Real Simple hands out great suggestions for using the leftover candy and other Halloween items that get collected and unused around this time of year.
1. Melt milk chocolate for chocolate covered strawberries.
2. Use chopped snickers and peppermint patties as yummy chunks in brownies.
3. Pumpkins can be gutted and used as centerpiece holders in leiu of a vase.
4. Chop candy corn and chocolate up as a subsitute for the normal chocolate chips you buy for your homemade cookies.
5. Soup de jour: get creative with pumpkin flavored soups as the weather gets chilly.
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1841004-1839391-1,00.html
This is a great way to make use of an empty wall and vere the kiddos to draw on the appropriate surfaces.
Someone in the comments shares their idea of lining the kitchen cabinets with spray on chalk for improved communication in the kitchen.
http://unclutterer.com/2007/11/02/workspace-of-the-week-chalk-it-up/
5 Classic Clutter-busting Strategies
Clear, simple and to the point. Get with the organizing.
Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.
— Anthony J. D’Angelo
Is it time to evaluate the real estate that is on your desk?
It's almost the end of "Clean Out Your Files Month"
Even though it’s the 20th of October, there is still plenty of time to spruce up the ‘ol files. It’s only 6 more months until taxes are due, a great head start to get those files in order! Found this link to a list of other special days, months, weeks, related to getting motivated about organizing somewhere in your world. http://www.handygirl.com/media.html
A neat way to make a colorful kitchen rug!
Have scarfs?…Will display with STYLE!
http://aboxliving.blogspot.com/2008/10/diy-project-fabric-scarf-holder.html
Check out this great tutorial to make this swanky rack for hanging all your many scarves.
