Organizing

Here are five things I do to *try* to stay organized:

1. Label and sort! This is my recipe box. I made the tabs myself and tried to create a lot of different categories. The recipes I'll be making in the next two weeks go up front. Easy to find when I make dinner!

2. Use bins. I have so many different bins and baskets! They make life so much easier. 

Keeping little bags of snacks organized.

I also use bins in C's changing table and that works really well to hide all the clutter.

3. Create boundaries. I only allow myself to keep as many magazines as fit in my piano bench. When it's full, I have to purge! I do the same thing for mail and papers. I have a basket, and when it's full I have to go through it.

4. Don't pack closets/drawers full. Have room to easily find and grab things.

(More labeling and binning too!)

I see a blurry little hand at the bottom. :)

5. Make it pretty! :) I try to display pretty things and buy baskets and boxes that are attractive as well as functional.

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5 {Thankful} Things

1. Darling S&P shakers my mom surprised me with for my birthday.

 They bring a smile to my face when I see them on the table!

2. Moments like this:

3. Christmas lovelies!

4. Carmel and Twix Custard. To. Die. For.

5. My shiny new Lisa Leonard Necklace!!

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5 simple pleasures

1. New BH&Garden's in the mail.

(Love those felt coasters!)

2. Pomegranate!

3. Shopping trip with my sis to Forever21!

Yielded this darling top as well as a super awesome chunky brown belt that will be featured in an upcoming WIWW post.

4. These make me smile every time I see them.

They are salt and pepper shakers! They were my husband's grandma's.

5. Little bit'o green. House plants are a simple pleasure to me.

They brighten any room and lift my spirits!

Cool story: This plant is from a start my mom gave me. She cut a branch off  her plant and grew roots on it in water and then gave it to me to pot. The best part? The plant she took the start from was a plant my grandparents brought to the hospital when I was born!

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5 {sweet} things

1. Sweet baby boy.

2. New earrings.

3. New locket I made

4. Pears in my window ripening up to eat.

5. Melt....

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Autumn favorites.

This week my 5 things are autumn themed! I love that the weather is getting chillier!

I like this idea to take a few minutes each week to think of 5 things I'm thankful for that have brightened my week.

1.I've been in a baking mood lately. First it was an apple pie because we got some apples from my parent's tree.

2. Then I made an apple cake with cream cheese frosting. 

3. Cherry Cake bars!

4. I joined the Scentsy band wagon yesterday. Love.

I got the Hampton warmer and Black Raspberry Vanilla scent. Mmmm...
Here it is on my piano.

5. One of my favorite things about fall; apple cider!

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5 Things

5 things that made me smile this week:

1) Norwex enviro cloth and window polishing cloth

These are wonderful. All you do is add water and they clean windows and mirrors streak free. You can also use the enviro cloth to dust and sanitize because it is embedded with silver which eliminates 99.94 % of germs. (Gosh! You'd think I sell these! I don't, I just am a huge fan!!!)

2. Paula Dean ladle.

Notice how it is pointed at one end?? Genius! It doesn't drip or spill.

3. New smart phone with fun cover.

It makes life so much easier! When we were at the store the sales lady asked if we wanted covers. My hubby found a nice plain black one, but I didn't like any of the other colors (bubble gum pink, cherry red, and hunter green.) so I said I might keep looking.

The lady smiled and said, "Check out the mall. They have more fun designs." 

I found this baby and I likey! My hubby saw it and smiled. "I wouldn't have expected anything different." He knows I like colorful and punchy things!

4. Hard salami from Target

Made grilled sandwiches with this and smoked gouda. So yummy!

5. Sweet and salty trail mix

Just. Addicting.

Salted and roasted almonds

Walnuts

White chocolate chips

Raisins

PB2 powder

Cocoa powder

Vi-Shake mix powder

I can't keep away from this stuff! I just sent the rest of it to work with the hubby to get it out of the house!

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