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Clean the Storage Spaces with Me!

You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her Podcast

A real estate broker asked a young woman if she was thinking about buying a house. 

“Why would I need a house?” she answered. “I was born in a hospital, educated in a college, courted in a car, married in a church. I eat my meals in restaurants and spend my evening in the movies. When I die, I’ll be buried from a mortuary. I don’t need a house; all I need is a garage.” 

To that I would answer – Oh, but a home is a haven from this world where we foster love for God and people. It’s where we are nourished, rested and strengthened to go back into the world. All that is made easier and more welcoming in a home that is clean and organized. 

This is episode five in our Clean with Me series. We’ve hit most all the main rooms of the house – the bathroom, bedroom, living room, and kitchen. How’s it going for you? Remember, we’re not out for perfection, but progress! Keep at it, and little by little you will get there! 

There are still two areas that need our attention. The one we’ll address today is our storage spaces. That could mean closets or attics or any other place that might be “hidden” from view, but has gotten crowded or out of control! 

Let’s discuss three things:

  1. Easy Tips to organize a closet  
  1. My favorite tools to help calm the clutter in storage areas 
  1. How to KEEP it clean! 

The starting point for your hidden spaces is to snap a picture of it exactly as it is. It’s embarrassing how bad some of my storage spaces had gotten! But I’m equally happy about the end result! 

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Refreshment · The Scenic Route · Traveling · Uncategorized

Three Days at the Beach

Always a welcomed sight!!

We make plans and hold them with open palms. God knows what we need far better than we do! This week we saw God‘s kind and loving hand change our vacation plans, but He made these past three days at North Myrtle Beach extra special for us. Here are a few highlights from our time away…

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Men’s Ties Turned into Zippered Pouch

When my dad went to heaven last March, my mom began the arduous task of cleaning out his closet a couple months later. He had quite a lot of ties made by Jerry Garcia. The fabrics are gorgeous, colorful and silky. I couldn’t bear to see them go to Goodwill, so I asked if I could have them. I didn’t know what I was going to do with them, but I wanted to try to find a project that would put them to good use without being tacky!😲

I feel like I came upon the perfect idea with these little zippered pouches!

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Dinner · Pork · Uncategorized

BBQ Pork Pizza

When you have leftover barbecued pork from the huge Boston Butt you cooked, you could use it to make sandwiches, but then again you could make an incredible Barbecue Pork Pizza that resembles the sandwich on a whole other level!

This recipe was partly found and partly created. It’s the perfect mix of BBQ sandwich flavors in a pizza crust, complete with pickles!

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Tips and Tools · Uncategorized

Two Kitchen Tips to Simplify Cooking

I have learned to really love Butternut Squash in this creamy and hearty Golden Winter Soup. Every fall I can’t wait for the squash to make its appearance in the grocery store so we can enjoy this recipe. Then I get the chunky odd-shaped veggie home and I wrestle peel the orange skin, and then I wrangle cut it into cubes. **Cough** **Cough** It’s not a job for the faint-hearted! I end up with peelings all over the counter and floor, and the most random sized pieces where I tried to get my knife through the stubborn flesh.

However, I recently learned this WONDERFUL trick that makes the whole process an absolute breeze!!

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