Comments on: Preparing Your Home For The Holidays: The Master Bedroom http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Nicole http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376283 Nicole Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:19:59 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376283 Wow Tara--you've been reading my mind! Your recent post about increasing storage space in the garage, and the pics of how your husband did it, were inspiring. When I read the list of the 3 issues you have in your bedroom, I wanted my husband to come and read that we're not alone--same exact issues!!! Thanks for sharing ideas and pics. I'm inspired. : ) Wow Tara--you've been reading my mind! Your recent post about increasing storage space in the garage, and the pics of how your husband did it, were inspiring. When I read the list of the 3 issues you have in your bedroom, I wanted my husband to come and read that we're not alone--same exact issues!!! Thanks for sharing ideas and pics. I'm inspired. : )

]]> By: April http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376198 April Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:44:00 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376198 My public library accepts magazines for the "Friends of the Library" sale. They use the money to buy new books. You also get to use it as a taxable donation. My public library accepts magazines for the "Friends of the Library" sale. They use the money to buy new books. You also get to use it as a taxable donation.

]]> By: Lacey http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376038 Lacey Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:33:10 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376038 I only have two little ones, but I have found a system by chance. 1. At dinner I put a load in. 2. Move to dryer when kids are in bath. 3. Remove from dryer before putting them to bed and put on couch. 4. After putting kids down I crash on the couch and fold the laundry while catching up with my hubby (he helps too!). Putting in piles for each person in order of room location. 5. In the morning I put the piles away while the kids are stretching and before breakfast. Helps get the day off to a good start. I found that organizing the piles is key to getting them put away in a flash. Like start with the dresser; top to bottom then on the bottom is closet. That way you only open a drawer once and have no back tracking. I have to be fast before my 20 month old helper attacks my stack. LOL I only have two little ones, but I have found a system by chance.
1. At dinner I put a load in.
2. Move to dryer when kids are in bath.
3. Remove from dryer before putting them to bed and put on couch.
4. After putting kids down I crash on the couch and fold the laundry while catching up with my hubby (he helps too!). Putting in piles for each person in order of room location.
5. In the morning I put the piles away while the kids are stretching and before breakfast. Helps get the day off to a good start.
I found that organizing the piles is key to getting them put away in a flash. Like start with the dresser; top to bottom then on the bottom is closet. That way you only open a drawer once and have no back tracking. I have to be fast before my 20 month old helper attacks my stack. LOL

]]> By: Tara Kuczykowski http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376021 Tara Kuczykowski Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:58:45 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376021 Our ironing board is actually in our closet, but it's really not the best solution because there's no outlet in there, so I have to stretch the cord into the bathroom. But it doesn't really fit in our laundry room either, and there isn't an extra outlet in there aside from the washer and dryer plugs anyhow. If we ever build another house I will definitely pay much closer attention to where the outlets are located, that's for sure!! Our ironing board is actually in our closet, but it's really not the best solution because there's no outlet in there, so I have to stretch the cord into the bathroom. But it doesn't really fit in our laundry room either, and there isn't an extra outlet in there aside from the washer and dryer plugs anyhow.

If we ever build another house I will definitely pay much closer attention to where the outlets are located, that's for sure!!

]]> By: Diane http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376014 Diane Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:38:20 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376014 At least your laundry is in the house. Mine is in the back seat of my car. At least your laundry is in the house. Mine is in the back seat of my car.

]]> By: Kelly http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-376003 Kelly Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:47:41 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-376003 Wow as I read this I felt like you were actually talking about ME!! Master bedroom catchall, laundry folded living in the laundry baskets forever and my magazine collection stacked near my bed...ugh!! Knowing it isn't just me, makes a world of a difference! Thanks for this post and the tips, my mission is clear this weekend. Wow as I read this I felt like you were actually talking about ME!! Master bedroom catchall, laundry folded living in the laundry baskets forever and my magazine collection stacked near my bed...ugh!! Knowing it isn't just me, makes a world of a difference! Thanks for this post and the tips, my mission is clear this weekend.

]]> By: Joy http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375974 Joy Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:57:21 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375974 Oh yeah, I have the magazine graveyard in my room. I never have time to read them so they just accumulate. I'm a year behind. I keep telling myself I will find the time to read them ... one day. Dh is on my case about it constantly. I did put them in a basket and a tote bag but dh still complains. I think I have a magazine hoarding problem. Oh yeah, I have the magazine graveyard in my room. I never have time to read them so they just accumulate. I'm a year behind. I keep telling myself I will find the time to read them ... one day. Dh is on my case about it constantly. I did put them in a basket and a tote bag but dh still complains.

I think I have a magazine hoarding problem.

]]> By: Joy http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375973 Joy Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:50:39 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375973 Count me in, too as a laundry fail. :) Dh has been on my case about it. He suggested we do the fold and make separate piles for the boys to put away. The only prob with that solution is I fold laundry after the boys are in bed. So the piles then sit in my room for days. So back to the laundry basket in my room. At least they are folded and in a basket. Do y'all have an ironing board in your bedroom, too? I do and it is a pain. An over door one didn't work in ours because of the type of doors we have. Count me in, too as a laundry fail. :) Dh has been on my case about it. He suggested we do the fold and make separate piles for the boys to put away. The only prob with that solution is I fold laundry after the boys are in bed. So the piles then sit in my room for days. So back to the laundry basket in my room. At least they are folded and in a basket.

Do y'all have an ironing board in your bedroom, too? I do and it is a pain. An over door one didn't work in ours because of the type of doors we have.

