quick tips

Admittedly, I’m a bit of a geek, and I enjoy the design and coding of a website as much as — if not more than — the writing and content. Whether you do all of your own design and coding or just tinker with it here and there, here’s a quick tip that’s sure to [...]

Hi. My name is Mandi, and I have obsessive copying disorder. Several times a day, I copy something with the intention of pasting it right away only to get distracted and end up copying something else over it before I make it to my final destination. Please tell me someone else out there does this [...]

A couple months ago, I republished this list of ways to repurpose glass jars. Someone asked in the comments about removing the labels, and another commenter responded that orange oil works really well on sticky residue. I didn’t have any orange oil on hand, but I did have some lemon oil from Laundry Tree. They’re [...]

Decluttering your home often means getting rid of things so that there’s less stuff taking up space physically. But sometimes, it’s not the amount of stuff you have but the way it’s organized. One of the easiest ways to declutter visually, especially inside cabinets, closets, drawers, etc. is by taking things out of their packages. [...]

I have a secret weapon to fight clutter at my house. You probably have one or two of your own and don’t even know it yet! This weapon is so powerful I can use it in any room and it can give an almost instant room transformation. What is this awesome secret? My laundry basket!!