SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE Organizing Clipboards

There are many times that organizing ideas just happen, and this is one of those times! I wanted something to hang up the schedules for each of my kids' activities but I didn't really want it out in the open. I've done file folder and they do fine, but I changed thing around since re-doing my command center recently and wanted to keep those papers close by me in my home office. 

Label Up!

I have been compensated by DYMO MobileLabeler to share my opinions. 

If there is ever a tool that is important for organizing, it's a label maker! I love having a label maker. So, if you're getting ready to make a resolution and want a quality tool, think about how a MobileLabeler from DYMO would be so nice to have - for the professional organizer, the office worker, or just someone like me who labels all things necessary! It's got the potential to make labeling all those things possible and with style and class! So, it's time to Label Up!

Welcome to my Organized, Colorful Home

I haven't updated my home tour in awhile so I thought it would be fun to share how my house looks right now, since doing my new kitchen and a few other areas this year. So, I'm going to walk you through the house! If you want to now specifics about that room, just click on the link I provide for each room. 

Welcome to our home!

Our front yard got overhauled last year and is now completely drought tolerant and all native. Go HERE to read more about it. 

12 Ways to Organize with Command Hooks

There are some things in life that are just begging for me to share - those fun little "guess what I did with this?" kind of things. That's how I feel about command hooks - they have so many fun uses. I wanted to share 15 ways to organize with command hooks, so the next time you're looking for an easy and cheap organizing solution, you can pin these and save for later when you're trying to find new ideas!

How to Label ANYTHING

So, you finally get that one spot super organized in your house and you want to keep it that way! So, what's the best plan? Perhaps you should LABEL! Yes! That's one of my favorite ways to keep things organized. Labeling is essential in a home with more than one person - and, let's be honest, I'd need it even if I lived alone because I'd forget where to put it! I've come up with a list of ideas for labeling just about everything and how to make those labels, too! 

Adorable, Organized Home Office in a Small Rental Home

I just love the start of the year don't you?  After the busy holidays I am always eager to put away the decorations, clean house and get organized.  I love filling out my calendar and sorting through last year's papers to get rid of everything I don't need and I especially love how much more time I have to work on these things in the month of January. Today I'm going to show you my adorable, organized home office in my rental home. 

This is a post by my assistant, Tiffany, who is sharing her home office she made in her rental home! Come see the rest - it's SO cute!

The 10 Best Organizing Posts of the Year

It's not a secret that organizing is my passion - along with a few other things like decorating and DIY. It's also a passion of mine to help inspire and motivate YOU to get organized - it doesn't mean that MY way is the ONLY way. It just means that it gets your brain thinking about all the ways you can get your whole life organized, one little area at a time. And I really hope that you feel that I have helped you in this way. It's the end of the year and 2015 has been so good for organizing! I want to show you the best of my posts of the year! 

How I Keep Things Organized at Home

This post is sponsored by Pop N Store, 

but opinions about their product are completely mine!

I've been busy around here, working on our RV and updating it, working on blog posts in my office, helping my kids deal with keeping their rooms and school supplies organized, preparing for a disaster, and much more! I've got so many projects always going on and can't wait to show you everything...

How to Hide Messy Cords with Pegboard

This post is sponsored by National Hardware, 

but opinions about pegboard products are completely mine!

I have this problem area under my desk in my home office with all my cords - they are awful and ugly. It's probably something many of you have a problem with, too! I've been trying to come up with some sort of "pretty" solution to the problem. And I did! Get ready to pin this and share it because there is NOTHING on Pinterest like it - I've looked!

Summer Tour of Homes {Organized} 2015

Welcome, if you are new here! 

Today I have the privilege of joining a whole lot of amazing bloggers for home tours of all our homes - and you may have just come from seeing Donna of Funky Junk Interiors, who has such an amazing way of making rust look beautiful, and a big thank you to Gina of The Shabby Creek Cottage for hosting this awesome summer home tour.

I'd like to say that I feel that I have really created a home that is truly my style, after living in this home for nine years. I hope you enjoy my colorful,  slightly "modern with a vintage twist" decor. I'm not afraid of colors or patterns. Our home was built in 1947 and I love the character, the built-ins, the closets, and all the vintage that comes from having a home from that era. Hopefully you'll also gain some ideas for an organized home too!

