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September 29, 2011
SAVE now with our Fall Sale
September 23, 2011
Fall and Summer Organizing – Sorting the Seasons…
It’s finally starting to cool down and fall’s heavenly breath is upon us. The indication that it is time to switch our mindsets and our closets from a summer organizing theme to a fall one!
As seasons change, so do our wardrobes!
How do you do this, you ask?
There are a million ways you can do your fall and summer organizing for your clothes, gear, and everything in between. I personally like to put Fall clothes in boxes until it’s time to start bringing them out.
I keep boots in Tupperware that I hide underneath my bed. I keep sweaters and jackets in boxes in storage on a shelf in my closet. Once I feel the tingle of a cool morning, I start taking down clothes that I no longer feel like I’m going to wear (put away a sparkly tank and hang up a cute quarter length sparkly top instead- you get the idea). I recommend that everyone tries this and if you do this slowly throughout the month and by the time you have everything switched, it will be prime Fall time for “cool”-wear.
For those who need a summer organizing play-by-play:
- Organize/select a location to place the boxes you will have full of clothes, shoes and accessories.
- Once you have found your location, label the box on one side “Summer” and the other side “Fall” (that way, when you put the box away, whatever side is readable is what kind of items are in the box).
- Look at all of the clothes and items in your closet that can’t be worn for the season you are getting into. For example, you more than likely won’t be wearing light clothes if it’s almost November. Put away all of the gear you won’t be wearing inside the box to store away.
- Doing so will create a ton of extra space to keep simple and organized, or for the shoppers, open to more items and an excuse to go shopping. Regardless, keep items that you may use just in case readily available. As I mentioned, I keep shoes in a Tupperware under my bed so that if I pack away all of my flip flops, I have easy access to grab the pair I would like.
- The best thing about these steps are that they repeat over and over again for every season- just flip the box to whatever side is readable to know what season is packed away! My only other fall and summer organizing tip and recommendation would be to donate the items that never make it out of the box. If you are never going to wear or use something again, do your part to help another and give it to someone who will get use of it.
This system works really well for people like me who enjoy controlled chaos. Write in and let me know how you sort through the seasons! I’m interested to see the different ways everyone organizes!
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September 8, 2011
Fun with Bed Decorating
One of the best things to do when you come back from the vacation is spend some intimate, quality-time with your bed. In another post we will look into the different types of beds and deceptions to watch for, but in this one I feel like talking about bed decorating.
That’s right. We are no longer “making the bed”, we are bed decorating. Once our time of slumber is done and the day is going full swing, you will most likely want to do some bed decorating IF you like what you are decorating it with!
Notice how there is not much to the bed at all and still it looks so great!
Dingy pillows, old sheets, a torn comforter and a few-decades-old baby blanket sluffed on your bed, as if a tornado ran through, might even keep you from getting into your bed let alone convince you to do some bed decorating on it.
Now I’m not saying bed decorating means that you need to go and buy everything sheer and silk. I’m just saying to have some sort of method to your madness.
Simple is chic! Not to mention, it’s cheap!
If you are tight on budget, go to Goodwill, buy some pillows for a couple bucks, grab fabric and sew the “designer” pillow together. Being eclectic actually makes you look more trendy and the items more valuable.
This look makes it feel expensive, but can you guess how much it really was?
And I truly believe that if you wake up and start your day by making your bed or better your doing some minor bed decorating, you:
- have to get up instead of hitting snooze to miss out on the day
- you feel more satisfied with what you have and proud that you have it
- are more confident when those “random” stop-by’s occur (we all know the kind)
See similarities in these bed decorations? Simplicity!
I’ve always been told that the best of luck comes to the most prepared and I believe it. Organize your getaway. Organize your transition back to chaos. Organize your bed. And organize your life!
The more simple, the better! Show me your bed decorations! Enjoy the few I’ve put in here!
Moxie Girl Household Assistants organize homes in: Gilbert, AZ, Chandler, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Tempe, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Laveen, AZ, Paradise Valley, AZ. Cave Creek, AZ.
