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Organizing the Junk, Part II

With the rest of the home in complete chaos (although, we’re making great progress!), I was in dire need to regain some semblance of sanity. After trying to find a ballpoint pen that actually worked in our kitchen “junk” drawer and not finding a single one, I went into full on crazy mode. Putting all…

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Stu-Stu-Studio

At the end of last year, Scott suggested a very scary thing. Over dinner, he (very nonchalantly) asked, why haven’t we turned the office into your studio yet? This caught me off guard for many reasons, and here’s why: I love our office; it’s blue, and it’s pretty. I always sort of assumed it was…

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Scott’s Closet Redux

Would ya look at that disgraceful closet? It’s a hot stinkin’ mess. Shambles doesn’t even begin to describe the state of this tiny hidden space. But alas, a new job, half a new wardrobe and a swift kick in the bottom finally had me pulling the trigger on a closet redo. Kim’s closet makeover happened…

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Clearing the Junk. Or Organizing It, Anyway.

It should be no secret that we have a junk drawer. Everyone does, yeah? But what happens when one drawer multiplies three-fold, and then before you know it, you can’t remember what drawer is holding what junk? While we’re not the biggest fans of our kitchen cabinet finishes (let’s just say we wouldn’t have picked…

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Freak

I swear if such a thing existed, I would have a very high allergic reaction to cable chaos. A low tolerance for tangled cable-y messes. I’m a big, honkin’ cable freak, if you will. Velcro strips, zip ties, and wall tacks are our go-to for desk organization, but what about the tube? Hello, Psycho. Thank…

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