Storing extras

Sometimes when I'm out shopping if I see something on sale that we use I will pick it up. I always try to keep one extra of all our toiletries on hand. When you open the last of something we put it on the shopping list instead of waiting until we are out and have no hairspray for the day etc. So I came up with a little bin that simply states "extra supplies" and in the same cabinet are larger bottles of extra supplies. Everyone knows where to go for the extras. Simple but effective.




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Laundry tips

Laundry is a chore we all wish would just take care of itself but unfortunately few of us have live in servants. Here are a few tips to make it slightly less daunting.

Stain treating
DO IT!!! It will save you money in the long run and could make you money. I'm not wearing stained clothes and I doubt you plan to. If you plan to sell your clothes they cannot have stains on them. Children's clothes sell great if they are taken care of.

Greased Lighting is the greatest overall stain treatment. It's cheaper than shout and spray and wash. It takes out grease like no other. For deep stain treating you will require more which I will discuss in a future blog. If you treat your clothes as you sort them you save time as you switch your loads. Keep in mind some clothes shouldn't sit with chemicals on them for extended periods of time so be cautious.

Keep the items you use each week handy and easy to access. You will actually use them that way. Group small stuff in plastic bins to prevent out of control cabinets.




Sorting
Get some collapsable mesh laundry baskets to use for sorting. This keeps your piles neatly sorted and off the floor where they collect more dirt and prevent them from getting stepped on. As you wash a load you fold the basket and store it until your next laundry session.






Hangers
Keep a bin of hangers on your dryer to hang clothes as you take them out of the dryer. This means you don't fold them only to hang them later or throw them in a basket which could lead to wrinkled clothes and the dreaded ironing. Keeping hangers sorted in seperate bins will save time. Cycle your hangers from your closet to laundry room and you will never run out. Have each family member deposit their hangers in the laundry room once a week.






Above picture shows clothes I hang dry and transport straight to the closet when dry and my sorted hangers.

Laundry cart
Greatest $50 I've ever spent. My laundry cart. I use it to bring all the dirty laundry to the laundry room, return it to closets, hold folded laundry and bring groceries (or anything) from the back door to kitchen. It is GREAT!!! I can't give it enough kudos.


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Cool app and blogs

So I found this great new app for my iPhone called blogpress which allows me to blog right from my iPhone with pics and videos. So I'm going to try to blog much more often. I'm going to try to add a cool app of the day. We shall just see how it goes.


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Cool app of the day

Snapture. Make picture better from your iPhone.


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Soo Busy

I have been so busy lately. I am so overwhelmed at work that I am worthless at home. We spent all last weekend switching the kitchen out. Taking mom's stuff out and putting my stuff in. YAY. First step to getting settled. This weekend I am going to put my books on the shelves since Mom packed up the books last weekend. Then I might just put my china cabinet in the dining room and unpack that stuff. I am terrified it is all broken. I only found 4 broken things when I unpacked the kitchen. Not bad I suppose. Mom and Dad plan to move around March 15. It will be total chaos but we will all be so excited to have our own space again.

pulling my hair out

Well, Life has been absolutly crazy lately. Zaylei has had a really hard time with Matt working long hours. She has been refusing to sleep in her bed. She got a new princess bed for christmas and hated it. Wanted her baby bed back. I finally gave in and put it back up. I thought, fine, at least i will get some sleep. HA, No WAY. Screaming bloody murder at night....so much she puked. Yep. I thought I was going to go insane. So we tried everything...rocking, yelling, threats...nothing worked...NOTHING. So all of a sudden one day Zaylei says she wants to be a mermaid like Dora. She asks me if she has a mermaid outfit..."no" i say, so she ask me to get her one. So the bribe of a mermaid outfit has stopped the fits. Every night we go to bed, I say no crying if you want a mermaid outfit, and she lays down happily and goes to sleep. What is that about??? Hey, who cares, whatever works at this point. I needed some sanity back. Tonight she told me she wanted a Belle, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella outfit. Now I have leverage for a while. One outfit at a time. If you ever said you won't bribe your kid....Just wait. You will. I'm not proud of it, but I am well rested and functioning at work so life is good. Thank you Dora Mermaid.

Back to Blogging

Well, I haven't been blogging lately but I plan to return to it. Today I have spent some time reading some of my favorite blogs. Other than a few of my friends the following are ones I really like.

http://dealseekersanon.blogspot.com/

http://lifeasmom.com/

http://www.frugalshoppingwithjulie.com/

http://www.nicolesnickels.com/

http://neverpayretailagain.blogspot.com

http://www.centsablemomma.com/