My family hates traveling. Does that make us weird? Well who can blame us with our bad luck in travel! We’ve gotten separated due to over-filled flights, we’ve lost bags, thrown away items because of over-weight bags, we’ve been searched and prodded, we’ve endured disgusting vegan versions of airport food (could airport food get worst? YES!), and gotten […]
Chore Chart – Mint Edition
“Chore charts”, “sanity”, the words might as well be synonymous. If you have kids you know how incredibly fantastic it would be to have them dash up to you and proudly announce they are done for the day with everything on their chart. Ahhh yes, that’s what happiness feels like. Of course my kids are still […]
How To Create The Ultimate Sewing Kit
It’s that moment when you’re rushing to finish a project and you absentmindedly reach into your sewing kit for the scissors and get a finger full of needles instead. Oooouch! Nope, no more… what is the purpose of a sewing kit that neither separates, organizes, or stirs my creativity? Sometimes you just have to invent a solution […]
Genius Ways to Organize Your Coat Closet
Keep your coat closet organized with 10 great tips and stylish solutions! Employ these season friendly coat closet organization ideas.
Tiny House, Big Living
Have you noticed the new movement sweeping the nation? Simplified living… we are slowly learning that happiness isn’t found in having many possessions, or in the large spaces required to store those numerous possessions. Incredibly, less can be more. This is a lesson I’ve been learning the last few years! When we moved to Ohio we […]
The Thank You Jar
I want to help my children become kind, courteous, self-less little people who put one another other first. Nobody pinch me, I know I’m dreaming!! But if there were ever a dream worthy of pursuit, this would be it. Being courteous isn’t much of a challenge when it is to those outside the home, but sometimes we […]
How To Style & Organize Your File Box
Paper filing was driving me crazy, so finding the perfect solution to simplify that process was vital! But before we talk about organization and keeping up with your paper, let’s talk style and creating a lovely file box. I confess, I love using spray paint! It is a simple solution to bring high style […]
Organize Me Pretty {Spaces & Solutions}
[pullquote width=”300″ float=”left”]For the next two weeks you’ll enjoy visiting 12 creative blogs, 12 amazing bloggers, and 12 organized home tours filled with tips, projects, and inspiration to get you organized![/pullquote] Welcome to your first stop on the Organize Me Pretty house tour series! I’m so excited to kick-off off the Organize Me Pretty house tour series […]
Pintastic Pinboards & Painted Pins
By now you realize that I’m a bit pin board crazy. You have to understand, in a home full of little artists you need plenty of spaces to display artwork, inspiration, and other items. So when I found this ugly picture of a cherub in a beautiful frame at Goodwill for a buck, I had […]
Library Book Basket
My girls are big readers, and big mess makers, and big on losing things.Not a good combination for taking advantage of a “free” library…I believe I’m paying my way in fees. So when I take a moment to write about buying a library book basket, you’ll have a better idea of why…. when you have […]
Hostess Gift: A DIY Basketful of Spring
Looking for the perfect hostess gift for that Spring party or Easter dinner you’ve been invited to? I saw these gorgeous wire bags via Pottery Barn (currently no longer available), and thought it would make a lovely hostess gift! Even better, you can make 3 or 4 wire bags yourself for the cost of one roll of […]
CD Storage
I seem to have a sudden multiplication of CD’s lying around the house lately. Ugh, it’s like we’ve never heard of an iPod (!!). Between recorded talks, and family members feeding my kids brand new music collection obsession, CD’s are popping up with an alarming Tribble-like rate (sorry, my inner Trekkie emerging). I can no longer […]
A Puzzling Dilemma – The Ultimate Puzzle Storage
Puzzles are a favorite Saturday afternoon activity for my family. I love seeing my three girls, heads bent, chins cradled by little hands, curls bobbing about as they determinedly search through puzzle pieces. At those times I’m glad I took the extra time to create a special puzzle storage area. Of course, it was as […]
DIY Wire Baskets
I have wanted wire baskets forever! Ever since seeing them in a lovely Pottery Barn catalog. But $20-$30 for a single large basket? Uhhh, yeah right, even if my husband said “honey I want to buy you something special” I’d have to say no… are you kidding, do you know how many beautiful things I could […]
The No Effort Mailing Plan & Address Organizer
Why oh why do I make the same mistake every year? I procrastinate and procrastinate until Christmas has gone by and no letters have been sent out, then New Year, and still no letters, and the next thing you know years have gone by and family is still wondering if perhaps I’ve fallen off the […]
