40 BAGS 40 DAYS Week Three Progress

posted on: March 2, 2013 3 Comments
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This week I focused on two spaces that needed a large burst of energy rather than a quick clean up: the kids’ room and clothing and craft storage. I also cleaned up my purse and a nightstand, and focused on keeping the laundry going and keeping things put away. Shortly after I wrote last week’s progress post, I got to work cleaning out the kids’ room: their closet, drawers, room, and bins in the attic. Sure the room was clean, but drawers and closet were far from it. To avoid getting … [Read more...]

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End of Summer Purge and Organize

posted on: August 28, 2012 15 Comments
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When I’m not blogging I’m doing stuff, and when I’m blogging, I’m a procrastinating slob. Anyone else have this issue? I’ve had an itch to do some decluttering so I started with my basement. Dun dun dun. One thing that really helped me was this notion, would you want to move it? Even the stuff you like? Box it up, move the box, unload it, and find a new spot for the crap? The answer is usually no.   Back when we did the 40 Bags in 40 Days, I told you I cleaned my basement. … [Read more...]

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40 BAGS IN 40 DAYS–Week 6, the basement

posted on: March 30, 2012 4 Comments
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  This week, I tackled our basement. I recently was asked for a floor plan for our house, and I love that idea. I like getting a feel for other people’s homes, but I’ll share in another post. Here’s our basement layout: I’ve talked before about our basement laundry room, and our basement play room, and even shared how to build storage shelves. Although it’s unfinished, we have a nice large basement which is in surprisingly good shape for being 75 years old. I’ve never … [Read more...]

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Basement Laundry Room Clean-up

posted on: January 24, 2012 15 Comments
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Two weekends ago on our facebook page, I mentioned that we had a little mishap with our septic system. Not little, kinda big. As in it needed to be emptied and we had septic poo water back up into our washing machine and into our basement. Gross. In our defense, there was an issue with the pipe leading to the septic field, but it’s fixed now! And the area was ready for cleaning, decluttering, and a tiny makeover. We started with quite a few “tub clean” and “sanitary” … [Read more...]

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Kids’ Playroom in an Unfinished Basement

posted on: January 20, 2012 19 Comments
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Recently, Doug showed you how to make a basement storage shelf and today, I’m showing you what we’ve done with it. Filled it with toys! Not taking over my house, in the closets, in the baskets, in their room, but in the basement! *happy dance* The cost of the shelf was only $60 – I know we would have paid double that if we were to buy it and the shelf wouldn’t have nearly been as sturdy. It only took one night to make, which is great, because I can use all the help I can once … [Read more...]

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How to Make a Basement Storage Shelf

posted on: January 11, 2012 19 Comments
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post written by Doug So here’s the deal – the kids got a ton of toys for Christmas, plus we already had way too many toys in this house. There was just nowhere to put them all. So after an impromptu trip to Menards (their lumber is decent and their prices are good) and an evening of work, we finally have a place to put them. You might think that I’m the bad dad because I store their toys in the basement, but trust me, there is no possible way they can play with every toy at one time. … [Read more...]

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