The Simple Sisters

The De-clutter Queen

From the Rochelle files...

For years now I’ve been a fan of Julie Morgenstern. She writes books about getting organized and time management and about work. Something about her philosophy really clicks with me. Well somehow I missed that she has  new book out call SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck. This is [...]

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HGTV Therapy

From the Rochelle files...

So this week has not been my best. Work was heavy, and I spent three nights this week on the computer doing design work. Let’s just say that my household suffered. Dishes piled up, the coffee table got junked up with stuff, the carpets need some serious vacuuming, and the cat box….well lets not go [...]

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Clutter Struggles

From the Rochelle files...

Okay, so I’m all about this clutter challenge to get rid of 100 things, and I know I can do it. What I really need to do is to go into the depths of my drawers and closets and truly purge the crap that means nothing to me. I know that, so why don’t I [...]

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D to the CLUTTER: 100 things update

From the Marissa & Rochelle files...

We’ve heard from a few people that they are IN! Remember, the rules are to get rid of 100 things by February 28. And as we’re realizing, it’s a lot easier than we thought it would be. Marissa cleaned out her closet and donated tons of old clothes. She believes she got her 100. Rochelle [...]

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Every girl needs a drill

From the Rochelle files...

For Christmas, my mom got me and Marissa matching clocks. They say “Kensington Station” on them, so it’s a little reminder of a trip we took to London last fall. So last weekend I finally got mine placed on the wall in my kitchen. I had a friend helping me out, and we got tools [...]

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100 Things De-Clutter Challenge

From the Rochelle files...

I’ve heard of this challenge in two different flavors… 1. Clean out your house, so that you only own 100 things. …and (the much easier) 2. Clean out your house and get rid of 100 things. I feel fairly certain that I could never do the first challenge. More like, I don’t think I’d ever [...]

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The De-Clutterer-er-er

From the Rochelle files...

As I mentioned last week, after I went on a pretty big cleaning stint, there were a few areas that needed to be de-cluttered on my first floor. This weekend, I took care of business and got those three spaces clutter free. Here’s the before and after….. BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER Overall these [...]

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My menu for the week

From the Rochelle files...

I’ve been reading Jane Maynard’s blog “This Week For Dinner,” for a couple of months now. A dear friend linked me to it, and I’ve been grateful ever since. It’s great inspiration to do meal planning. I’ve been successful at it here and there, and the times that I do it, I am very happy. [...]

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Wise gift card choice and a delicious first meal

From the Rochelle files...

For Christmas, my dad gave me a Williams-Sonoma gift card. He know how much I love that place, and he loves it too. We sort of exchange gifts from there all the time. Well I had been racking my brain trying to figure out what to use it on, and even looked over at Pottery [...]

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The Clean Up: In Pictures

From the Rochelle files...

As I talked about in my last post, I spent a good chunk of my three day weekend cleaning the house. Some things were highly overdue… Like cleaning the down stairs cat box. It had gotten so bad, that my best bet was to just buy a new cat box. That’s a great example of [...]

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