I know, you’re wondering how does a second-story hallway become a guest corner?No, I don’t mean a space for guests to sit and hangout (although they seem to do that anyway), but rather a place my overnight guests can easily find all they need to feel at home. See, the corner of my upstairs hall […]
DIY Board Game Storage Unit
Learn the best way to store board games for easy access, best viewability, care, and attractiveness. This DIY unit is easily built!
Bag Clips… Wrangled!
Oh. My. Goodness. AGAIN?? Today I had in mind to prepare this delicious spinach & mushroom torte on a bed of wild rice. I planned this a week ago and made sure to buy all the necessary ingredients. Then today I went to grab the bag of spinach out of the fridge and…well, the bag […]
Top 10 Favorite Clear Storage Organizers (& How To Use Them)
These are our top 10 favorite clear storage organizers and how to use them throughout your house to keep organized.
All Purpose Storage Pantry
The best part of organizing an all-purpose closet or pantry is tackling all those little knick knacks that often get overlooked! I’m doing a ton of tiny organizing tasks and getting a big return! This narrow little closet just wasn’t helpful for storing cleaning supplies or food items, it was just too small! So why not […]
Garden Fever Prt. 3: Building Raised Sub-Irrigation Beds
Why Raised? Why Sub-Irrigated?Do you really have to ask? My raised beds sit on my deck and are as work-free as a garden can get! They are self watering, requiring a refill once every two months, and they help extend my summer planting season. Oh, and as for weeding, well…what weeding? *swoon* I love my […]
Garden Fever Prt.2: Container Gardening
True to Ursula fashion, each year I am all-over-the-place excited to start my garden in spring, then comes vacation time… inevitably, my overly large garden takes a hit that it never fully recovers from. Some plants struggle to stay alive while I am out of town, or those insidious weeds make a power play for […]
Garden Fever Prt.1: Starting Seedlings
It is definitely spring, and I’ve got garden fever! Yep, it is that time of year when I have gardening dreams of grandeur. And every year my plans fail miserably as I struggle to keep my unruly garden plot. Well this year I’ve decided to try something a little different… a minimal work deck garden! […]
DIY Spray Paint Art
I have been enamored with the gorgeous hits of gold all over Pinterest. Soooo I’ve decided to add my own little hit of gold and sparkle via some art. There are so many ways to obtain this, through gold leaf, or gold flecked paint, but I’m in the mood for a 15 minute project, and […]
Show & Tell
I don’t know about you, but for me nothing is more inspiring than seeing people’s creatively organized spaces. First I “ooooo” a bit, then I “aaaahhh”, then I start itching to see what fantastical spaces I can create. I get tired of just seeing and thinking “I can do that!”, and soon I’m scampering off […]
The Incredibles: Alejandra TV
You haven’t seen organized until you’ve seen Alejandra’s videos! Professional organizer with a stellar eye for creative repurposing, and she offers a productivity program? Why yes please! I promise you’ll be ask hooked as I am.   I had just started a You Tube account for my (then) soon-to-be blog when I thought “hmmm, does […]
The Orderly Blogger
Jen, from IHeart Organizing has given bloggers some fantastic tips and important information to keep in mind when blogging. If you haven’t checked out the interview, well it is a must! Click here to get all caught up. This post is definitely for all the bloggers out there… but I would love it if all […]
The Incredibles: IHeart Organizing
I remember the first time I saw the IHeart Organizing blog. A friend shared it with me just over a year ago. I didn’t know what a “blog” was, and couldn’t imagine what this ugly little word “blog” could possibly depict.   Then, my eyes lit upon this beautiful page in all its organization glory, my […]
Living Green
I’m gett’in my greeeeeeen on! *said in a sing-songy voice, of course* I love that my kids school curriculum teaches them what it means to be responsible stewards of the earth they live in. Let me tell you, kids soak info up and spit it right back out at you! The kids are always saying […]
The Incredibles: Mini Manor Blog
Ashli has some of the most beautifully organized spaces I’ve ever seen!  Maybe it’s just me, but when I see a bright beautiful photo of something like a gorgeously organized cabinet, I just sit and stare at it, soaking every bit of it up. Maybe I’m hoping I’ll acquire via osmosis.   Besides her mouth-wateringly gorgeous spaces, […]
