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30 Mar, 2009

Freezer Filing

Posted by: Jimmy In: Cleaning Tips

If you are lucky enough to have a chest freezer, the best way to organize is to make one stack for each of pork, hamburger, steaks, roasts, chicken, etc. And, always keep them in the same spot. You can put frozen veggies and such in the baskets. This should save time having to rummage around [...]

30 Mar, 2009

Make a Pantry

Posted by: Jimmy In: Miscellaneous

Even if you don’t have a huge kitchen you can still have   pantry. Look around your house. Do you have a basement, garage or even a closet? Decide on a place and use it! Hang more shelves if you need. But use it for when the bulk items at the store or the pots and [...]

30 Mar, 2009

Junk the Clutter

Posted by: Jimmy In: Cleaning Tips

Clear the clutter. Look around your house. Has the clutter–the junk–taken over? Do you waste valuable hours rearranging the clutter? Pitch it instead! Set aside an afternoon to concentrate on de-cluttering one area of the house (don’t try to do it all in a single day!) Set a timer and do it 15 minutes at [...]

30 Mar, 2009

Shopping All In One Go

Posted by: Jimmy In: Miscellaneous

Coordinate your shopping trips–make one trip to three or four stores at the same time rather than three or four separate trips. This not only saves time, it means less time in stressful traffic.



  • DL Harrison: I will have to try this. I always figure I'm using too much shampoo anyway. Thanks!
  • Angela: I'm wondering if anyone has figured out a good way to sew these 50-lb heavy duty plastic-y bags into a reuseable grocery bag? I'm not sure my regular
  • Sandy: Vegetable (cooking) oil works too.

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