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Cures for Messy Housemates

Many of us live with messy roommates. It might be our spouse, it might be our siblings, it might be a good friend who turned out not to be such a good housemate. Because all of us deal with this need during the various seasons of our lives, let’s... read more

Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 15th, 2010 | 0 comments

Window Washing

After squirting windows with cleaner, I use newspapers to wipe off the liquid. This helps to make windows shine and works very well. ~Sigrun Coombs’s Favorite Household... read more

Posted by Marie Ricks on Oct 29th, 2010 | 0 comments

Organized Storage — Even Without Shelves

Lately, I have been perusing home furniture catalogs, and have considered that they are not really marketing furniture: each photograph appears crafted to sell a carefree lifestyle, where all is neatly put away in places ideally suited for a... read more

Posted by Daunell Clarke on Oct 28th, 2010 | 0 comments

Organizing Computer Files and Folders

If you have a computer, chances are you have a lot of files on it. How do you keep them organized? Today I will share my thoughts on a system that I use and like for organizing computer files and folders. It’s extremely easy and fairly quick to... read more

Posted by Evelyn Cox on Oct 27th, 2010 | 0 comments

Improve Spousal Organization Habits

When we take our wedding vows, we agree to stick by our spouse through it all. Yet when day-to-day living starts, we find quirks, irritants, and differences between ourselves and our spouse that can drive us crazy if we let them. I have a question... read more

Posted by Evelyn Cox on Sep 29th, 2010 | 0 comments

3-Hole Punch – Product Review 002

Almost all (nine out of ten) of the 3-hole punches that I personally tested worked. They met the houseoforder.com criteria of punching three symmetrically round holes in 20 sheets of 20 lb. bond printer paper. But the more I punched, the more it... read more

Posted by Marie Ricks on Sep 15th, 2010 | 0 comments

Organizing A Playroom

A child playroom is a wonderful thing. It is a potential world of wonder. It’s a place where children play and can become whoever they want to be. And, it’s a place that can quickly become an organizational disaster. What are some ways to... read more

Posted by Evelyn Cox on Sep 15th, 2010 | 0 comments