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Spring Fever

Wow, what a weekend I had! With the weather warming up, all I can think about is all the little things I need to get done around my house. You know those little things that drive you crazy?

Well this weekend I had Rich Weedman with Advantage Carpet come over and clean my carpets. What an amazing job! With two dogs and a yard that gets pretty muddy, my carpets were disgusting. I honestly thought I would have to replace them. I decided it was worth taking a chance to see if Advantage Carpet could get them clean before I spent alot more money replacing them. The carpet looks brand new. I cannot recommend their services enough. Need your residential or commercial carpets cleaned? Give Rich a call at (314) 249-5719.

While I was on a roll, I had a handyman from Handyman Connection come over too. They had a special going on so I couldn’t resist, 4 hours for just $219.00. Their man got soooo much done in 4 hours (actually he was finished in 3 1/2 hours). He did some exterior painting, some interior caulking, electrical work, repaired my sliding glass door and even leveled my refrigerator. All of these things had been driving me nuts! What relief that $219.00 brought me. Their man was very professional and efficient. I’d highly recommend them too. Have odds and ends around your house that you need repaired but don’t feel like messing with? Call Handyman Connection at 636-305-7300.

Yes you can, can

Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to see what kind of can goods you have in the back of the pantry but you can’t get to them? Don’t you hate when you forget to rotate your can goods and by the time you get to the ones in the back, they’re expired?

This product will maximize the storage space in any cabinet and make it easier for you to see, and get to, the things you need.

Sweet and Spicy

Spice storage is a real problem for most people. Either there are too many spices and so you can’t see them all, they’re stored too high to see them all or a host of other problems. This product looks like a fantastic solution to alot of the problems that people encounter trying to manage their spices. These spice rack storage organizers attach to the back of a door or can be hidden away inside a cabinet. And they allow you to easily see all of your spices.

Just the facts, Jack.

When you think of being organized, you most likely think of a picture out of Better Homes & Gardens where everything looks perfect. Without a doubt the picture shows shelves lined perfectly with cute baskets or a desk with nothing on it. In all honesty, these pictures are not realistic. Being organized does NOT mean being perfect. Being organized means setting up your home or office to function more efficiently and effortlessly.

You could always spend alot of money on cute shelves, cute baskets and cute containers to put your stuff in. But in the end it won’t stay that way. Why? Because you haven’t taken the time to determine what you have, what you use, how you use it and where you use it. And you haven’t set up a plan for how you will keep it that way.

Just take the first step

We’ve got a winner! Valiha Strecker posted the winning comment on last week’s blog and won her own set of Rubbermaid Drawer Organizers. Congratulations Valiha and thanks Rubbermaid for making this contest possible!

I was extremely excited about Valiha’s response when I notified her that she’d won the contest. With her permission, I’m sharing portions of her email here.

Well, I have to say that your posts really got me motivated. I not only cleaned out our junk drawer but I also conquered one one of our closets and then got started on our basement… which is a mess! And now the basement is somewhere that we can actually go and watch tv! So I really thank you and appreciate your blog advice! Getting organize is empowering! I have a lot to still go through but I’m definitely motivated.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve told people that getting started is the hardest part. From there, it’s exciting, empowering and contagious! I’d love to hear your feedback if you’ve felt like this blog has helped or inspired you.