I want to start with the front of my home and welcome you to our beautiful, Southern California yard - all native plants, drought tolerant {we're really into green living here, if you are new here}. 

15 MORE Simple and Easy Organizing Ideas

Organizing Ideas are so much fun to share and to see! Aren't they? It's like the most simple things sometimes just spark motivation, knowing you can do something simple, like these ideas I've posted on Instagram, that you can do to organize your home and life.

How to Handle Paper Clutter

Today, I'm so excited to bring you a guest post from a sweet lady. Mary is a professional organizer and mother of four. She loves to organize, create, decorate and then blog about it at MaryOrganizes. Mary doesn't chase after perfection, her goals are a healthy home and happy life. She has amazing organizing skills and is here to help me out with all my back and forth traveling I've been doing. Now..let's handle that paper clutter before it controls us!

 

 If paper is your problem, you are not alone! 

Laundry and Paper are the monsters of homemaking and are more similar than you realize. A good strategy for laundry maintenance can teach you a lot about how to solve your paper problem. Your dirty clothes go in a hamper until its time to wash it. It would be a waste of time and energy to wash each piece of laundry one at a time as it becomes dirty. I use my inbox as my paper hamper and I save time dealing similar types of papers (or loads) at the same time. 

My Home Office Organizing

If spending up to 6+ hours a day in a home office doesn't sound fun, I can say that having it look pretty and being organized makes a HUGE difference in that time I spend. Granted, I DO spend a lot of time doing projects around my house - which is mostly what I blog about - so I'm not sitting all day there. But, for the many, many hours I AM  - it's so nice to look at a beautiful view! 

My Home Office - the Fabulous Reveal

This home office is done! It is amazing! I absolutely love it and I know you will too! Let me start with how my office looked before -- which, by the way, was pretty nice before in my opinion. I just needed more function for it. Last week I showed you a few of the pieces and things happening to get it into shape!

And now...

Updating my Home Office {Part 1}

My home office has been an important part of my blog, as I have used it daily to sit and write posts, edit photographs, make phone calls, return emails, and set up anything and everything blog related, etc. But, it's also become my "other" business place to store all kinds of information about essential oils, product guides, mailing packets, and much more. So, my amazing home office seems to just not be doing it anymore.

Here is my office "before"{both before and the after before} -- I redid it three years ago. I love it. It has functioned well and looked great. I didn't want to work in an office that was boring or ugly. The desk, though, has been a thorn in my side for awhile. I painted the beast to help it look nice. But, I just don't like "hutch" part of it. It made me feel closed in. I also had no where to put my printer {also a beast} and paper shredder. So, my hubby made a printer stand out of two shelving units I got at Target for very little money.

10 All Time, Absolute Favorite Things I Use to Organize!

With so many products and things out there to organize with, I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you along with my Top Organizing Blogger Friends - and you can go and see their picks once you're done here with my 10 all time, absolute favorite things I use to organize!

This Year's Organizing Goals

I definitely have some organizing goals for this year. I don't resolve to be organized each year - I mostly have that, but I DO need to re-organize areas in and around my home so they work better for my lifestyle changes. This year marks five years of blogging for me - so much has changed in this past five years...

25 of My Best Organizing Hacks!

What is a "hack" - as in organizing hack? It's modifying or customizing everyday {organizing} ideas to improve their functionality. So, I thought that showing you the best organizing hacks that I've ever done would be a fun way to start the year! Here are 25 of them!

11 Ways to Organize with Binder Clips

If you want an easy, cheap way to organize -- try binder clips! Not kidding -- they are easy to change by using paint or washi tape and come in all kinds of sizes! I've found 11 ways to use them to organize! 

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11 Ways to Organize with Washi Tape

What could be more fun than using washi tape to organize? Or, maybe, you're wondering what in the world is washi tape? Well, if you don't know, you may have been living under a rock! Today I'm going to show you 11 Ways you can use it to organize -- the good news is that it's cheap and pretty! Two very important things when it comes to organizing, in my opinion!