A Laundry and Mudroom Refresh

A Laundry and Mudroom Refresh

This is the highest traffic room in our house. It is our mudroom, it is our laundry room, it is our main entrance for the day to day. The dogs...
Organizing Your Kitchen Cabinet

Organizing Your Kitchen Cabinet

Today I am coming to you with a tip for organizing your cabinets that is a bit of a life changer for me. Okay, maybe that is an exaggeration, but...
7 Steps For Organizing Your Home – Without Getting Overwhelmed

7 Steps For Organizing Your Home – Without Getting Overwhelmed

Finding Home Farms

I must admit something.

Sometimes, I don’t do something simply because of the fact that it is trendy.

Really, that is just silly.  If I like something, I should buy it.  If I want to do something, I should do it – whether it is trendy or not.

But something in me feels a need to resist.

And one of those trends that has been around forever is that at the start of the new year, organizing.

Are you starting plans for organizing your home too?

As much as I don't want to get caught up in the  trends, I am craving the need to organize and get SO many things in shape and more functional in my home.

But then, I start to feel panicked and overwhelmed because the list keeps growing and it seems so unachievable.

But then, I did one something.

I organized our mudroom / laundry.  Actually, I should say WE organized it.  It was really a mess and needed a full team to pull it together.  And when it was all said and done – it felt good.

So, I thought I would share some thoughts on how I am planning on approaching a long list of projects for getting my home organized – without getting overwhelmed.

But, these are not New Year’s Resolutions – those are way too trendy! ;)

1 – The obvious step of starting with a list

Finding Home Farms

I am a visual person and having it front of me is helpful.  And nothing feels better than crossing each item off and then seeing it all done.  Give yourself the satisfaction of crossing something off by starting with a list.

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Tips for Organizing a Small Linen Closet

Tips for Organizing a Small Linen Closet

 

Dear Mom,

Your greatest dreams have come true.

After
fourteen years, I finally figure out how to approach organizing our
small linen closet.  You no longer need to be overwhelmed when you see
it.

Love, Me.

When I shared with you my organizing plans recently, several of you asked me to share my progress along the way – and this, is my first success story!

This
closet and I have never gotten along.  I have never been able to get
past how narrow it is or how only two of the shelves are full depth.

But now, I feel a bit of love.

And I am not the only one.

Hubby
just opened it now and said, “wow, it looks really good in here.  Did
you take all your pictures because I want to use that blanket?”

But the best part is, he could find the blanket.

That would not have happened yesterday.

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10 Minute Ideas - Organizing Your Pool Area Vintage Style

10 Minute Ideas - Organizing Your Pool Area Vintage Style

Welcome to this month's 10 minute ideas. This is the time when we share ideas for decorating or organizing your home that only take ten minutes. Because, sometimes, that is...
Okay, Laundry Room - It Is On!

Okay, Laundry Room - It Is On!

Here is the thing with laundry. Even when your done, unless you are naked, you are not done. You are never done. There is always laundry to be done. I...
Home Office Organizing and Decorating

Home Office Organizing and Decorating

A few weeks ago I shared my thoughts on balance. Actually, to be more accurate, I shared how I believe that balance is a myth. We spend so much time...
Quick Spring Cleaning Secrets (Because My Floors are Covered in Mud!)

Quick Spring Cleaning Secrets (Because My Floors are Covered in Mud!)

The first place I need to start today is with honesty. Our front foyer currently looks nothing like this. It is taking a hard hit daily. My people are messy....
Desk Organization with Lucite Trays

Desk Organization with Lucite Trays

Truth time. I have been feeling quite overwhelmed lately. I have several long to-do lists in multiple areas of work and life that it has almost left me paralyzed. Which...
Getting Your Sports Equipment Organized

Getting Your Sports Equipment Organized

I just shared about the overall process of how we organized our garage and the steps we used to get there. You can also find all of the before and...
Garage Organizing Tips

Garage Organizing Tips

Seriously, this is one for the books. Our garage was a disaster. And the space was so poorly used that every time we went in there I felt overwhelmed. It...
What Works For Me When Organizing and What Doesn't!

What Works For Me When Organizing and What Doesn't!

**Before I share about organizing, I am honored to be included in Joss & Main's Blogger's Best event that features the top-selling looks from their 2014 curators. Today is the...