When we moved into our new build home I was a bit overwhelmed by the square footage. And of course, I wanted WHITE EVERYTHING. How was I going to keep it clean? Do we just add a cleaning service to the monthly budget? While hiring someone would be easier (and I wouldn't be opposed to it now being pregnant & tired) it just doesn't make any sense when I work from home. The solution: Cleaning Card System! I'm going to go on record here and state that my husband is one of the best g[...]
I have always been an invite and announcement girl. Maybe I'm old school, but receiving happy mail is still one of my favorite things! I can thank my grandmother for that. She still sends us cards just to tell us she's thinking of us, to celebrate a holiday and for everyone's birthdays. As a military family, we send out announcements when we move. As new(ish) parents, we sent out birth announcements when Charli arrived. And when Eli & I eloped, we told our loved ones by sending out elop[...]
Raise your hand if your linen closet is where you throw all the things that you know you're just going to forget you even own. That was sooooo me for far too long. It is my 2019 mission to make all things neat, tidy and FUNCTIONAL! I have intentionally let the downstairs linen closet be ignored because I was dreading it the most. Not any longer. I started by pulling everything out and just tossing it on the floor. I needed a visual of just how terrible I was for letting it get so out of[...]