http://www.mysimplehouse.com Simplicity in the home Sun, 09 May 2010 16:36:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever started cleaning your house only to find yourself exhausted hours later with little to show for your efforts? The biggest problem I had with cleaning is that to do a good cleaning job takes a really long time and it isn't appreciated. When you have guests over ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2010/05/tidying-hack-invite-guests-over/ One of the biggest problems I find to keeping our house neat and tidy is clutter. Small items that just seem to pile up. At first they are cute little trinkets but then they get forgotten and become evil clutter. We rarely use the all of the things we own ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2010/05/de-cluttering-one-room-at-a-time/ We've all seen it before the hideous gift that you received from a relative and kept for years on end because you wanted them to see that you kept it and cherished it when in reality you wanted to do nothing more than pitch the damned thing. It doesn't matter ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2009/11/throwing-out-presents/ Depending on where you live to tell someone that you're a homeowner brings images of a physical building and some property to mind. What this means to you will probably depend on where you live. In some parts of the country this translates to a house with a nice big ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2009/10/house-vs-condo/ It has been quite a while since I've written on this site and I considering all of the stuff happening around the house I thought now would be a good time to get back to writing again. We bought our house last June and I have to say it has ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2009/04/house-projects-done-time-to-start-blogging/ Now that fall is upon us there are a bunch of things that you should consider around your house to prepare for the winter months. Unless you happen to live in a warm climate there's a good chance that you'll need to ensure your house is ready for winter. Items to ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2008/11/preparing-your-house-for-winter/ One of the most absurd things that you can do is to keep trash yet this is exactly what most of us end up doing. The first thing most people will do is deny the fact they keep trash but they do, I know I do from time to time. ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2008/10/keeping-trash/ Some projects can be done by anyone with some effort and practice and some should be done by pros. I would even go so far as to say that most projects can be done by yourself as long as you're somewhat handy. With that said some just can't be; Not ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2008/09/diy-vs-contractors/ Knowing that you need a contractor to do a job is one thing now comes the hard part: you need to find this contractor. Contractors come in all shapes and sizes from the really good ones to the ones that shouldn't be handling tools. Personally I've been fairly lucky in ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2008/09/how-to-hire-a-contractor/ Magazines and newspapers can take up a great deal of space if you let them. There was a great post over at Productivity 501 where they suggested destroying your magazines. Personally I think this is a great idea - keep only the stories that you need and just get rid ... http://www.mysimplehouse.com/2008/09/destroying-magazines-to-declutter/