Cleaning

Displaying Children’s Artwork

Another thing I’ve loved on Pinterest is all the great ways to display and preserve your children’s artwork.  The ideas I liked the most were the ones where you could display a few pieces very professionally, and change them very easily.  I took a few thrift shop frames, painted them all white, and hung them up.  I put an extra ... Read More »

Mason Jars

So with all the bad press plastic has been getting lately, I’ve been using my mason jars more and more.  I got rid of my old plastic canister set and used two sizes of mason jars.  I like the square-based jars, because they fit nicely in rows in the cupboards.  The wide mouth is great for scooping out measurements.  And ... Read More »

Organizing the Kitchen – Part 1

 I like tea.  I like having a choice of tea.  Which means that the other day when I cleaned out my tea cupboard, I found no fewer than 13 different types of teas in 6 different sizes and shapes of containers.  That takes up a LOT of room!  So, I took a trip to Dollarama and bought a LOT of ... Read More »