3 Simple Tips to Clearing Clutter in the Kitchen for the Holidays and Everyday

November 27, 2009 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
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How to Survive the Holidays

Well, I made it through another Thanksgiving!

Ever since my late mother-in-law stopped hosting Thanksgiving, I’ve taken over and had it at my house. For years we had over 20 people, but our numbers have changed since some family members have passed on; spouses and significant others have changed faces; and new family members have been added.

Now that my oldest daughter is married, I’ve passed the baton, and she hosts the holiday at her home. I still do a majority of the cooking, sort of like doing meals-on-wheels!

Here are 3 simple tips to clearing clutter in the kitchen for the holidays and everyday.

Do you have too much stuff? Is clearing clutter in your home always on your mind? Do you need some organizing ideas and organizing tips on how to clear clutter?

3 Tips To Clearing Clutter In The Kitchen For Holidays and Everyday

by Marilyn Bohn

When you think of clearing clutter what do you think of? I know from my experience as a professional organizer many of us think of getting rid of things but this is just part of clearing clutter. I was given some plates for Christmas that are for everyday use that I love. I put them in the cupboard but I rarely ever used them. I wanted to use them and felt bad because I didn’t, so I came up with a simple solution.

I simply moved them to a different shelf in my cupboard. I had one of those corner shelves that doubled my cupboard space and I just changed places with some other plates I had had there for a long time and only used infrequently. What a difference such a simple exchange made. I can now use my plates and eat on them too. (Just like having my cake and eating it to).

We don’t always have to get rid of things to think we are clearing clutter. With a few organizing tips and organizing ideas we can create a home that is organized, functional and welcoming to us and to our guests. As the holidays approach by starting early to look at each room in our homes to see if we need to do some clutter clearing we will be less stressed not only during and before the holidays, but actually all year around.

Here are some of my favorite organizing tips. Let’s start with the kitchen: junk drawers can be a hassle and junky or they can be resource drawers. Because so many people in our homes use them and are in and out of these drawers, make it easy for them to put things away after they use it. Have you noticed it is easier to get things out than put things away? In the resource drawer the key to clearing clutter is to have plenty of containers, you can use several different sizes, depending on your needs. In one container place the pens and pencils. In another have glue and tape. I recommend having one place for every kind of tape your family uses. Then if you ask someone to get tape for you they will know exactly where to go to get it.

Check out your utensil drawer or holder. Are there utensils there you never use and are just clutter? Are there too many spatulas and pancake turners? Are any broken, stained, or rusty that could be thrown away to give you more room in your drawer or holder? If your utensils are in a drawer, install a drawer divider to keep them contained in one place so they don’t slide all over.

Do your cupboards hold more dishes that you use making your cupboards crowded and let’s say not user friendly? Divide your shelves by type of space. Premium spaces are the places you get into to use the items stored there on a daily basis. The dishes you use about once a week place in a secondary space.And dishes you use about once a year, such as holiday dishes place in semi-storage. You know where they are but they aren’t visible on a monthly basis.

By using a few organizing tips and organizing ideas you will feel more confident with clearing clutter, creating space and end clutter in your homes for the holidays and for everyday.

Marilyn is a creative organizer who helps women, seniors & their families to create space and end clutter in homes and offices by setting up custom made systems.
Visit her website http://www.marilynbohn.com for free organizing tips.

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Wild Turkeys in New Hampshire – Wordless Wednesday

November 24, 2009 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
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New England

Wild turkeys are making a comeback in parts of New England. These wild turkeys were frequent daily visitors in my BFF’s backyard and front yard in New Hampshire! It was so nice to wake up every morning and see nature outside rather than a neighbor’s house!

Safe Travels to all and Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Popcorn Factory: Crowd-Pleasing Gifts and Great-Tasting Snacks – Review and Giveaway

November 8, 2009 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
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Celebrate … Deliciously

Comfort Food

Everybody has a fondness for a favorite comfort food – and mine happens to be popcorn.

When I was a kid, my mom would pop corn in a pot with some oil in it on the stove. As the years progressed, they came out with those self-popcorn tin pans that would expand as the corn popped.

When my husband and I were dating some 35+ years ago, we’d go to the movies Friday and Saturday nights. Of course, I always got one of those big buttered tubs of popcorn.

More years passed, and air popcorn poppers came along after I was married. Now you can pop corn in a microwave!

I recently had the opportunity to review Falling Leaves tin of popcorn from The Popcorn Factory!

Talk about gourmet popcorn! Not only was the tin a gorgeous reusable fall design, it contained three different types of popcorn – delicious Butter, Cheddar and Carmel.

My husband is self-employed and this would be the perfect holiday gift for him to send to his customers.

The Popcorn Factory offers gift ideas for all types of celebrations – Birthdays, Congratulations, Corporate gifts, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Thank You, Thinking of You, Get Well and Encouragement.

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A selection from The Popcorn Factory would be a special item to send to a student away at college during mid-term exams, for a corporate holiday gift, or unique gift for someone.

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Happy Thanksgiving From New England!

November 27, 2008 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
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Happy Thanksgiving from New England, home to Plimoth Plantation, to all my readers and your families~ We’ll be spending the holiday with all of our extended family.

I’d like to extend my thanks to those who serve our country to keep us safe, and to the law enforcement officers who’ll be out on the road today.

Please drive safely ~ here’s some travel tips to help if you’ll be traveling over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s or elsewhere with babies, toddlers or tots today!

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Virtual Food Drive ~ Girls Night Out on Twitter Gives Back

November 14, 2008 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
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For the last two Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm. Eastern Time, I’ve been participating in Girl’s Night Out on Twitter over at Mommy Gossip. You can do a Twitter Search using #GNO to see all the posts.

It’s so much fun and I’ve met some terrific new Twitter friends and connected with current friends.

The topic this past Tuesday night was Holiday Dishes and Drinks. There’s some wonderful new recipes posted that I’m going to be trying. I had several requests for my Bacon Cheese Roll Up Appetizer and Chocolate Mini Marshmallow Velvet Fudge recipe (my Mom’s, and my favorite when I was a kid) that Mommy Gossip was kind enough to feature this week after the event.

GNO is also sponsoring a Virtual Food Drive ~ GNO Gives Back.

Please join me in supporting this worthwhile cause so all American families in need can indeed, have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Visit Mommy Gossip~Cares at http://mommygossip-cares.blogspot.com/ for more information.

Follow me on Twitter on Tuesday November 18 for discussions on Charities we love and how we We Can give back.

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