Aug 29, 2019
Declutter the Kids’ School Paperwork
Even as classrooms transition to digital technologies, kids can gather lots of papers — assignments, reports, art projects, completed quizzes — during the school year. These can pile up and create #clutter in the home if you don’t stay on top of them. To keep the papers you save to a minimum, Simple Purposeful Living […]
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Aug 28, 2019
Designate Spaces for School Stuff
Back-to-school season will bring lots of new stuff into the home, and if you designate places where these things will “live,” Hadley Court says, it will be easier to keep them from getting dispersed to create #clutter or get misplaced. Better still, defining study and storage spaces can actually support academic performance. “Individual spaces are […]
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Aug 27, 2019
Out With the Old in the New School Year
Back-to-school time is the perfect opportunity to get rid of all sorts of extra stuff that kids have brought into the home in years past, says #decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin. Toys that the kids no longer use, books they’ve read and won’t pick up again, clothing they’ve outgrown, equipment for sports they no longer play, […]
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Aug 16, 2019
Document Your Move in Pictures
A smartphone or other camera can be of great assistance when you’re moving, says Lifehack. Simply use it to snap pictures of the backs of your televisions, Wi-Fi routers, stereos and other electronic equipment, and you’ll be able to duplicate the setups in a new location quickly and easily. Pictures can also help you file […]
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Aug 15, 2019
Moving? Start Packing in the Kitchen
With all of its specialized appliances and accoutrements, the kitchen is arguably the most time-intensive area of the house to pack up during a move. Start on it first, The Frugal Girls advise, and consider switching to disposable plates for the final weeks ahead of the zero hour. Speaking of disposable plates, you can use […]
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