It’s no secret that I have a love for Craigslist. You can find almost anything you’re looking for. I use it to buy and sell. Before I buy anything I always check Craigslist first to see if there’s any postings for what I’m looking for. Navigating Craigslist can be overwhelming though, so I wanted to [...]
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craigslist 101: buying and selling
Posted in Craigslist Finds, Household Helpers, Things I Like, tagged craigslist 101, craigslist tips, help with using craigslist, how to use craigslist on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
quick fix for sliding scatter rugs
Posted in Household Helpers, tagged diy rug pad, hot glue rug pad, how to make a rug stop sliding, no skid rug with hot glue, simple rug pad on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever get annoyed when small scatter rugs around your house don’t stay in place? It drives me nuts. Currently we only have two scatter rugs and the one in front of the sink is heavy enough to stay put. The one in front of the washing machine though, it doesn’t. It was a [...]
over the door closet storage
Posted in Closet Organization, Household Helpers, Storage & Organization, tagged belt organization, hanging shoe organizer for storage, hanging shoe organizers, scarf organization on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is quite possibly the simplest, yet one of the most effective ways, to organize things. Step 1: Get an over the door hanging shoe organizer. Step 2: Fill it with things!!! Though, I’ll tell you. I searched high and low, literally because at Bed Bath and Beyond the shoe organizers were practically at the [...]
cleaning: effectively and efficiently
Posted in Cleaning Products, Household Helpers, tagged cleaning schedule, household cleaning schedule, how to clean effectively, how to clean efficiently on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love clean spaces, but I hate cleaning. Our house is usually neat and clutter free, but more times than not you could write your name in dust. Except for in my kitchen, I usually keep that spotless. But it’s all going to change. This year I’m teaching myself how to clean efficiently and effectively. [...]
new uses for old things
Posted in Household Helpers, Things I Like, tagged real simple book, real simple magazine, real simple new uses for old things, reusing everyday items on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Do you guys read Real Simple Magazine? I do and I love it. It’s by far my favorite magazine ever. So it’s really no surprise that I equally love their New Uses for Old Things book that came out about a year ago. My sister randomly surprised me with it one day. She’s great like [...]
when the carbon monoxide alarm sounds…
Posted in Household Helpers, tagged carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide detectors, household carbon monoxide detectors on November 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
On Sunday night we got to experience the incredibly high volume of our carbon monoxide detector. It’s loud. REALLY LOUD. And this isn’t the first time we’ve heard the lovely sound. In June we also had an experience with it. What we didn’t know was that it beeps just as loud when the batteries are [...]
entryway shoe storage
Posted in Household Helpers, Mudrooms & Entryways, Small Spaces, Storage & Organization, tagged entryway bins for wet shoes, entryway shoe storage, mudroom shoe storage, small space shoe storage, storing snowy shoes on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned before the lack of mudroom/entryway space we have here in this place. Come winter time I know it’s going to be a pain when we’re trying to take off wet shoes and not get water all over the house. So I started thinking about some options. Well, in one swoop on a lovely [...]
covering a built-in air conditioner
Posted in Household Helpers, tagged covering a drafty built in, covering an ac, how to cover a built in air conditioner on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My dear friend Emily moved out to Chicago (I didn’t really approve of the move, but she went anyway) over the summer and is just now starting to feel the cooold weather there. Check out what she did to cover her built-in air conditioner that was incredibly drafty! I just moved into a new apartment [...]