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Organize Me-Grocery List

December 14, 2015 By Callie Leave a Comment

Ok I’ll admit it I have totally read partially KonMarie’s book about tidying up-I’m still reading it. I’m a slow tidier with a toddler but I literally threw out 20 lip glosses today and seeing as I rarely wear lip gloss what does that say?

I am actually a very organized person and I love it. Organization means ease. So in going through this decluttering process I have also noticed the way I do some things in my life could be done differently. I present you with my grocery list!

I generally just have a magnetic notepad and jot down things as we run out. I find myself at the grocery store with a talkative uhem meltodwny threenager and always realize I have completely forgotten about 5 things on the other side of the store and it’s over-just over.

I really wanted a way to have everything laid out. So I ran out and found the cutest clipboard I could find!

I added some magnets-the magnets that can be cut and stuck. Although I hot glued them because they just wouldn’t stay put.

I searched Pinterest for free grocery list printables. There are really so many free ones that you can choose just your style.

And voila! I haven’t forgotten anything since.

Here’s to making your shopping trips a whole heck of a lot easier!

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Organizing the Mess-Filing Cabinet Edition

April 14, 2015 By Callie Leave a Comment

So I have been diligently purging and organizing and cleaning our house since January 1. One small drawer at a time. It has been going really well. I am happy to report the house is clean with the exception of a few areas. These are the dreaded areas I have been putting off!

Welcome to the filing cabinet. I want you to know this is my new beauty. Our previous filing cabinet is some two drawer 1991 fabulousness. I have fought this thing for years-but alas the hubs is in love with the thing. It’s a goner.

Someone on this house also loves to keep receipts as memorabilia. Someone in this house thinks we need utility bills from 2005. That’s all I’m saying.

I have only just begun this long adventurous journey known as cleaning out the files. It is with each new file that I obtain and enormous pile of shredding. Live to shred-shred to live. I mean I’ve only gone through ten files and have filled two full garbage bags-enough said.

I thought I would share some helpful file saving tips with you along this journey.

What to Keep 101

1. Taxes-ok they say 7 years but honestly life sounds good.

2. Insurance-home, renters, life, vehicle etc. Keep your statements for one full year. Keep the policy info for five years. I was surprised by this!

3. Bank-Statements, account info, IRA, Bonds anything of this sort-1 full year

4. Pay Stubs-if you still get them-1 full year

5. Utilities-cable, gas, electric, yard service, pest service-1 full year

6. Medical-I keep the receipts in a tax file for this year and anything that is in detail of what you have, have had done, etc-forever

7. Pets-I keep everything-registrations, AKC, vet for the life of the animal

8. Car-we keep all maintenance for as long as we own the vehicle.

9. Home-Mortgage-payments-1 full year

Loan paperwork-as long as you own the home-same with insurance

I hope this helps. It’s nice to have it all in one place.

Oh also make sure you write down info that can be stored in your go binder as you clean out your files. Include numbers-policy numbers….

We also keep files on the maintenance/upgrade of our home and of our rental property. I keep these in a separate file labeled home repair with the address and keep them behind the homes regular files. You don’t know how many times this info. has come in handy!

Happy shredding!

Tip Thursday-Battery Organization

April 10, 2015 By Callie Leave a Comment

I have been cleaning and purging this house since January 1st! I am happy to announce I am almost done! I have one closet, the garage-ugh and the filing cabinet eek! Just so you know our filing cabinet is so totally 1991-it’s sad. Oh and someone in this house-definitely not me has this thing about keeping receipts for years and years. I am purging and shredding and well it’s taking forever.

In the meantime I found this complete;y awesome way to store batteries. Seems like I have a ton of batteries now that we have a toddler. This was so easy. I snagged the box-a fishing lure box at a garage sale for $2! Ahhhh I love garage sales.

Happy storing/organizing!

Do you have any organizing tips???? You know I’m totally obsessed with organizing!