Getting Organized in 2010 : Mid-January Update...

My resolution to get organized this year continues. I’ve decided to make this a twice monthly feature.   Some slow but steady progress has been made, in my fight over storage issues, over the past two weeks.  Getting my Schedule Organized Since the end goal is to be organized in all areas by the end of the year, one of my small projects was finding a day planner that would  hold up in my purse and  I would...

Getting Organized in 2010...

Things have gotten a bit disorganized around here lately, and I have decided that it will be my resolution to remedy the situation.  It occured to me that some of the other things I was considering as resolutions, might benefit from a more organized living space, so it  seemed the best place to start. I started off yesterday, by going through my kitchen cupboards and tossing anything that had been around too long. ...

Cute Gag Christmas Gifts to Make...

Do you have a few people on your list who have been naughty this year.  These gag holiday gifts are just the thing for them. All are cheap and easy to make, and none of these Christmas joke gifts take very long to create.   You still have time to make them.   Christmas Poo Gifts Christmas poo gag gifts have become pretty popular over the past few years.  People have gotten pretty creative in this area, and printable...

Free Christmas Paper Craft Projects for Kids...

I have found some fantastic free Christmas printable paper craft projects on the web.  I decided to share some of my favorites with you.  Just the thing for a chilly day, inside with the kids. ScrapbookScrapbook.com has a wonderful Nativity project, for you to do with your kids.  Just print, cut-out, color and assemble.  When completed you will have a nice 3-D scene to display.  Here is a link to make your own.  You...

I Made my Dog a Bed...

Our German Shepherd is getting older, and has had a bad year. She lost her sister this spring. They were only 3 days apart in age and had been together from 7 weeks old. So I decided it was time for her to upgrade from a rug, to a doggie bed. I looked in our local pet store, and a few other retailers… I wasn’t impressed. There weren’t a lot of options for larger dogs. The ones available were either junky or...