Reading time: Approximately 3 minutes How and why to create a Master Shopping List Would you like to save both time and money when doing the grocery shopping? Would you like to avoid purchasing an item only to discover…
Home Solutions
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Meal Planning Made Easy
Read time: Approximately 4 minutes Do you cringe when you think about planning an evening meal, every night, for the rest of your life? One of my favorite Facebook posts says something to this effect: “I never knew…
Do You Need To Declutter Fast?
Would you like to be able to declutter an area or a room at the fastest speed possible? Decluttering fast eliminates second guessing your decision about what should stay and what should go. My story Several…
Make Christmas Shopping Easier
Does the vast number of presents that you feel pressured to buy at Christmas threaten to overwhelm you? Is there really a way to make Christmas shopping easier? In Christmas’ past, we had four kids and multiple extended family…
Stop Clutter Before it Starts
Reading time: approximately 2 minutes Is it possible to stop clutter before it starts? Yes, but the earlier you start the easier it is! A while back, I purchased a new phone charger. Because I had experienced cord…
How to Clean a Very Messy Kitchen
How do you clean a very messy kitchen? My Story If you have read my “about page”, you will know that this journey that I call Living by Littles began with a very messy kitchen. A very messy…
How to Have a Clean (enough) Home
Reading time: Approximately 4 minutes Years ago, on the inside of the bathroom medicine cabinets, I hung a daily task checklist designed to keep our bathrooms clean. (We had four kids). The checklist served only one purpose; to make me…
Are You Disinfecting or Simply Cleaning?
Reading time: Approximately 3 minutes Are you really disinfecting or simply cleaning? The quest to answer that question began with an innocent comment in a family group text during the dreadful Covid-19 pandemic. Something was mentioned about keeping your…
Control Paper Clutter with an Easy Mail Routine
Are you tired of sifting through piles of paper to find that one crucial piece of paper? Somewhere in our family video archives, there is a video of me attempting to clear our bar on Christmas Eve. The bar…
5 Great Reasons You Should You Pare Down Your Pantry
Would you like to waste less food, spend less money and have a more organized pantry? A few years ago, we were attempting to help our mother clean out the many old cans of stockpiled food. She has lived…