Here's what my kitchen utensil drawer used to look like. Lots of junk and with so few drawers in my kitchen I knew I needed to put something up on the counter, even though I have zero tolerance for clutter. I realized that most of the utensils are...
Topics: cooking, declutter, kitchen supplies, kitchens, minimalism

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I am still digging out from this move. Our last renter finally moved all of his stuff out on Friday, but unfortunately we still have lots of extra furniture that won't fit in this smaller house. One would think I'd have everything put away by...
Topics: declutter, minimalism, moving, reduce, saving time, simplicity

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Well, now that we finally got everything out of the big house and the new renter has moved in, it's time to unpack. Of course, some things will be put right back where they were, but I am taking a fresh look at the house one room at a time. My sister.
Topics: declutter, minimalism, minimalistic lifestyle, organization

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So here I am, back in my minimalist's row house but, a shocking thing happened on my way to minimalism.... Apparently, while in the huge flip house we accumulated more stuff! I am shocked at just how much stuff! Much of it is attributed to remodeling.
Topics: declutter, minimalism, minimalistic lifestyle, moving, organization, saving time, simplicity

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I apologize for neglecting this blog but it seems everything has changed rather quickly. In the past month here is how our lives have changed: 1. The substitute teaching job I described in an earlier post turned into a long term position until the end of.
Topics: declutter, minimalist, moving, organization, Portland Oregon real estate

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