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Food storage containers can be SO expensive. These are great ideas for organizing your pantry without spending much at all!

Pantry Organization from the Dollar Store

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$100 Room Challenge· DIY Projects· Organization· Room Makeovers

It is week 3 of the $100 Room Challenge, and I am working on our pantry. This week we are talking all about pantry organization on a budget… AKA Pantry Organization from the Dollar Store! Let me honest for just a moment. I drool over the pantry makeovers I see on Pinterest. I even have a board dedicated to Mudroom and Pantry…
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Creating A Cleaning Schedule That Works For You

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Cleaning Tips

Today we are discussing cleaning schedules, particularly, creating one that works for you. If you are anything like me, you have 311 different thoughts running through your head at any given moment. Because of this, there’s a tendency to overlook certain chores that need to be done; or maybe you struggle with time management. Several years ago, I discovered something that has been…
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DIY Upholstery Spray

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Cleaning Tips

Right before school starts I always get the urge to deep-clean my house. During this phase I start doing “deep-cleaning things”, like spraying my upholstery for a fresh scent. There’s a small issue, however: I do not like the smell of store-bought upholstery sprays. They are so strong and have a fake chemically smell to them.  So, before I put…
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Learn how to sanitize your sponges so you can reuse them without spreading germs around.

How to Sanitize Sponges

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Cleaning Tips

Before I realized you could disinfect sponges, I would throw mine away after a couple uses. I was sure I was just smearing germs around… and I probably was. Then, I discovered you can actually sanitize sponges very easily, and I wouldn’t need to throw them out until they started to wear. What You Need to Sanitize Sponges All you…
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Tin cans wrapped in scrapbook paper to hold pens, pencils and markers for the homework caddy.

Creating A Homework Caddy

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Back to School· DIY Projects· Organization

I absolutely love office supplies. With all the back-to-school sales, I’m like a kid in the candy store, drinkin’ a latte. There’s something exciting about fresh boxes of crayons, crisp notebooks, and planners waiting to be filled… I’m weird. I know. I’m okay with that. Today I’m going to put all these supplies into an organized homework caddy so my…
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How to make DIY Weed Killer with items in your kitchen

DIY Weed Killer

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Cleaning Tips

Weeds overtaking your yard? Check out this easy DIY Weed Killer that uses a few simple ingredients from your kitchen. I just spent the weekend on yard work. We had some serious issues: our bushes looked like trees and the weeds were, like, 3 feet tall. Fun fact about me: I actually like pulling weeds. I find it therapeutic. There’s…
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