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Cleaning Out the Pantry

Sarah White March 15, 2012 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

One of the things we loved about our new house when we first came to look at it was the kitchen, which is a thing a beauty in most aspects (would have loved a double oven and a six-burner stove, though!) but also benefits from having a huge pantry. It’s …

How to Clean a Child’s Closet

Sarah White March 10, 2012 Home and Family Life2 Comments

When you have a young child, you can’t really blame them for the state of their room. My girl did not pile random stuff in her closet (for the most part) to make it look like this: But the Bit’s closet has definitely gotten out of hand. It’s been a …

Decluttering Doesn’t Have to Take Forever!

Sarah White March 7, 2012 Home and Family Life2 Comments

It’s spring cleaning season and the blogosphere is inundated with posts about people trying to get more organized, cleaning out their homes, sharing tips, etc. Just reading about all that work can be overwhelming! But this week I did get motivated in a small way, thanks to Project Simplify over …

Water Bead Fun Fact, Plus a Look into My Crazy Bag

Sarah White February 22, 2012 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

There is a lot of stuff in my purse. It’s such a big purse, in fact, that I usually call it “my bag” instead, because “purse” just doesn’t seem to do it justice. I’m reminded of the question put to Ally Sheedy’s character in “The Breakfast Club”: “Do you always …

Things I Love: My Notebooks

Sarah White January 26, 2012 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

We all have different ways of trying to keep organized. Some people keep calendars in their email or on their phones. Some people have paper calendars. Some people write lists. I have notebooks. I call them “my brain” because if I lost them, I’d lose it. My notebooks are a …

Book Club of One: Cinderella Ate My Daughter

Sarah White August 26, 2011 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

I don’t have time for a real book club, but I still read some interesting books that I want to tell people about. Thus the recurring series “Book Club of One.” I have never intentionally brought and “princess” stuff into my house — except for the princess vitamins, because I …

Stay More

Sarah White December 1, 2009 Home and Family LifeLeave a comment

I’ve been meaning to get back here for almost a month to mention that my favorite local author and one of my favorite authors from anywhere, Donald Harington, died early last month. He’s been called the greatest unknown writer in America, and I’d agree with that sentiment. His books, many …