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Itch to Pitch ~ My Little Sister

by Toni Herrbach

No, I am not pitching my little sister, and no, even as a child I never wanted to pitch her! She and I are five years apart in age, which seemed to be just enough of an age gap to keep us from fighting much as children. That being said, I was the neat kid and she was the not so neat kid, but we have a brother and he was the super messy kid, so her mess never seemed that bad growing up. My ...

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Itch to Pitch ~ Overwhelmed

by Toni Herrbach

We have officially moved into our new house and I must say I am overwhelmed at the amount of stuff. Even though I have been faithfully pitching for over  a month, I cannot believe how much junk was behind furniture, under beds, and left behind once all the big items were moved out of the house. I would encourage you, while you are pitching and organizing, to look behind furniture, under the ...

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Itch to Pitch ~ Clutter is Costly

by Toni Herrbach

Thank you to everyone who is faithfully plugging along each week with this challenge. I don't have any pictures to share with you this week since I have been out of town. I decided that since I don't have pictures I would just talk a little bit about why I think it is important to keep a clean and clutter free home. Before I start I want to say that I do not think that having a clean home makes ...

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Party Tip

by Toni Herrbach

The next time you have a party try this tip I discovered last night at a friend's house. Instead of using a sharpie to label everyone's paper cups, try a dry erase marker on your own plastic cups. The marker wipes off at the end of the night and you can wash and reuse the cups over and over. If you don't have many plastic cups, check Target and Walmart for end of the season clearance. I have ...

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Cloth Diapers ~ So Easy Your Husband will be Changing the Diapers

by Toni Herrbach

I have been changing diapers for fifteen years! I have tried every brand of disposables, including brands they don't make anymore. I remember Pampers before they had swaddlers and Huggies before they were supreme. And yet, after six babies I felt it was time to make the switch to cloth. Actually I started with cloth 15 years ago, but that was back when your options were rubber pants or rubber ...

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Itch to Pitch ~ Ditch the Old Clothes

by Toni Herrbach

Like so many other Americans when we moved into a newer house a huge master bedroom closet came with the home. I then felt it was my duty as an American to fill the closet with tons of clothes. Some of them didn't fit, some of them were stained, and some were from high school (and I'm 36 folks). I recommend enlisting the help of a friend to help you pitch your closet. Friends tend to bring with ...

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