Cash for Clutter

I'm a guest blogger on <a href="http://englishorganizer.com/blog/">The English Organizer</a> today!  Click <a href="http://englishorganizer.com/2011/03/de-cluttering-for-profit-part-1/">here</a> to check out the first post in a three part series about how to get cash for your clutter.  While you're there, peruse the many fabulous tips and tricks for getting organized!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGdnK5uVWkJ9EGuDJ3rLADAU8Yo5DngBPfy-gSYwe4HTItHnWEE81bEGq1Zwi2H1xP3UUB4-RttNYYOVNLzsv6PiNuAnLXK5-1hiqjMwY_CkJsSlW5GWvyqQy8yW_ENF5wIBOivIrCSuh/s1600/TheEnglishOrganizer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGdnK5uVWkJ9EGuDJ3rLADAU8Yo5DngBPfy-gSYwe4HTItHnWEE81bEGq1Zwi2H1xP3UUB4-RttNYYOVNLzsv6PiNuAnLXK5-1hiqjMwY_CkJsSlW5GWvyqQy8yW_ENF5wIBOivIrCSuh/s320/TheEnglishOrganizer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Cash for Clutter

I'm a guest blogger on The English Organizer today!  Click here to check out the first post in a three part series about how to get ca...

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A Baking Soda Solution

There certainly are <a href="http://www.bellybytes.com/articles/bakingsoda.shtml">many uses for baking soda</a> and I've jumped on the "cleaning with baking soda" bandwagon.  It really does a better job than some of the super caustic, bony hand cleaning products out there (scrubbing bubbles, I'm looking at you).  Plus, I buy it in cases at Costco, so its super cheap.  What has bugged me though, is that I can<em> only</em> buy it in boxes:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g2qawiJ6IsUGyD-Ej-yR36pw1cJ5s66gKbdIDEavXBbepvnxvMpZGrhqlThD5mkxgACVhK0Cn7ukHmwvhBVJJ6c92if7URHAKOYYxPYicqT9qgt6m5vnVMVr3tpCQ3BnCg4aI8Zu60A/s1600/baking+soda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g2qawiJ6IsUGyD-Ej-yR36pw1cJ5s66gKbdIDEavXBbepvnxvMpZGrhqlThD5mkxgACVhK0Cn7ukHmwvhBVJJ6c92if7URHAKOYYxPYicqT9qgt6m5vnVMVr3tpCQ3BnCg4aI8Zu60A/s200/baking+soda.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://livewellforless.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/your-home-2/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And the box always got soggy while I was cleaning (I clean & bathe like a duck - I get water <em>everywhere</em>).  So, I had a lightbulb moment and started using an empty (giant) spice container:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oLcCfKrPLVwYk8sP4gCC5xNjt1KPiut9L0IwxRaimHsJkyXxuI7jH-DXb18Fu2GCWaTsQDbwlup3SKGfhe2IbBoQn3odg09hV_G0aTPnsJ7ODDF5xbqMaAv-58Xo_pb2ovNiEkBWceg/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oLcCfKrPLVwYk8sP4gCC5xNjt1KPiut9L0IwxRaimHsJkyXxuI7jH-DXb18Fu2GCWaTsQDbwlup3SKGfhe2IbBoQn3odg09hV_G0aTPnsJ7ODDF5xbqMaAv-58Xo_pb2ovNiEkBWceg/s320/098.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7k2oB1Sz69MyhnZXAc6HAi3TEXv97fPUtA3PjmDMcjmUphbU7d6YuPt8gVEVBW_wGPPcDJEHz-bsHXT1Kh3fvWo5pO0Kj8ErT2evbUW-Jh_hoxyJeqvbhr84zx2tlzORub79YLgGnJ4s/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7k2oB1Sz69MyhnZXAc6HAi3TEXv97fPUtA3PjmDMcjmUphbU7d6YuPt8gVEVBW_wGPPcDJEHz-bsHXT1Kh3fvWo5pO0Kj8ErT2evbUW-Jh_hoxyJeqvbhr84zx2tlzORub79YLgGnJ4s/s640/100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtNhzgNU9xBxeRPLk1G6jt6ZHlEK0X6QP45b2GDwqYP11_SISEZFj44-NRwAKJ7OCHsngW5Vqdb9h87j0dmZxH5rZSQI2i-M6oRlpLEW7u_G5l_3pWrJ68pEPQRh9hn2OFmKI3B0Z68Y/s1600/099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtNhzgNU9xBxeRPLk1G6jt6ZHlEK0X6QP45b2GDwqYP11_SISEZFj44-NRwAKJ7OCHsngW5Vqdb9h87j0dmZxH5rZSQI2i-M6oRlpLEW7u_G5l_3pWrJ68pEPQRh9hn2OFmKI3B0Z68Y/s320/099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The holes are perfect and now I can sprinkle on the amount I need.  Yay - I love something (anything!) that makes cleaning the townhouse a little easier.<br /><br />Just wanted to share, in case anyone else has had similar problems.  If you don't have a large spice container (again, Costco), I think any jar could be retrofitted by punching some holes in the lid.<br /><br />Do you have any nifty cleaning tips?

