Sweet Nest

The kids are on winter vacance and we just returned from a quick trip to Bruges, Belgium. A quick trip to Belgium! I am still in awe that...

Today I was rifling about looking for some paperclips to unite bundles of school registration paperwork (seems like staples are frowne...

This last year I have endeavored to take on a less-is-more mentality. The purging has become rather addictive. So freeing to have less stu...

Shells upon a radiator, Aigaliers, France    "The fewer things you keep, the more special they become..." -Rachel Meeks

 My ironing board was a mess. I think I've had it since college, and in recent years it has been like ironing on metal with a thin, sl...

I'm not a big fan of sponges in the kitchen ... to hard to keep clean and all ... but I do find appreciation for them in the bathroom...

Happy New Year! While I've never been one for radical resolutions, I do love the fresh-start feel to January.  Perhaps that is why I ...

In expectation of all the Christmas extravaganzas, today has been "clean-it-out" day. Boxes from Amazon shipments and scraps fro...

My tea kettle gets used daily. So she must reside on the stovetop and be routinely assaulted by myriad food and oil splatters. She gets all ...

While I am still finding refreshment in my Joy of Less philosophy, I am loving this book , if not for the title alone. It's all ab...

While we have certainly had our share of day camps and lessons, I am a big proponent of facilitating summer boredom. For you see, in my ...

Maybe you already do this, but I feel like I just cracked quantum physics. You know how the ketchup cap always gets nasty and crusty and...

I was excited to find how much of a chord was struck with you all in my Joy of Less post. Seems as though many of us are very challenged...

Lately, I've been telling everyone I'm on a cleaning "bender." Pops keeps telling me not to use that word. He says the ...

 Our old Ikea towels that we use for swimming, sprinkler-running, and general kid use ... had become ratty. As in no-amount-of-bleach-or-...

For me, the spring-cleaning bug bites at random intervals. But when it does, I'm always pleased. As much as I like to arrange and co...

Currently, this is how my whole house feels. Haphazard, disorganized, and in a serious need of a scrub. (Lest you think yesterday's ...

I really like hanging out with my kids over the summer. It is just such a nice break from the usual routine. That said, we still need a bit...

Remember the image of the bedroom dresser laden with clutter and toilet paper? This last week I realized the dresser did not have any toile...