A Young Wife’s Tale

In March, David and I moved from Dallas, Texas to Camden, New Jersey. David began working just three weeks after his interview. We had to move fast! We left a lot of our stuff behind in storage, and we sold or gave away many items.

To help David and I get on the same page about what we were taking with us, one night we went around the house and color coded everything with stickers. We had these garage sale price stickers on hand, but you could use any colored stickers. We marked all the items we were taking to Jersey with orange stickers. Pink was for storage and orange was for things we were selling or giving away.

Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by We Are THAT Family. Click here to read more great advice. Although I love being a housewife, there are some chores that I really dread. How do I motivate myself to do them? I use a reward system just like you might use for children. Sometimes I reward [...]

This week Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by Rocks in My Dryer. My husband is a computer programmer. We have LOTS of spare computer parts. As I was decluttering my craft closet, I found a tin where I’d hidden some money and forgotten all about it. With $30, I went to Michael’s to look [...]

Here are some tips for storing wrapping paper and gift bags.