Organizing Tip: The Missing Sock
Laundry. It never ends, does it? Just when I think I'm square for the week, another load is waiting in the wings. My least favorite part is digging through our enormous pile of socks to find matches. I've actually traded 3 weeks of cat litter clean up with Casey so I didn't have to do it. That's how much I can't stand it. I'd rather clean up cat crap than match socks! The reason why I have so many socks? I keep buying them because I'm too lazy to match the ones I have. I'm also really behind on getting rid of the ones that haven't had a match in years. It's a vicious cycle, people. But I'm the first to admit I have a sock problem.
I was complaining about my sock situation to my friend Julie a few weeks ago and she showed me this awesome sorting trick. Let me tell you, it has totally changed my outlook on laundry. It makes sock sorting & folding so easy! No more huge, OVERWHELMING pile of socks to match up. With this tip, you simply pull out a few stacks of socks and you're ready to get matching.
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What’s in my bag??
If you've seen some of my bag posts, you might already know that I've been on the search for THEE PERFECT handbag for what seems like FOREVER. I'm never 100% satisfied with my handbag purchases because I get so close to finding one that's PERFECT and then there's something that always ruins it. The straps, the pockets, the lining, how it doesn't fit all the stuff I have...you name it.
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Organizing GIVEAWAY from Five Spoons!
I'm always marking up my cookbooks and when I look at them sitting on my bookshelf, it bothers me to see all the different pieces of paper sticking out. Tissues, magazine subscription postcards, cut up post-its and random bits of paper stick out of so many of my cookbooks. I can't tell you how many bookmarks I've lost because there's no sticky backing to the paper. Grrrrrr!
It's time to make a stand. With the help of these little stickies from Five Spoons, I can now have piece of mind when I look at my bookshelf. I'm able to mark all of my favorite/tried & true recipes from each of my cookbooks. I love that.
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Project Magazine Hoard = COMPLETE!
Confession: I'm a magazine hoarder.
I have stacks of magazines spread throughout our house. When I don't make time to read AND sort my magazines, they quickly start piling up. You can imagine how many stacks I have since I have about 8 different subscriptions. My magazine hoard usually rests on my side of the bed, on the coffee table, or on my computer desk (see above). I also have a problem with not putting my cookbooks back in my bookcase! Yes--I'm bad. When I got out of bed this morning and knocked a stack of books on the floor, I knew it was time to tackle my hoard. Today was the day!
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So organized! Recipe Folder!
On the internet I have a great way to save tantalizing recipes.
A pinterest board dedicated to nothing but FOOD.
(It's a place where I save some of my current food obsessions!)
In real life, I have piles of ripped out magazine pages all around our house. Sometimes it takes me forever to find the ONE recipe I've been wanting to make. Chances are it could be on my bedside table or on the coffee table shoved underneath a bill. Sometimes I find them crumpled up in the couch! Thanks Cooper!
Bottom line= I am a stack maker; there's many of them throughout my house.
Here's what a general pile of mine looks like:
I've tackled some of my piles & I'm excited to show you the little project I knocked out this week-
MY NEW RECIPE FOLDER!
my current organizing tips
It's been raining a lot here in Northern California! A LOT!
It's nice, but it's prevented us from going on the afternoon walks I love so much.
Because I've been stuck inside on my days off of work, I've been trying my hardest to get organized and streamline my life a bit.
It's been a challenge, but I have implemented a few things that have saved me.
i caught the organizing bug!
started off by cleaning out my pantry this weekend.
Here's what it looked like BEFORE:
