Getting organized seems to be on everyone's mind with the new year just around the corner! I have a long list of organizing projects I hope to tackle in 2016, but I'm enjoying one more week of family time before getting back to work. In the meantime, thought, I thought it would be fun to round up my most popular organizing posts of 2015 - as determined by you, the readers - to help get us all motivated and inspired for the new year! I also shared my best decorating and DIY posts of the ... View the Post
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{home tour} Entry and Living Room
UPDATE: Thanks for stopping by to see our entry and living room. The photos below are a couple of years old, so if you want to see some more updated photos of the living room, you'll find them in these seasonal home tours: It's open house time again, so come on in and have a look around... Today you don't have to go far past the front door, as I'm giving you a tour of our open entry and living room. Here's a reminder of the first floor layout to help you get your bearings. And in ... View the Post
{link party} The Creative Circle – Week 44
Welcome to The Creative Circle link party - a place to share and find inspiration for your home! Is anyone else freaking out a little that Christmas is only 15 days away?! My son's have been crossing days out on the calendar that I drew on our chalkboard wall, and they think 15 days sounds like forever...but I feel like Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye, and this mom isn't ready yet. The house is decorated, but under the tree is looking pretty bare right now. I should be ... View the Post
The Ultimate Target-Themed Birthday Party
Target is my happy place! When I was in law school and stressed about papers and exams, strolling around Target (even when I had no money to shop) was like my own personal form of therapy. Years later, as a new mom, people would advise me to sleep when the baby slept... but instead I often preferred to push a sleeping baby around Target in a stroller. If you can relate to any of this, then let me introduce you to Cassondra Selby. She has officially earned the title of Coolest Mom by ... View the Post
The Best Craft Projects of 2017 from More Than 30 Bloggers
Yesterday I looked back at my Top 5 Decorating and DIY projects of 2017, and today I'm talking crafts! It should probably come as no surprise that my most popular crafty project of the year also involves organizing (you guys love organizing as much as I do). Or maybe it made the top of the list because it's an IKEA hack... everyone loves those, too! I turned a raw wood MOPPE mini-chest of drawers into a stylish cord and charger organizer for my kitchen counter with some paint, stain, and ... View the Post
Easy Ways to Organize Jewelry
My love for inexpensive jewelry knows no bounds! If it's colorful, or sparkly, or chunky, I can't pass it up. And jewelry is always my favorite souvenir from my travels. I love that every time I wear the necklace Scott bought on our honeymoon in Greece, the ring I bought at a Christmas market in Madrid, or the elephant bracelet I got on our safari in South Africa, they are tangible reminders that keep the memories of those adventures alive. But I've learned that jewelry, like many other ... View the Post
Be Prepared with a Winter Car Kit
I feel like the theme of this year has been finding simple solutions to problems we've been struggling with for far too long. You know - those solutions that make you say, if only I'd had this or done this years ago, I would have saved myself so much time or frustration. Today I'm talking about some of our former winter weather struggles, and how I've tackled them by creating an organized Winter Car Kit, complete with a major time-saver from sponsor FrostGuard®. Last fall, we finally got our ... View the Post
Five Minute Friday!
TGIF! I have a big announcement today that I am very excited about! So without further ado, let me introduce you to a new weekly feature on the blog that I am calling Five Minute Friday! I am always working on big projects around our house, whether they be decorating a room or organizing an entire closet. At the same time, however, there are just as many little projects that get done while my kids are eating lunch or while I'm chatting on the phone, and often times I struggle with whether those ... View the Post
How to Get Drawer Organizing Right the First Time
You may have noticed that Five Minute Friday has been on a bit of a hiatus. Things have been really hectic behind the scenes, and I was having a hard time coming up with new five minute projects that I felt were really valuable and helpful to you guys. But recently, in the midst of working on another project, I had a light bulb moment and literally dropped what I was doing to create a quick five minute solution to one of my biggest organizing challenges... drawers! Let me back up just a ... View the Post
{my style} A Few of My Favorite Things: Maps
Today is my birthday, so it seems like a good day to kick off a new series all about my favorite things! When I started to make a list of some of the things I love most, I was surprised to realize how many of them have remained unchanged since I was young, and my obsession with maps is no exception. I've always had the travel bug! In fact, I had the travel bug long before I ever traveled anywhere, really. My bucket list is made up almost exclusively of exotic locations I want to visit, and ... View the Post
Planning a Treetop Retreat & Outdoor Movie Theater
This post is sponsored by Cost Plus World Market, which you know is one of my favorite places to shop! Thank you for supporting the brands that make this blog possible! As always, all ideas and opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links. Over the past few years we've made a lot of changes to our backyard and it's become a really great space for entertaining and play... but we have another outdoor space that we've been pretty much ignoring. Until now, that is! I've been ... View the Post
Polka Dot Tea Towels
Hi everyone! I hope your long weekend is off to a great start! I know you are all busy spending time with family and friends, barbecuing, and getting ready to enjoy some fireworks, but since it's Friday, I wanted to pop in quickly with a bright and cheery five minute project that's perfect for summer! I'm a sucker for polka dots, so as soon I saw these adorable {and easy} tea towels that One Krieger Chick created, I immediately asked her if I could feature them for Five Minute Friday! This ... View the Post