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Kitchen IQ Makes Life Easier

• Kitchen Organization, Reviews

Cooking amazing meals for your family is a challenge. It's not easy to find the time, prepare the food and do it while maintaining your sanity. KitchenIQ can help with all of that. I was able to host a Kitchen IQ party, prepare some food, gab with friends AND share some of their best selling items. Read on to find out how they helped me prepare for the party and what they can do for you. “I ...

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Become A Gourmet Chef In Your Own Home With Salted

• Kitchen Organization

In my mind I'm a fabulous cook. I lovingly and leisurely prepare meals for my family, put them intobeautiful serving dishes and set the table so it looks like Martha Stewart came over. In reality, I'm usually racing around doing at least two things at once while I'm cooking and we eat off small plates and serve ourselves from the crockpot. However, I've discovered a way to add a little more ...

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Pro Tip: Organize With Creamer Containers

• Earth Friendly, Kitchen Organization, Money Saving/Budget/Coupons/Sales

I love organizing with empty containers or other things I already have around the house. I wanted to show you how you can use creamer containers (with the label removed and washed out) to organize dry goods. I love creamer containers for storing things like baking goods, rice, trail mix and so on because the bottle is sturdier than a plastic bag. It also takes up a smaller footprint in ...

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5 Ways to Update Your Kitchen

• Kitchen Organization

Having an organized kitchen can really make all the difference in the world for your family. Organized kitchens make cooking easier and faster. Spending the time to streamline your kitchen is an investment in your family's health. It can also help to spend a little money on some organizing supplies designed specifically for your kitchen. Here are some of my favorites. Vertical space is ...

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New Uses for Old Things (Part Two)

• crafting, Kitchen Organization, Organizing Hacks, Paper and Office Organizing

This is the second part of our New Uses for Old Thing series. I've been getting lots of questions and ideas from our readers so you'l most likely see more blog posts on this! Here are a few more of my new uses for old (or inexpensive) things that you can buy easily or probably already have around your home. The purpose is to use what you have instead of having to buy new....all while getting ...

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Blue Avocado (reusable bags) Giveaway!

• crafting, Giveaway, Kitchen Organization

Reduce clutter and waste with BlueAvocado’s family of re(zip) reusable storage bags. The 5 piece (re)zip seal starter kit includes 3 lunch and 2 snack sizes. Use them to replace plastic baggies used for snacks, sandwiches, travel, home organization and more. (re)zips are made out of food safe, FDA-grade PEVA material, and are PVC-free, lead-free & BPA-free. (re)zips are safe to use in the ...

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Coffee & Tea Organization

• Kitchen Organization

Everyone has an area of their home dedicated to tea and or coffee. Since it's an integral part of most people's mornings, it's a great genre to organize. Once you do this you'll be able to make coffee quicker and get out the door faster in the morning. If you don't have a large space to store your coffee/tea supplies, I suggest using a basket like tray that allows you to take everything ...

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Make Some, Give Some~DIY Pickles

• crafting, Kitchen Organization, Recipes

I LOVE pickles. I could sit down and eat a whole jar all by myself. And I have. And like most things in my life, I eventually decide that I'd like to know how to make it in order to save money, control the ingredients and have some fun. Pickles were much easier to make than I thought. I'm going to share what I did with you. There are SO many options that this could be a whole blog series, ...

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Custom Cutting Board DIY

• Celebrations, crafting, Gift Giving Tips, Kitchen Organization

This is one of my favorite projects that I've done this holiday season. It's SUPER easy, fast and once you have the tools, you can go nuts making and giving these for years to come. I had some of these tools on hand and I simply bought the cutting board. You can get them from chef stores, super stores and even Amazon.com. I like bamboo because it's a renewable resource and seems to take ...

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Bonnie Joy Dewkett is a nationally recognized organizing expert, author, motivational speaker, and internet radio personality. She began organizing as a child, and she has been organizing ever since. Her company, The Joyful Organizer®, creates and implements organizational systems for the home and office... Read More

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