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Glass Jar Options to Freeze Food
Glass jar options to freeze food; How to freeze in a glass jar; what kind of lids you should use; the multiple uses of a mason jar Container options There are many great options out there as far as containers go to freeze your food. The only disadvantage, from an environment point of view, is that most of them are made out of plastic but there are glass jar options that you should consider. Plastic container options The common options are the ones most of us know already: Rubbermaid brand freezing plastic containers Ziploc brand bags and containers By now, you probably have heard that plastic is a product that…
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Budget Friendly Cupboard Pantry Organization
Cupboard pantry organization; 7 easy steps to follow; Doing it on a budget; Before & after pictures of a client’s cupboard pantry organization project I did I’ve recently published a blog post on achieving an organized pantry. However, I felt that visually, the blog post referred mainly to reach-in or walk-in pantries. It made me realize that not everyone has the space to have that kind of a pantry. Because of that, I thought I would show you the process I went through with a friend’s cupboard pantry organization. The steps to follow are very similar to the ones listed in the blog post on achieving an organized pantry, with…
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Options to Store Recipes Electronically
Electronic tools to store recipes; two main phone application options; comparison of similar options; going over their features Many of us search for recipes online either on Google, Pinterest, etc. We don’t necessarily store our recipes or print them to keep track of the ones we’ve tried and liked but we do usually save them somewhere. Depending on where the recipe was found is what will determine where it will be saved. The variety of locations will make it hard to keep your recipes organized. Sharing recipes with others either from blog posts or cooking websites has also become common among people which makes it sometimes hard to print or…
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Achieving an Organized Recipe Binder
Achieving an organized recipe binder; options to organize your binder; links to the material you may need; helping you figure out your needs for your organized recipe binder Lately, I’ve been thinking of upgrading my recipe binder. I have pages that keep falling out and I’m also running out of space in my binder… Years ago, I started gathering my recipes with a recipe binder I got at Costco. It included labelled dividers as well as tips and conversion pages but it’s now falling apart, literally, so I believe it’s time for an update. I’ve decided to look into the different options there are out there to organize a recipe…
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Safe Cleaning Products
Safe cleaning products; being environementally friendly; product options; organizing cleaning products; phone application to test products’ chemical content. With all the talk of the environnement and how we should be more conscious of what we use lately, it can become overwhelming to make decisions about which cleaning products to use or not. We see adds of many different products everywhere and we hear about products from influencers, coworkers, friends and family. Are you unsure where to start when going through your household products to become more environmentally friendly? I have some tips and tricks for you for when you are ready to go through the cleaning products in your home.…
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Decluttering your Plastic Containers
Decluttering plastic containers; starting fresh; finding the perfect location; prioritizing practically and accessibility; lowering your inventory gradually. I went on to declutter some of our kitchen drawers last week and I felt like I was on a roll. When I got to our plastic container cabinet, I was stumped. I thought to myself “we probably don’t need all of that”. We mainly use glass containers to store leftovers and the same goes for cleaned fresh fruits. I started thinking “what do we actually use plastic containers for?” You are doing yourself a disservice by keeping items you don’t use; they take valuable space in your life. I decided to go…
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Achieving an Organized Pantry
Organized pantry; food sorting and categorizing; bins and containers to use for specific foods; labels; how you can save space. It seems to be a popular trend lately where people are taking interest in having an organized pantry. I’m the kind of person that loves seeing organized pantries on Instagram and Pinterest! Just so you know, that type of organization project is not for the faint of heart, I can assure you. If you would like to undertake this organization project, I have written a play-by-play of the steps you should follow to achieve your goal of a good-looking and organized pantry. When we moved into our newly built house,…
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Evening Organization Routine
Evening routine planning and organization for the next day; prioritizing items on your list; relieving stress; giving you more time to enjoy the simple things and to be present It’s January which, for a lot of people, means new goals. The majority of goals people have tend to surround weight lost and physical health. What about psychological or mental health? Have you ever thought about it being something you could focus on as a goal for the new year? I feel that we neglect our mental health more than we should and that we are scared to admit that our mind needs to be taken care of. After all, our…
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Organizing kids clothes
Tips on how to go about organizing kids clothes; Where you can store them; How you should fold them to maximize space; What you can use as dividers; How to make it fun for you and your little one Keeping kids clothes organized is not an easy task, especially once your little one is old enough to go in himself and pick what he wants to wear. Sometimes after our little one has gone in his dresser, it’s like a tiny tornado went in and threw clothes everywhere. I’ve tried and tested different layouts and technics over the past couple of years to organize kids clothes. I thought I would…
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Organizing Your Kitchen Spices
Kitchen spices organization; Options of jars and containers; Finding the perfect location; Labeling options for your jars; How you much you can save money Don’t you just love to search for a specific spice when you are cooking? Said no one ever! It’s so much more motivating to cook when all your tools and ingredients are in order. In my case, everything absolutely has to be organized and in its place in order for me to cook comfortably. I hate looking for ingredients, especially spices… Spices can be overwhelming to organize though… There are so many different types of spices… Some are in bottle while others are in bags… On…
