A gift wrap station is as simple or as elaborate as your gift-wrapping is.
The key is to put everything together in one place: gift wrap or bags, tape, scissors (that are used only here and never carted off), tissue paper, ribbons, bows, labels or tags and a permanent marker.
Whatever you do, if you are housekeeping impaired, resist the temptation to hoard tiny scraps of wrapping paper in anticipation of wrapping a really small box. Paper scraps belong in the trash or recycle bin even if they're pretty. Also, make a habit of tossing any wrapping paper that gets crushed or bent. If it's too raggedy to use on a gift, why hang on to it?
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Welcome to my blog! Though I usually write mystery novels, one of the biggest mysteries in my world has always been how to keep a handle on the messiness of life.
For the past few years, I've been learning to think outside of the box to find solutions to many of my biggest household challenges. (I have also grown ever more grateful for God's unending grace no matter how much the laundry hamper is overflowing!)
In my book The House That Cleans Itself, I show how you can use creative problem-solving to get your home—and your life—in order. With this blog, I hope to explore this topic even further, respond to your specific challenges, and consider many different ideas for how we can all go from "messed" to "blessed."
Please feel free to respond here with your most perplexing home care and organizational challenges, and I'll do my best to offer up solutions. If you want to learn more about me and all of my books, be sure to check out my website.
Thanks again for coming, and enjoy! With so many blogs to choose from out there in cyberspace, I'm just thrilled you chose to drop in on mine today.
Blessings,
Mindy
For the past few years, I've been learning to think outside of the box to find solutions to many of my biggest household challenges. (I have also grown ever more grateful for God's unending grace no matter how much the laundry hamper is overflowing!)
In my book The House That Cleans Itself, I show how you can use creative problem-solving to get your home—and your life—in order. With this blog, I hope to explore this topic even further, respond to your specific challenges, and consider many different ideas for how we can all go from "messed" to "blessed."
Please feel free to respond here with your most perplexing home care and organizational challenges, and I'll do my best to offer up solutions. If you want to learn more about me and all of my books, be sure to check out my website.
Thanks again for coming, and enjoy! With so many blogs to choose from out there in cyberspace, I'm just thrilled you chose to drop in on mine today.
Blessings,
Mindy
Very good points. I had these habits (keeping scraps) for a long time. Funny how it had to be pointed out to me that I wasn't using them anyway--I was still buying new! On your bread question: "Why yes, yes, I do!" Thanks for stopping by our blog. ;)
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading your book, and I loved it. I have 4 boys under 7 and I am amazed that my house is mostly clean all the time! Woohoo (doing a happy dance).. I featured your book on my blog http://homemakerslibrary.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks again
I totally need to dispose of some scraps! Never really thought about it... but I'm never going to use them and they are just taking up space.
ReplyDeleteDoes the family room floor count as a gift wrapping station? Just wondering. :)