Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Since most of us are interested in eliminating germs and bacteria these days I wanted to discuss another cleaning topic that makes me cringe even when we aren't in flu and cold season... the kitchen sink.  We all wash our dishes before we reuse them. Ok, I have been in homes where they don't actually wash dishes if no one ate off of them... but that's an entirely different discussion!   Here's the thing though... we all use the kitchen sink to wash our dishes and rinse our dish rags or sponges.  But, how often do you really clean your kitchen sink?  Research says most Americans don't clean the kitchen sink very often, if at all.  In fact if you google the topic (which you may not want to!) you will find that in most homes the kitchen sink has more germs and bacteria than the toilets, and also has mold spores.  blahhhh!   Why is that?  Well in part, it is because we soak and rinse our dishes in the sink and never actually clean the sink itself.  We may rinse the sink out,...

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Practical Solutions … A Home for Everything

  I have been a bit slow in getting this next post up, but let me tell you the fun things keeping me preoccupied!!  My dad has been at our house, working furiously to finish our basement!!  I know, I'm spoiled - I have a dad and father-in-law that can do all...

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Practical Solutions … Boundaries

Setting Boundaries I am BIG on setting boundaries - for everything! Setting a boundary for our clutter forces us to deal with things, at some point. Make your boundary reasonable, but stick to it! I love baskets and bins! I have baskets for toys, hats & gloves in...

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Practical Solutions… Time Management

Now that you all understand a little bit of what's going on in my head as I pick organizational projects, set a budget, get to work and try to maintain that order, I'd like to share some practical stuff I think applies to many projects. The next series of post topics...

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What is Hindering You?

My hope is that by this post some of you are excited about the changes that could occur in your life with a little more organization - or a lot! I am excited to get to the projects that will help you with the "how to". But, before the projects... I have one more issue...

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Motivating Me to Organize

Hopefully my last post convinced a few of you to hang with me through Organization 101, until we get to the fun projects! Today I want to pause on the topic of why you want to be organized long enough and get a little personal.  I'd like to share a little about my...

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Projects & Pictures to Come

Today I am going to take a pause in the seriousness of my last few posts. I really feel the need to let you all into my heart for organizing before I throw out a million random projects, thus all this intensity. I will leave this series of posts on my blog for the...

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Why the Clutter? Digging Deeper…

Welcome back! As a small order of business, I wanted to let you all know that when you post a comment I have to approve it before it is posted, which may take a few hours or even a day. In order to view comments you have to click on the title of the post to go to the...

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Organization 101 … From The Beginning

Before I talk organization, I have to send out a super big THANK YOU! It was a little scary to hit that "publish" button on my first post. It was even more scary to hit "share" and "send" to let you all know via Facebook & email that it was out there! But the last...

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Welcome to OH!

Welcome!  I am so glad you have taken the time out of your busy day to see what I'm up to with my new "Organized Housewife" blog!  I have always enjoyed muddling in various creative outlets and these pursuits have proven to be a source of much needed respite from the...

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