Agonizing over Organizing..Happy Spring!

I am one of those people that upon first meeting me, people think ( or so they have told me) that I am a very organized, to the point kind of girl…I am for sure, a “to the point” kind of girl…but the organized girl…NOT. AT.ALL….I wish so badly I was….I look at my pile of dishes and think..why do I let this continue! or my pile of clean clothes ( yes, clean, the ones that instead of folding, I throw on A chair in my room, promising that when “L” goes down for his nap, I will fold) And who can forget the week I delivered “L”, my step mom and BFF cleaning/organizing my Refrigerator because it was such a disaster…( It was great!!) ANYWAY, now that Spring has officially “Sprung” its time to take control!!! Here are a few great things that i have found that WILL help me stay organized..for now 🙂

First, I called my local VVA ( Vietnam Veterans of America) and set up an appointment for a pick up (next Wednesday our basement will be CLUTTER FREE!!) ..you all know about this right?? Visit http://www.pickupplease.org/ and schedule a pick up day, for all of the things you promised you would donate, but never could find the time to drive all of those bags of stuff to the donation center. They will give you a day that they are in your neighborhood, and pick up everything! ( Its also a write off for taxes)

Here are a few more things that are super cute, and useful!

Set realistic goals…Since my laundry is in my kitchen ( remember, I live in a rented duplex…sigh..) I know there will be laundry..and lots of it..I do at least 2 loads a day with at least another 2 loads on deck ( for you baseball fans) So I found these super cute Crunch bags at The Container Store, so at least the load that is waiting, will look cute 🙂

$14.99 at The Container Store

Another great, simple organizing idea that I actually saw on Martha Stewart, is to tie your Sheet Sets together with Ribbon, so they are always together!! I thought that was great…have I done it yet, NO, but I promise its on my list!!

Use ribbon to tie sheet sets together!!!

Here is something else that may not be useful for everyone, but for me, again because we have washer and dryer in our Kitchen, we love this. A gift from my step mom, because when I saw hers I loved it. My husband rides his bike for a living..well that’s not entirely true, but on any given day we may have 5-10 items of biking clothes hanging, basically, in our kitchen drying…and when I say hanging, I mean from door knobs and key hooks, so this little hanger helped IMMENSELY!

and look at this cute idea, again from Martha Stewart…using your old tins from tea, or anything else, and hanging them for organizers! you put a magnet in side the tin! So cute!! It makes me want to buy things in tins..just for this use…hmmm..maybe why we have so much clutter in the first place!

Look at the brilliant use for chalkboard paint that Ivillage featured!! If you have a specific space JUST for office, I love this idea!! Don’t forget a cute stool to get up to those first few days of the month!!

Now the next item may be pushing it, when deciding to categorize this under organization, but one thing that drives me crazy is all of my loose cards for every different occasion ( that I typically now days “post Baby” forget to send anyway, but still) I think this is a brilliant idea, and its clean and simple!!

A box of all occasion cards from The Curiosity Shoppe

So I begin another Spring with the hopes of ultimate organization, and I feel like this just may be the year that it happens 🙂 Happy Friday!!!!

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The Emily's says

April 15, 2011 at 7:45 pm

Here’s a couple great tips for ya Kim.
1) Sheet sets: fold neatly the bottom fitted sheet, the flat sheet and ONE pillow case to the same size. Store them neatly INSIDE the last pillow case, folding the excess neatly inside itself. Like a little package.
2) Have you seen the FabulouS peel-n-stick chaulk board and dry erase pages? They are tacky, not permanent, and don’t damage a surface. You can stick’em any where. The fridge for the kiddos to doodle on while momma’s making dinner. Over an office area. Kiddos bedroom walls. By the door for those last minute lists or notes. One the cabinet door for that ever looming grocery list.
3) Canning jars: not just for “canning” those summer veggies anymore. Use them for storing tea bags in the fridge to keep them fresh. Quarts hold full length pencils, with the lid on! Jelly jars are great for storing excess spices in the fridge or freezer.

Enjoy! Love from the Farm!

Kim Salter says

April 15, 2011 at 7:51 pm

Michelle!!! I LOVE the sheet set idea!! I have seen the stickables!! They are great!! And I just had a great idea when reading about your canning jars..I could totally put my ground coffee in them!! Thanks for the ideas!! P.s…I love your Blog!!

The Emily's says

April 15, 2011 at 11:23 pm

AWWWWW Thanks Kim. I love doing it, especially the more I do it. Unfortunately, I just don’t seem to have the time to keep up with it. Although, I have commited to make more of an effort in 2011!

At the Farm there are always PLENTY of topics/ideas/happenings to produce ideas. 🙂

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