going on???

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Tags: Clutter Control · Housework Schedules

Liven Up Your Livingroom with Feng Shui

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

I am happy to report that I've made great strides in my livingroom during our Spring Into Spring Cleaning Challenge.
I'm just working on the last day and came across an article about using Feng Shui in the living room that I found to be very interesting.
I posted it on our Spring Cleaning forum.
You can see […]

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Tags: Home Organization Tips

One Mom’s Quest to Tweak the Spaghetti Sauce

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Spaghetti is an issue in our house. My kids like to eat it. 2 out of 3 of them like it with sauce. That’s a good thing.
The bad thing is that they like nothing in it. They like it straight from the can. So I decided to get sneaky today. It’s something I’ve done before with mixed success.

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Tags: Easy Meal Planning

Mommyfest 2008 is here!

May 12th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Get ready for the 5th annual Mommyfest!
If you have a mom blog and would like to participate, just click on the image to get the details for fun, prizes and a great guest line up.

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Tags: Mom Network

Happy Mother’s Day Free Make Over!

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Holly Rigsby, the Fit Yummy Mummy who has helped me to get my butt in gear and lose almost 10lbs and counting, has put together a Mother’s Day Makeover lineup of experts who will help you to overcome almost any challenge to getting your spark back - the one you lost back there somewhere between marriage, babies, working and keeping up with everything that goes along with it.

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Tags: Mom Network · Seasons

Something Special and Free For Your Kids

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I came across this really amazing podcast for kids this morning called Snuggles - makes me wish I had internet when my kids were small - there are so many great resources out there, but this one really does stand out.

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Tags: Parenting · Quality Time Activities

BOOST Circuit is Ready!

May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 

I have been 3 long years in the process of getting the Queen of KAOS Life Systems Manual polished up and ready to go.
One day I realized that the heart of the system that I use every day consisted of one chapter of the book.
It was ready so I thought, why not release […]

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Tags: Housework Schedules

Declutter Day Rolls Around Again - Freshen Things Up?

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

n honour of the fresh spring day we are having - NOT! I am thinking that today would be a good day to declutter with some spring freshness in mind. What is stale and boring in your house?

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Tags: Clutter Control · Housework Schedules