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We have a beautiful shower, but it has no storage. We had one of those wire gizmos hanging from the shower head but things would slip through & slip off and it wasn’t enough to store the family-size bottles of shampoo, etc. plus the various body scrubs & gels that have made their way into [...]

In our home, the girls share a room & the boys share a room and bunk beds allow space for desks and other necessities. A problem we’ve encountered is that kids on the top bunk don’t have any “nightstand storage”.  You know- a place to keep a box of tissues, a book, a reading lamp, [...]

I am so done.  I am forever using my voice to ‘remind’ the kids to pick things up, make their beds and clean up after themselves. We used to have a ‘card’ system that worked beautifully…but it was time consuming so we didn’t keep it up. BIG MISTAKE. That said, I am tired of feeling [...]

I finally decided to de-clutter the den, which included emptying the box that was still in the den from the last time we began de-cluttering (but never finished).  As I emptied various things out of the box I discovered this little book within the pile…. Wishing you a wonderful & clutter-free day, Tanya Blog this! [...]

In our house we LOVE traditional toys: Blocks, Puzzles, Lego, Dominos.  We also love Straws and Marble Runs, K’nex and Meccano.  We’re into board games and then there’s Playmobil…the kids ADORE it.  What do all these toys have in common? Pieces…pieces & more pieces.  Some smaller, some larger, some barely detectable without a magnifying glass!  [...]

Anyone who has ever moved knows all about the box hunt. Collecting what we can from the office, grocery and pharmacy. Asking friends and family, etc, etc. Some are too small but the worst are those that are too big and end up being sooooo heavy. We walk by the stack of boxes on sale [...]

Sometimes I find something that I just HAVE to share. Well, this is one of those cases. Our family travels a lot by car. We also eat in the car when we’re on a long-haul drive. I usually bring 4 rectangular plastic containers to pass the food back to each of the kids who use [...]

I love scarves.  Snug around my neck in winter, loose around my shoulders in summer, they’re not only practical but add a touch of colour & elegance in almost every instance. The only problem is that they take up SPACE.  For a while I had them on a shelf which actually made it easy to [...]

It’s time for spring cleaning and as we weed out the things that need to go, shoes (and boots) are high up on the list, especially those worn by our kids as they are outgrown SO quickly, often before they have really been ‘worn’. As for the adults, we have pairs that remain barely touched [...]