1 minute read Hi Reader! I have somewhat of a complicated relationship with product packaging. Most, I get rid of almost as soon as the item is in our house (food, cleaning and laundry supplies, hygiene products.) But there are some things I tend to store in their original packaging (board games for sure, but also some craft machines and specialty kitchen gadgets.) Our two Christmas Nativity sets were also in this latter category. But after years of frustration, I finally decided to ditch ALL...

1 minute read Hi Reader! Partly because I love to craft and partly because crafting eventually became my job, I’ve been fortunate to have a dedicated craft room in most of our rental homes. When you have an (often) large and dedicated space for crafts…you tend to fill it…with LOTS of crafts. But when we moved into our (much) smaller home here in southern California, there was no such space. In fact, all we could realistically fit was a single IKEA Kallax unit. So very quickly, I had to get...

1 minute read Hi Reader! Years ago, I went on a mission to find “the ultimate” bike storage solution. I eventually landed on this rail+hook arrangement that accommodated all 5 of our family bikes. And at first, I was smitten. Toppled bikes in a pile in the middle of the garage? Nope! Bikes taking up precious floor space? Nope! Bikes easy to get down and put back up? Nope…not at all! Eventually, the bikes no longer made it up on the wall and were back on the garage floor…all.the.time. So when...