]]> By: Amy http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375947 Amy Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:15:21 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375947 Ditto to the whole "putting laundry away" thing! My husband works two jobs. His second job is delivering pizzas and I always feel awful when he has to say, "Do I have any clean pizza clothes?" How sad is that? He should be able to just look in the closet and see them hanging there. Ditto to the whole "putting laundry away" thing! My husband works two jobs. His second job is delivering pizzas and I always feel awful when he has to say, "Do I have any clean pizza clothes?" How sad is that? He should be able to just look in the closet and see them hanging there.

]]> By: Lindsay http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375943 Lindsay Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:37:37 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375943 I keep up with the laundry pretty well, but I am TERRIBLE with filing. We have papers all over the place. Our bedroom is a dumping ground for papers that don't have a home. I need a better filing system or something. I keep up with the laundry pretty well, but I am TERRIBLE with filing. We have papers all over the place. Our bedroom is a dumping ground for papers that don't have a home. I need a better filing system or something.

]]> By: Jessica-MomForHim http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375942 Jessica-MomForHim Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:24:00 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375942 I can join you in the laundry fail area! I also don't mind doing it, but putting it all away is another matter. I also have 5 young children, so I'm doing laundry all the time and all it takes is one busy day and I'm behind again. I have 2 or 3 baskets waiting in my master bedroom, too, because that's where it gets "hidden" when people come over!! ;-) I can join you in the laundry fail area! I also don't mind doing it, but putting it all away is another matter. I also have 5 young children, so I'm doing laundry all the time and all it takes is one busy day and I'm behind again. I have 2 or 3 baskets waiting in my master bedroom, too, because that's where it gets "hidden" when people come over!! ;-)

]]> By: Tracy http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375938 Tracy Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:07:45 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375938 Laundry is one thing I manage quite well. But I do one load a day, start to finish. If I had piles to do, I'd find it overwhelming and procrastinate as well. Here is how I do my laundry, which comes from my website. Laundry was my August monthly mission. http://www.plan-and-organize-life.com/gettingorganized-august.html There is no magic pill. You need to finish a load of laundry by folding it and putting it away. Make it as simple and as enjoyable as possible. I fold mine in the living room while watching a few minutes of something grown up (not SpongeBob) and make the kids put their own stuff in their rooms. Hope this helps. Laundry is one thing I manage quite well. But I do one load a day, start to finish. If I had piles to do, I'd find it overwhelming and procrastinate as well. Here is how I do my laundry, which comes from my website. Laundry was my August monthly mission.

http://www.plan-and-organize-life.com/gettingorganized-august.html

There is no magic pill. You need to finish a load of laundry by folding it and putting it away. Make it as simple and as enjoyable as possible. I fold mine in the living room while watching a few minutes of something grown up (not SpongeBob) and make the kids put their own stuff in their rooms. Hope this helps.

]]> By: mobba http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375937 mobba Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:58:55 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375937 It makes sense - People wake up and go to sleep in their bedrooms. That means the start and end of each day is in the bedroom. We want to wake up in heaven, hoping the rest of our days remain the same! It makes sense - People wake up and go to sleep in their bedrooms. That means the start and end of each day is in the bedroom. We want to wake up in heaven, hoping the rest of our days remain the same!

]]> By: Kathy http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375924 Kathy Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:26:34 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375924 How encouraging to know that I am not the only one who fails horribly at folding and putting away the laundry! How encouraging to know that I am not the only one who fails horribly at folding and putting away the laundry!

]]> By: Tara Kuczykowski http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375919 Tara Kuczykowski Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:57:59 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375919 The green tray is from Target -- LOL, my 4yo DD thinks everything comes from Target. The silver bowls (in the tray and on my husband's dresser) are both from Southern Living at Home, now Willow House. The green tray is from Target -- LOL, my 4yo DD thinks everything comes from Target. The silver bowls (in the tray and on my husband's dresser) are both from Southern Living at Home, now Willow House.

]]> By: Ginger http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375917 Ginger Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:42:34 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375917 Tara, where did you get the cute basic trays for your dresser? Tara, where did you get the cute basic trays for your dresser?

]]> By: Christie http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375916 Christie Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:41:25 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375916 I have no problems with doing the laundrey and folding it, my problem is ironing it ! I hate to iron, I'm in desperate need of a new one so therefore it's a chore. I like the idea of hanging it or laying it flat right out of the dryer, this should reduce my need to iron! thanks for posting! I have no problems with doing the laundrey and folding it, my problem is ironing it ! I hate to iron, I'm in desperate need of a new one so therefore it's a chore. I like the idea of hanging it or laying it flat right out of the dryer, this should reduce my need to iron! thanks for posting!

]]> By: Erin http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375911 Erin Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:46:15 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375911 Add me to the list of horrible laundry people! I absolutely hate folding and putting away laundry. Add me to the list of horrible laundry people! I absolutely hate folding and putting away laundry.

]]> By: Deb http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375910 Deb Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:41:27 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375910 Call me kind a dumb but I'd never heard the fan was soppose to turn clockwise in the winter-thanks for educating me:) Call me kind a dumb but I'd never heard the fan was soppose to turn clockwise in the winter-thanks for educating me:)

]]> By: Laura http://dealseekingmom.com/preparing-your-home-for-the-holidays-the-master-bedroom/comment-page-1/#comment-375908 Laura Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:30:16 +0000 http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=60337#comment-375908 LOL, I was thinking the same thing when I saw your post... "thank goodness I am not the only one!!!" LOL, I was thinking the same thing when I saw your post... "thank goodness I am not the only one!!!"

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