Life, Family, and Home - Simplified & Sweetened
At the beginning of each year I like to share a few blog planners and calendars that I’ve found for the new year. Since it is mid January already, I feel this post is a little late, but I try to devote my entire month of January to organizing and reorganizing, as well as setting my goals for the new year. If you’re like me, and you’re still trying to wrap your head around the new year and make plans, then these printables should be a great resource for you. I hope you enjoy them! [Read more…]
One thing I try to do as we approach a new year is to share is some printables and calendars, so next week you can look forward to seeing a round up of blog planners, post planners, calendars and 2017 printables, but for today’s I have a special 2017 Year in Focus Printable set for you. I made the printable set for you myself, using graphics from GraphicStock. They are THE destination for online graphics with over 250,000 photos, illustrations, and vectors. You can find everything you need to create fun printables, graphic design for your website, and so much more!
Before we get to the printable set, I’m going to show you just how easy it is to make printables, using images from GraphicStock. [Read more…]
This is a sponsored post in partnership with Kimberly-Clark and The Motherhood. The opinions are my own.
It is time to spring in to spring! And you know that means! It’s time to do a little spring cleaning! Last week I showed you some outdoor projects and tips to get your yard spring ready, and today I’ll be talking about how you can prepare to do some spring cleaning within your house, and I’ll share some of my spring cleaning must-have supplies and must-do projects and tips. [Read more…]
After a long few months stuck indoors due to impossibly terrible cold weather, it is intensely pleasing to scour the house of dust and grime and breathe the fresh, warm spring air. Yet, most people don’t go nearly deep enough in their spring cleans. Though your kitchen, living room, bedrooms, and bathrooms definitely deserve your attention after winter, your garage needs just as much TLC ― if not more.
If you are like most people, you have not cleaned or organized your garage since you moved in. This spring, you can finally wrest control of this space, so you can maximize your storage and minimize your waste and clutter. [Read more…]
A few days ago I talked about some of my goals for 2016, and part of those goals centered around the word focus, as in focusing on the tasks I have to do each day and staying on track. The best way to do this is to be organized and to plan out your days. As with most things, there’s no one-size-fits-all way to plan your day. A lot of people thrive on order and having each hour of the day mapped out on their planner, and a lot of people have jobs that actually depend on a schedule like this, but if you work from home, or if you’re a homeschool mom, this type of scheduling may not work for you. That is why I am trying more of a Goal Based Schedule. [Read more…]
Hi ladies! Happy Friday! Thanks so much for stopping by today to party with us. For today’s party I will be showcasing a few organizing ideas and printables! And if you really love organizing with printables, I shared a post last week featuring several printable blog planners, which I think you will find helpful in the new year. So be sure to go over and check that out!
Also, you may have noticed that I’ve made a few little changes here at my site. I have a new banner, and I’ve also tweaked the colors and couple of other key design elements and pages. Another thing that I’m working on this week is changing over my email newsletter list. Starting next week, my RSS email and other future mail outs will be sent via Mail Chimp. I’m very excited about swapping over to the service, and I believe it will allow me to send out a better newsletter to subscribers and also offer exclusive content and freebies.
As part of the transition, I’ve been advised to have all of my current subscribers “re-subscribe” or “re-confirm” their subscription. So if you are currently subscribed via Feedburner or Feedblitz, I need for you to subscribe again to my blog. You can do so, by visiting this subscription page. And if you are not yet subscribed to my newsletter, I invite you to subscribe today! I have a lot of great things planned for the blog this year, and I hope to bring some great extras to my subscribers!
Now without further ado, let’s get on with the party!
The other day I wrote about the importance of simplifying your life. One area of our lives that can definitely use a little simplification is the housework! I was listening to a discussion the other day, and a lot of people said that laundry was the household task that gave them the most trouble. For me, it’s always been fairly easy, because I have everything well organized. (Although to be quite honest, things have been getting piled up for me sometimes lately, so I’m making a little tweaks to the system!) Today I’m going to highlight the latest laundry product I’ve been using, and I’ll share with you my number one laundry tip. [Read more…]
2015 has been such a crazy time for me! I had so many projects going on from week to week that I barely had time to breathe (but it was a good thing, I’m not complaining at all!)
On the other hand, my year got off to sort of a rough start. My husband was sick and in the hospital, and he had a long recovery time. Needless to say, that was a very stressful time, and unfortunately it greatly affected everything from my housekeeping and personal organization to my blog organization! [Read more…]
Disclosure: I received a sample product to facilitate this post. The opinions are my own.
As the holiday shopping season is upon us, I am thrilled as always to present my ideas for holiday baking and party preparations, as well as a holiday gift guide!
Today I’m featuring something for all the teen girls, ladies and comsetics enthuiasts! It is the Ohuhu Acrylic Makeup Cosmetics Organizer 
This is a great looking organizer with 3 drawers and plenty of compartments for all your makeup. It has more than enough room to house your essentials and any extra makeup or skin care products you wish to store in it. (Or you could even use the drawers for your jewelry, glasses, contact lenses, and other “getting ready” supplies!) [Read more…]
