Today's Helpful Hump-day Hint will hopefully help you with organizing your makeup. I love my Orla Kiely by Target makeup bag. It's the perfect size to throw in a purse. It's not too bulky, but can still hold all of the essentials. When I don't carry it with me, it stays in a bin in … Continue reading Helpful Hump-day Hints – Makeup Organization
Some of you with a good eye saw there was something else in my purse that I didn't describe in this week's Practical Packing post. That's because I was saving it for now. Today's Helpful Hump-Day Hint will help you remember what toys your kids already have when you are out trying to buy gifts. In today's toy world everything … Continue reading Helpful Hump-Day Hints – Buying Toy Collections
For the longest time, whenever I received a gift card as a present in a greeting card, I always "saved the card" so I wouldn't lose the gift card. Then I had all these piles of greeting cards in different places, some in my desk, some in my bedside table, and some in the living … Continue reading Helpful Hump-Day Hints – Gift Cards
Do you have to hunt around for a pair of scissors every time you have to cut something? Or walk all the way to another floor or across your house to get the one pair of scissors you own from the designated place you always put them so you won't lose them? I started out … Continue reading Helpful Hump-Day Hints – Scissors
For the next few weeks, I will be returning to my Practical Packing series. This is a repost from a few years ago, but helpful as we start to plan our summer weekend getaways. Enjoy! You are going away - but only for an overnight or long weekend. You don't want to bring a lot … Continue reading Practical Packing Part 1 – The Overnight Bag
Today's Helpful Hump-day Hint is a Spring Cleaning Tip. I always clean out my entire fridge in the spring. I love cleaning and organizing it from top to bottom. Here is how I do it: 1. Empty fridge of all its contents. Everything on the counter! 2. Get rid of anything old, expired, or down … Continue reading 8 Tips for a Cleaner More Organized Refrigerator
Creating a morning routine that works for you is a very important step to living an organized and happy life. To have the most successful day possible you need to be prepared, calm, and focused. Here is my morning routine broken down in time increments. To be prepared, I make sure things are put in place … Continue reading Creating a Morning Routine
When you get an invitation in the mail, what do you do with it? Do you put it in your planner? Tack in to the bulletin board above your desk? Hang it with a magnet on your fridge? I always did the latter, for a long time. I even have this fancy magnet with the … Continue reading Helpful Hump-day Hints – Party Invitations
We have all done it at some point. Running around Monday morning, throwing lunches in bags, searching for something to wear, organizing backpacks, dashing out of the house only to find the gas tank almost on E, and speeding so we won't get to work late. Of course the last minute lunch you packed in awful, … Continue reading Planning Ahead. 8 Tips to Make Your Week Less Stressful
Inspired by an article I read in HGTV Magazine's March issue, today's Helpful Hump-day Hints show how I use everyday kitchen items to organize my life. I'll start with the most obvious - coffee mugs. I have a ton of coffee mugs (it is the go-to teacher gift, people must think we love telling ourselves … Continue reading Using Kitchen Items to Organize Your Life
My Color-Coded Life 