Can you guess what these bright green “grass clippings” are really made out of?.

We had some companies that told us they’d “have to get back to us” with their pricing.That kind of situation should definitely raise some red flags.. -Plan to do this when the weather is cool.

Throwing stuff out is hard work!.-Talk about your plan of attack beforehand.Even though this is a decluttering quick-fix, it still takes a lot of time.

One area of the house per day seems to be a pretty reasonable expectation for what you’ll be able to get done.. -If you have any major renovation materials to get rid of, this would be the time to do it!Have a plan to get as much of that stuff taken care of as well.. -Have back up ready.

We ran into a messy situation with a turkey in a freezer that had been unplugged for 2 months and had to call on the help of 4 different family members to help us deal with getting the freezer out as well as taking care of the kids while we de-stunk the house.

I’m not kidding.. -Have a small area where you set things off to the side that you want to donate instead of throw in the dumpster, but don’t get too caught up in it.At the rate we’ve been working in here, I’d say we can meet up again for the reveal: part 2 in say, 3 or 4 months?.

Hey, it’s only a closet!I found myself with my sign-maker hat on the other day again.We’ve been slowly working on making our back deck off the master bedroom a little more comfortable, so I had deck decorations (that sounds silly!)

There aren’t many easy projects that have as much impact as a happy little sign, are there?.OK, I realize that in this photo, we are in fact, already on the deck, and the sign says “to the deck” but let me show you where the sign really goes.. See?