September 7, 2011
Labor Day Weekend Round 2: The holiday continues!
Happy International Housekeepers Week Everyone!
I don’t know about you, but I always get excited this time of year! It’s a fun time to recognize all of the hard work that gets put into the home. Not to mention, it immediately follows Labor Day, so it’s a fun week guaranteed!
It’s amazing to see the vast changes over time in housekeeping and to check out the statistics.
But, as I’m sure most of you are experiencing, in addition to this wonderful week-long holiday is another urge to have a Labor Day round 2.
Feeling like you need another vacation though the week just begun?
Not only is it important to keep our households organized, but we need to organize our lives. The key to keeping us all healthy is to keep our minds sane. And the way to do that, is to allow yourself to relax.
I know I’ve mentioned before that relaxation must start within your own home. I want you to feel as comfortable laying on the ocean as you are in your own home. Being organized is the way to do so and though I still want you to feel paradise within your walls, I think it’s important to schedule some down time.
A little ironic, huh? Scheduling downtime. But here’s the thing: not many people do it, so not many people have it.
Here’s what you must do:
-Look at the planner to find a weekend to escape (the sooner, the better)
-Mark it on the calendar so it cannot be changed
-Make reservations if need be
-Create a list of all the items you will need to bring/ or money you will need to save
-Start a countdown at least a week before so you have a mini checklist of things to do beforehand.
-Exactly a week before, look at the date you will be coming back, and start integrating the plans of that week into the weeks prior to make the transition a lot smoother from chaos to paradise, back to chaos
-Set deadlines for everything: when you want to pack by, when you want to get groceries by, when you need a house-sitter, tasks you need to accomplish before and after the trip AND STICK TO THEM!
-If you keep planned with tasks you need to achieve, integrate them, accomplish most of them and ease your way back into life’s chaos, you will be sure to allow the rest and relaxation to carry over into your home!
Need ideas of where to go? Whether it’s down the road or a million miles away, organize a vacation!
With that being said, I just got back from Flagstaff… where are we headed next?
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September 1, 2011
Bah da Bah Bah Bah, I’m NOT Lovin’ It.
Just as important as child safety, I think it’s important to keep kids healthy. I am flabbergasted to hear how, with budget cuts, P.E. classes are part of the courses that have been dropped from school curriculum. Not only is that astonishing, but it’s also ironic due to the big pushes in exercises for at least 30 minutes a day.
We've got to keep our future generations healthy to let them run toward their dreams, rather than slowly shuffle their feet.
I’ve been on a “eating healthy” kick for a while now and I’ve reached a point where if I eat anything too greasy or too unhealthy, I get sick. Most people drive by, see a McDonald’s sign and crave a McFlurry. I, on the other hand, feel my gag-reflexes act up.
The kids are our future and for snacks in between the dance classes I teach, they are chowing down on Burger King French fries. It’s a shame and it’s an unpleasant future ahead if these behaviors don’t change.
The way to change this issue, or improve upon it at least, is to organize how to eat everyday. Meal plans, educating our children and providing for their health will keep them safer, happier and more successful in the long run.
Help me help spread the word about keeping our kids healthy and check this out! Full meal-plans and featured foods are to come in our learning tab. Keep an eye out!
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Child-Proof Your Home!
Child safety. I feel like those two words are drastically emphasized in the media during the summer times with drownings and all. But if we are to look at the reality here, child safety should not only be broadcasted 3 months out of the year, it should be implemented daily.
It's our responsibility to keep our children safe- every single day of the year!
Look around the house. Think of anything sharp, a pencil, scissors, a knife, a corner. Think of electric circuits, a door, a cabinet, and high ledge. There are booby-traps everywhere!
So how do we organize our homes to be children-friendly?
Take a look at what I found! It’s a fun way to child-proof your home!
Check it out and let me know of any other hazard spots you’ve found. OR if you’ve heard of child-proofing gone too far. I’d love to hear some extremes!
Moxie Girl Household Assistants organize homes in Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Ahwatukee, Peoria, Glendale an Surprise.