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{declutter & organise} Broom cupboard

An organised broom cupboard makes ‘cleaning day’ so much easier when you don’t have to wrestle the contents inside. In my broom cupboard you will find: Vacuum Cleaner Ironing Board Iron Clothes hanger for my the ironing 2 dusters (I have 2 as my girls help me dust) Blinds cleaner Mop No broom, I don’t…

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The Declutter 52 things challenge

The De-clutter ’52 Things in 52 weeks’ Challenge As we have 52 weeks left of this year, I thought it fitting to create a challenge for the year to help you de-clutter your ‘things’. Rules: De-clutter, meaning throw away, give to charity/friend, find a better purpose for. Disposing of groups of things =1 item eg.  5 towels or 3…

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Declutter your kitchen bench challenge winner

Congratulations to Heather, the random winner of last weeks Declutter your kitchen benchtop Challenge.  Heather’s entry: All done, now on my bench is a fruit bowl, knife block, canisters and the phone. Liked both pages Lovin the challenges, I feel like slowing I’m getting my house organized, Thanks Heather has won a $35 gift voucher…

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Challenge: Declutter your kitchen benchtop

The kitchen bench can be a dumping ground for so many things: junk mail handbag kids ‘things’ just stuff in general these items tend to make a home there and never get removed leaving your kitchen looking untidy and cluttered. THE CHALLENGE: Let’s remove all this clutter so when you look at your kitchen you…

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{Chistmas Planning} Sort through the kids toys

  Before the kids finish school I like to have a sort through their toys see what they have, give them a clean and donate any unwanted toy’s to charity.  For one of my daughters i have to be ruthless and throw things away while she isn’t looking (she can’t bring herself to part with anything).   However,…

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Challenge: Use items from pantry

Congratulations to Alicia, you have won  Handprinted Elephant Softies RRP$23.95 from Project Patches, this is such a super cute prize, hope you love it!! With Christmas and school holidays around the corner, soon you will be buying snacks and yummy Christmas goodies.  So i’m sure you’ll love this weeks challenge.  Thankyou to Clare from Project Patches for a…

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Challenge: Use some stashed away fabric

Congratulations to Natalie, you have won your choice of giveaway below from Frog Cottage Designs!! Extended 2 Week Challenge – Thankyou to Deb from Frog Cottage Designs for not only sponsoring this weeks challenge and donating a lovley prize, but for thinking of the idea for the challenge too.  Do you have old fabric stashed away?  Have you thought “I will use it one…

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Challenge: Throw away all old unused cleaners

  Congratulations to Kristine, you have won an ENJO pack from Jenny, enjoy!! I love this challenge.  I had a cupboard full of unused old cleaners that I had been meaning to throw away.  I either purchased them and used once, they didn’t do their job efficiently, or I found a better product, any which way…

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