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How To Make A Small House Work For A Large Family

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This post is sponsored by our friends at Brother. All opinions are my own. 

We live in a small space with our large family of five. In Los Angeles, California, it’s pretty standard living for houses to be small. Before we moved here we were in a much much larger space so we had to really downsize our living. We learned so much from that and now we’re just settling into living in a smaller space as a family. 5 Simple Tips For Getting Your Kids Organized We’ve started organizing our space in a way that works for us. Our girls have a lot of hair things and so to keep their bathroom tidier we found a simple solution for all their hair ties, hair bows, and hair clips: my P-touch Cube. With my Bluetooth-enabled labeler, I can easily create labels to make sure everything is in its own place. p touch cube

It’s also worked great for other places like our kitchen. I created labels for my daughter’s lunch and even quickly labeled her water bottle so they don’t go missing… again. The labels are extremely durable and waterproof, which means we can pop them into the dishwasher without worrying about fading or peeling.
Simple Lunch Box Hacks For MomsWith it being spring I really wanted to tackle my kitchen. My baking area and spices were just a mess and totally unorganized. It’s one of those spaces that I need to be able to find what I have.
As you can really it really did start out as a mess. I like that by using my P-touch Cube  really has made my life so much easier. I started first with creating labels that let me know when each item
I like that with the  P-touch Cube there are so many different kinds of labels that you can create. I’ve done everything from my daughter’s bookshelf to now adding expiration dates to my labels. It made organizing our baking cupboard such a breeze.
using my p touch cubeAs you can see it really is much more functional now. That’s really the key to living in a small space with a large family. Making the most our of what space you

You can find P-touch Cube in Office Depot stores and online.

Do you have any tips for organizing small spaces? 

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Hi, I'm Kristin a now single mom of three. Our Ordinary Life is a family lifestyle site that started in 2006.

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Comments

  1. Mallory says

    04/10/2018 at 1:10 pm

    Thanks for the tip! My family could benefit from something like this.

    • Kristin says

      06/03/2018 at 3:31 pm

      Your welcome. Cutting back always means saving money!

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