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Helpless Female Learns to Turn Off the Water

How many helpless females does it take to turn off the water?  One.  As long as she has two daughters, one father, one friend of the family, and two construction workers (4 men total) to show her how.  And as long as the handle is red, so it’s easy to remember. It all started like [...]

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Recycled Plumbing Pipes for Unique Organizational Needs in Your Home

Until this Christmas, I didn’t realize how useful a left-over plumbing pipe could be!  Now, I’m pretty sure I need one in every room.  Read about it in my guest post for D&B Supply this week.  

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What I Have Learned About Organizing My Thoughts With Lists and Charts and How the Dog Can Help

I make lists and charts to organize my thoughts AND relieve the tension in my brain.  I find that the act of writing down ideas and goals activates a subconscious problem solving feature of my mind.  It seems to be the programming that came with “the unit.”  Earlier in my life, I used to feel [...]

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The Shoe Shelf System for Cleaner Floors in the House

Dirty shoes are the bane of every housekeeper.  The fact is, shoes collect and hold more debris than bare feet!  They are also harder to clean.  I have tested this thoroughly.  :-)  But shoes will be worn by most people at least part of the time, for various reasons.  The trick is to set up [...]

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Organizing Christmas Gift Storage

If you buy gifts for more than one person, you are faced with the combined problem of storage and tracking.  If you try to take advantage of shopping opportunities during various times of the year, this challenge is magnified.  You need a gift management system that actually makes your efforts more efficient.  Now that my [...]

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