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Getting Organized Before the Move

Posted in Homemaking, and Military Life

With each move comes the need for purging the extras that we no longer need and organizing the items that we do need. Since we have orders overseas, I’ve decided not to wait until the last minute to start the process. Plus, this move requires a more brutal purging process for our household items which means taking a closer look at what we really need. We don’t want to pay to store items we don’t need. We also don’t want to waste our precious overseas weight allowance on “stuff” we don’t really need. Our IKEA Trofast system is one of…

Meal Planning Organization

Posted in Homemaking

Sometimes meal planning can get tedious and difficult, but setting up a family friendly system can help make meal planning easier.  When the whole family is involved, it can make things go a little smoother, and many times, kids are more willing to eat the meals that are placed before them without complaining.  When I found out that D is going to have to go in for another back surgery, I knew that it was time to start getting serious about meal planning again.  I wanted to create a new system that would be functional, easy to use, and look…

It’s Time to Clear the Clutter

Posted in Homemaking

Project 365 – #230 These last two weeks, Munchkin and I have really been focusing on getting control of some of the clutter that has taken over different areas of our home.  The first thing to get tackled was the master bedroom closet.  This clutter battle spurred D to go through his old clothes and what not.  We ended up with several boxes/bags to donate.  (We won’t even discuss how many bags of trash left the house….)  Munchkin was motivated by our cleaning, so she’s been clearing out her room.  This is definitely a case of needing to win several…

Busy, Busy, Busy

Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Photography

Project 365 – #221 Lots of stuff going on behind the scenes at the Marine Corps Nomads household.  We’re busy getting things together for the “new” school year.  (We school year around, but some things aren’t as much of a focus during the off months.)  We had loads of fun on our vacation in July and then our trip this past weekend.  Of course, that means that some of the housework was set aside for a time.  Now, I’m buckling down and getting the house back in order and then some. I’m starting to move into my “gotta simplify the…

Cricut Storage Caddy

Posted in Homemaking

When I purchased the Cricut, Munchkin quickly started making her own projects and decided that she wanted to purchase her own cartridges for the machine.  To keep everything organized in a small space, I created a Cricut Caddy for Munchkin. To start, I purchased the ribbon-dispenser SnapLock containers from Jo-Ann Fabrics on clearance after Christmas.  I created a fun label for her caddy.  Using coordinating cardstock that I laminated, I made dividers for the top level of the caddy to store the cartridges. The next level stores the books for the cartridges.  Another level, which is not in the picture,…