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The winter months can be hard on your home and your home office. Clutter tends to build and piles become more the norm than the exception. If winter has wrecked havoc on your home office, be thankful that Spring will soon be making an appearance. Try the five tips for spring cleaning your home office below to get your space back on the road to clutter-free existence.

1. Plan
The first thing to do is come up with a plan of attack. This may seem like a waste of time, but by creating a timeline for getting things done, you eliminate the odds of feeling overwhelmed. Using either a simple piece of blank paper or a spreadsheet, designate five days for working through the clutter and cleaning your office from top to bottom. Divide the office space into four zones and work through one zone each day, with the last day being used for overall dusting, polishing, and freshening up.

2. Purge Piles
Purging the piles of paper and clutter around your office is a big step toward getting organized. Keep a trashcan handy and sort through piles. Throw away or shred the things you do not need and immediately file the things that you do. You will find that you can quickly get through this part if you stay focused.

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I was lucky enough to marry into an Italian family…well, my husband’s stepdad is Italian and his mother is an amazing cook!! For Christmas, three years ago, she gave me a cookbook of all of their favorite recipes. My husband was thrilled because I wasn’t very creative when it came to cooking. Anyway, every year on Christmas morning, she makes a “Christmas Morning Italian Strata”. She does most of the preparations the night before and pops it in the oven in the morning and lets it bake while they open gifts!

Christmas Morning Italian Strata

1 ½ pounds pork sausage meat
1 12 oz loaf French bread
2 4 oz cans mushrooms; drained
6 large eggs
8 ounces Mozzarella cheese
1 quart milk
2 tsp Italian Seasoning
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp pepper
4 ounces Shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions:
Combine mushrooms, bread (cubed) and cooked sausage. Whisk together eggs, milk, seasonings and pour over sausage mixture in a greased cake dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour. Sprinkle cheeses over the top and bake an additional 15 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Serves 8

This is the exact recipe that my mother in law gave me. She did not say where she got it from, so you may find something similar on the Internet. Also, you might like the variations that searching the internet could provide. I hope that everyone reading this has a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Blessings to you all!

Amy Royce has two children and has been married since 1995. She is an affiliate marketer and a Virtual Assistant. She enjoys helping others through the programs she markets and the tasks she performs as a VA. To learn more about Amy and what she offers, visit her site by clicking here.