A Baking Soda Solution

There certainly are many uses for baking soda and I've jumped on the "cleaning with baking soda" bandwagon.  It really does a...

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Spring Cleaning Approaching!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9SeYbG-fIpQMZ-3U7oFrdU25BNqmhihzS5T0agUdtYScxiGjKQr6kGrIc5AA9wRUEy61AAuxduJAMnBuoEMKIgoJdF2EIIOXt6KhFNPpe8l72gunmZKE8fMORmvp19lOcRhhm3uWE_0/s1600-h/100_4930.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166655481449806674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9SeYbG-fIpQMZ-3U7oFrdU25BNqmhihzS5T0agUdtYScxiGjKQr6kGrIc5AA9wRUEy61AAuxduJAMnBuoEMKIgoJdF2EIIOXt6KhFNPpe8l72gunmZKE8fMORmvp19lOcRhhm3uWE_0/s400/100_4930.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPYfWPiKavnvjzkptqt4v91aaMweWf-8AmUOvOIshKgylbzCWA0wmFKA04FNYARR5dRjcKP-sTL19btIAMH-uAR4iAQlE03-bg8R8-bSuKOzhddHcX4ZrSEvORq7f11aph39WLIXvt_c/s1600-h/100_4947.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166655614593792866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPYfWPiKavnvjzkptqt4v91aaMweWf-8AmUOvOIshKgylbzCWA0wmFKA04FNYARR5dRjcKP-sTL19btIAMH-uAR4iAQlE03-bg8R8-bSuKOzhddHcX4ZrSEvORq7f11aph39WLIXvt_c/s400/100_4947.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">It's almost that time of year again! Spring cleaning is just around the corner! I've got my cleaning gloves, brushes, vacuum and all other cleaning stuff ready to go! Being that I come from a family where cleaning was an absolute MUST, I tend to get excited about these things. Crazy and pathetic, I know. But, I tend to think of it as an opportunity to therapeutically clean out the brain of clutter, as well as your home. Simple is beautiful. That is my mantra when it comes to decorating. Especially when decorating with vintage finds and vintage charm. I think of vintage items as works of art to be admired and talked about. Why saturate the place with clutter? It defeats the purpose of being a vintage piece collector and lover, doesn't it? Then it just gets lost and your guests won't be able to oooo and ahhhh over it, which is what we want when we decorate our spaces. So! Take those latex gloves out and make your home and vintage pieces look beautiful and simple. Less <em>is</em> better! What are <em>your</em> thoughts on this yearly tradition? Do you do it? Hate it? Love it? Any cleaning/organizing suggestions? I think I'll make a comment contest out of this one. The last day to comment will be Monday, February 18th. The most helpful comment posted will win one of my products from my Etsy shop. (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/">http://www.etsy.com/</a>). The product of your choice! If you scroll to the bottom of my page you can see what products I have for sale so far. Good luck!!</span></strong><br /><div></div><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Happy Decorating!</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff9966;"><strong>~Mina</strong></span>

Spring Cleaning Approaching!

It's almost that time of year again! Spring cleaning is just around the corner! I've got my cleaning gloves, brushes, vacuum and al...

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