Organizing your medicine cabinet

Here is a project that is difficult to bring up to the top of our priority list – the medicine cabinet.  It’s not fun and you don’t get to purchase pretty dividers to finish off the project.  But, it can be satisfying just to create more space and certainly make it easier to find what … Continue reading Organizing your medicine cabinet

Paperwork Shortcuts

My husband and I have used the same mechanic, a guy named Tom, for over 25 years.  Every once in a while, he quotes little bits of wisdom.  One day, many years ago, we were discussing paperwork.  I was talking about filing, and Tom said, “Oh, I just throw it in the box.”  My first … Continue reading Paperwork Shortcuts

Don’t toss your fluorescent lights!

Do you know of anyone who actually reads the newsletters from their garbage company?  Well, I am a new convert.  Guess what…the information is actually useful.  My garbage company has revised their recycle pick-up service to include four on-call recycling pick-ups a year.  That means you can properly dispose of your compact fluorescent light bulbs instead … Continue reading Don’t toss your fluorescent lights!

Don’t Let “Should” Get In Your Way

For years, I thought that I “should” put my photos into photo albums. But, guess what…they rarely ended up there. I applaud those who have beautifully arranged scrapbooks complete with captions and decorative touches. They spend the time to create, because they enjoy the process. So, I finally gave up the idea of “should” and … Continue reading Don’t Let “Should” Get In Your Way