Monday, April 30, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
HELP!! & a winner
Friends, I would love to write more posts about organizing. It's my passion and something that I do in my everyday life in all aspects of it. I beleive that an organized life is a stress free life and even though it takes a little time here and there, it saves you time and stress in the long run!
Also: who won the Urban Walls giveaway??? check to see here.
I would love it if you shared your issues or questions about organizing with me and I would love to answer them here! I have no problem if you want to be anonymous because I know clutter and disorganization can feel vulnerable to share (do that here: ASK AWAY!!!!) If you have more specific questions with a picture of a room problem etc, please email me at organizebyolivia@gmail.com and I would be happy to write up a post with some ideas for help as well!
Also: who won the Urban Walls giveaway??? check to see here.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
how He loves us, Oh,
How often do we sit in the Grace of Christ? As a Christian woman I struggle so much with perfectionism for my self. Am I doing this or that right. I think because I have Christ in me that everything I do should be perfect (which it could be if everything I did involved Christ and Him alone.) Why do I burden myself with perfection when I know I am swimming in an ocean of grace that is freely offered to me.
I wrote about REST here last week and I think GRACE can be written in right along with it all. Do we fall into His arms that promise rest & grace? Do we let Grace overcome us so much that it's like we are sinking inside the sea of HIS perfection.
How do you let His Grace dwell in you?
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
organized: small bathroom
A challenge a lot of us face when we are starting out with our first home or apartment is storage. I received so many wonderful gifts from my wedding but don't have a lot of space to house it all. Here are some great tips for this issue in those small bathrooms!
1. Display bathroom items in cute baskets or shelves. It keeps it organized & cute but still accessible.
2. Get an extra storage unit that you decorate on top to hold everything
3. Side Shelves: Put up extra shelves in an aesthetically pleasing way
4. Shelves above doors! Genius
5. Little baskets hanging and decorate with bath items
6. Extra shelves under the sink
7. Baskets!!!!
what are your small bathroom tips to stay organized??
Monday, April 23, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Friday Fancies
Picnic by oliviacarter2 :: Floral shirt, $45 Diesel skinny leg jeans, €119 Uniqlo striped tank top, £9.90 Oasis shoes, $36 Clutch, £25 Helen Kaminski raffia hat, $175 H&m sunglasses, £4.99
playing along with Long Distance Loving. happy friday!!!!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Giveaway: $50 to Urban Walls
Friends, I have such a fun giveaway today!! I have been loving decals lately, what a great and easy way to bring a little personality to your home. The best part is you can change it whenever you want and there are no nails or holes!!
Urban Wall's designs are so classy and fun, here are a few of my favorites from their shop:
The great news is that the folks at Urban Walls are offering a $50 gift card to their shop to a For Me follower!!! See their shop and other sites below and take a few minutes to enter the giveaway a few different ways!!
Giveaway is open internationally and the winner will be chosen next week! Good luck!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
clutter solutions: baskets
I believe that we all don't the time to stay on top organization and it's okay to not have of a super clear, clean, no clutter home at all times. Baskets are my solution of this.
If you have guests coming over and need a quick clean up, take your basket, do a clean sweep of the house throwing all "junk" in it to go through later.
Don't always have time to hang up your clothes or put them away after you wash them? Don't throw them on the ground, put them in a basket! When the basket is full it forces you to go through it.
Don't know how to store blankets? magazines? books? Use a basket!
If you have guests coming over and need a quick clean up, take your basket, do a clean sweep of the house throwing all "junk" in it to go through later.
Don't always have time to hang up your clothes or put them away after you wash them? Don't throw them on the ground, put them in a basket! When the basket is full it forces you to go through it.
Don't know how to store blankets? magazines? books? Use a basket!
Why they work:
1. Combines decor and organization
2. They can show off your style while being functional at the same time
3. You can find basket after basket for under $5 at Goodwill or any thrift store
4. Quick clean up guaranteed
Do you use baskets for organizing or decorating? Would love to know how!
Here are a few way I use them in mine:
For blankets in the family room:
For the Laundry Room chaos:
Monday, April 16, 2012
my new chambray
Friday, April 13, 2012
trend love: chambray
so if you follow me on twitter you know I've been pining after THE chambray shirt from Jcrew. It's so beautiful and I love it, alas, I am a frugal gal and decided to go with this Forever 21 one instead, cant wait to wear it!
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