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Kids Room Organization | Tips for Organizing Kids Drawers + Video

The amount of stuff kids can accumulate is mind boggling. From toys to too small clothing the propensity for things to get out of control and fast in a child’s room is real. As quickly as you buy things they outgrow them, those $5 toys that we pick up here and there start to add up if we don’t constantly purge and before we know it we are living in a cluttered mess. But today I bring you one of the best kids room organization hacks. And it cost effective too.

Kids Room Organization | Tips for Organizing Kids Drawers

As part of the #OrganizedOnFleek organization challenge, my second space to declutter was Addison’s drawers. I’d needed to go through and purge too small things before Christmas, but Christmas…..so there’s that.

kids room organization

 

kids room organization

My very first hurdle was emptying the drawers, dividing everything into a pile of “Keep” “Throw Away” and “Donate.” Once I had everything separated the items that were to go back into the drawers were rolled and put into Dollar Tree shoe boxes to keep them neat and tidy. Addison has the Malm drawer from Ikea and the shoe boxes fit perfectly. I add a dot of poster tack, also from Dollar Tree to the bottom of the box to keep it from sliding around in the drawer.

kids room organization

 

kids room organization

After successfully cleaning everything out, poor thing needs some new clothes but I couldn’t see that for all of the mess. This hour out of my day not only  saved my sanity but has also saved me money because I know exactly what she needs going into Spring. Now to fill up these cute DIY Gold Plastic Hangers I made for her with clothes that actually fit.

Danielle, Trina and I are still running our #OrganizedOnFleek Instagram Challenge. For the month of February get in the action by organizing a space or spaces in your home. Need some inspiration? Check out the hashtag on Instagram.

Here’s a fun video of me cleaning out her drawers!

What area in your home do you desperately need to declutter and organize? What’s your favorite kids room organization hack?

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Freezer Organization
Home Organization

Freezer Organization

One of the keys for me when it comes to saving money at the grocery store is knowing what I have on hand. I’m pretty good about keeping the refrigerator clean and stocked, freezer organization is another thing.

I can never remember if I have enough frozen vegetables on hand or if there are enough breakfast waffles because historically I haven’t been able to see everything at a glance because the habit is to open the drawer, toss in the items, close the drawer. This habit over the past few months had my freezer in all kinds of disarray. Addi and I went to work Saturday cleaning everything out and giving  the freezer bins a good wash before putting them back in.

Moving forward, no more soda cans are allowed in the freezer. From the residue of busted soda cans to old popsicles left over from summer I had to put in a bit of elbow grease to get everything all clean and shiny again.

I figured if I decluttered and organized the freezer in a manner in which I could see everything, moving forward I’ll know what I need to buy and what I don’t.

freezer organization

Freezer Organization

 

One of the major steps in doing this is taking everything out of the box and utilizing freezer bags and a few storage solutions I found at Aldi and Dollar Tree for storage.  I won’t tell you how many times I have thought something was in a box to find someone tossed a half empty box back in the freezer and I didn’t have what I needed…and by someone I am totally including myself!

For a little under $10 in organizing bins I am now readily able to see what items I have on hand and what I need to purchase. Dollar Tree has a version of the soda can storage bins that fit perfectly side by side, and the white bins that hold our meat are stackable bins that I found at Aldi for $1.80. I also have a deep freezer in the garage that also needs some love but for now the plan is to keep everything we need for a week’s worth of meals in the house and store ice cream and other treats outside to keep down on the clutter and hope that the thought process out of sight out of mind will keep treats around here a little longer than normal!

This is the first post in a series of fun organizing challenges I will be participating in with Trina from Baby Shopaholic and Danielle from The Style and Beauty Doctor. We all know we  function better when our spaces are neat and tidy. You really have to put time and effort  into creating solutions that work for the long haul. We are encouraging you to join us over the next four months as we tackle the small areas in our homes that make the most impact with our Organized on Fleek challenge!

Get some ideas and inspiration by heading over  to see how Trina organized her pantry and how Danielle organized her drawers for our first installment

Here are the #OrganizedOnFleek Challenge Rules and Info:
1. Must follow @babyshopa @stylenbeautydoc @unlikelymartha
2.Follow the hashtag #organizedonfleek (click on the hashtag then click the “follow” button at the top)
3. Post your organization projects! Upload NEW pics and/or videos to your IG of how you get organized (could be before and after, a photo of your organized kitchen cabinets, your dorm, your office, your car, whatever you choose). Just make sure all post include #organizedonfleek. The more posts the merrier! You can even post the stages of your projects, too. While we love for you to share on your IG stories with #organizedonfleek, those posts won’t be included for giveaway entry. Private accounts can’t be considered for giveaway.

GIVEAWAY: we’ll pick our faves each month through April. FOUR people will win a $25 e-gift card to one of our favorite home stores.

What spaces need organizing in your home? Will you be joining us on this fun challenge?!

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Horizontal Big Happy Planner
Living Organization

How I’m Planning in 2018

Planning on paper seems to be one of those black and white things, either people love it or they hate it. With so many options from paper to digital planning to classic size to A5  finding what the planner world calls “planner peace” can feel elusive and confusing to say the least. In the grand scheme of things you are simply writing your lists and intentions on paper, so why all the hoopla?

I don’t know.

For me, I love to write. A good pen to a piece of paper is happiness to me. Writing out my day on paper makes me more productive, it gives me a small creative outlet to adorn my mundane tasks with shiny gold stickers. As weeks pass it gives me a sense of satisfaction to go back and look at all that I’ve accomplished and checked off on my hand drawn boxes.

This year, I am using 4 planners in some form or another, with the majority of my obligations and plans living in my horizontal Big Happy Planner. I used a Big Happy Planner last year and I loved the extended amount of writing space, and figured if it wasn’t broken there was no need to fix it. The only con I had about last year’s planner was that it was too colorful for my liking. I was thrilled to find one this year that was toned down in my signature black, white and gold.

Horizontal Big Happy Planner

One of the main reasons I absolutely love the Happy Planner system is that it is an “arc” system which essentially means it is easy to add and remove pages. I lucked up on an arc punch at the Goodwill for just $3 but they will run you around $35. I use the punch to create the special holes needed for papers to attach to the arc rings. Blog campaign details, field trip forms, bills  and grocery lists are all punched and placed in between their respective weeks, essentially keeping paper clutter off my desk and kitchen counter.

I utilize a lot of the  Whitney English FREE Day Designer printables. These things are bomb, some you have to pay for but most are free,  simple and effective. I have a ton already printed out for things like meals and shopping lists and I punch them and add new ones in each week.

I extended my Happy Planner collection this year with a memory keeping planner. Using my HP Sprocket, I plan to print out our photos from the week and document them in the planner.

Next is my Day Designer. I use my Day Designer strictly for Unlikely Market and blog stuff. The hourly layout sheets make it easy for me to time chunk my day and not get lost on tasks like I have a tendency to do. When the time is up, time is up. I move on to the next task and pencil it in as a circle around once my other tasks have been completed. If you have a hard time staying focused like I do setting time limits for yourself is a great way to ensure you are being productive. It’s almost like a competition with yourself to get things done.

Day Designer

 

Next up is my TN or Traveler’s Notebook.  I am planning to toss this in my purse to write my thoughts and add dates that need to be added to my big planner while I’m on the go. I don’t do good with putting things in my phone, I forget to transfer them so I am hoping this smaller planner serves the purpose I have for it. It has three different notebooks on the inside that consist of a calendar, dotted grid paper, and blank paper. I got this one from Michaels.

 

Planners

 

planner

The beautiful thing about planning is it is fluid and can change as your life and needs change. There are many different planners on the market and people will stan for their favorite planner. There are goo gobs of Facebook planner groups that I won’t link here lest you fall into the planner world that you don’t know exists and it’s almost best you don’t!

If you haven’t selected a planner for 2018 and need some help choosing, start with something inexpensive and see if the layout and writing space works for you before you invest in some of the more pricier ones. Some things to consider are whether the layout is horizontal or vertical, do you need something that will fit in your purse or work bag, do you like notebooks that fold onto themselves, will the rings bother you as you write,  the weight of the paper and the list goes on. Finding planner peace isn’t easy but once you do and you actually use it to get your life together it does wonders for keeping things out of your head and in your line of sight.

What are you planning with in 2018?

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Home Organization

10 Stylish & Affordable Organizing Solutions

It’s that time of year, where we are getting rid of the old to make room for the new and getting our spaces in order. Just like most resolutions, our spaces don’t stay tidy past the first month if we don’t put the proper storage solutions in place. The saying that everything needs a home is so true and it really takes time to evaluate what you have and how you need it to work for you when planning how to effectively organize your space.

Areas like closets need a little more planning, however it seems the simplest things create the most mess if not corralled, like towels, soap, toilet paper and all of the things we just toss under the sink or in a drawer. This list of 10 stylish and affordable organizing solutions will organize anything from your toilet paper to your spices. These everyday home organizing  solutions will make your space functional and fly.

 

Home Organizing Solutions

Home Organizing Solutions

Home Organizing Solutions

 

ONE.  Two tier multipurpose lazy susan $12.99

TWO. Spare toilet paper holder $9.99

THREE. Pan Organizer $16.87

FOUR. Laundry Sorter $37.87

FIVE. Set of 6 Acrylic Drawer Organizers $15.99

SIX. Under Cabinet Drawer Organizer $20.99

SEVEN. Over the Cabinet Storage Basket $14.99

EIGHT. Revolving Shoe Organizer $27.99

NINE. Small Copper Storage Basket $16.47

TEN. Wood Herb and Spice Rack with Glass Bottles $22.99

 

All of these items are found on Amazon and are affiliate links. Simply put if you purchase an item I make a few coins to keep things running around here!

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