Just Organize Yourself with Crafts???

I've been in the mood to get crafty lately! 

I didn't realize how many organizing tools we can craft ourselves!

Clink on th links below to see tutorials on these creative organizational tools!

Click Here for a Laundry Sock Exchange

Click Here or HERE for a jewlery organizer 

for a great to-do list click Here

Family Organizer Here

Crafty Clipboard  Here

Hanger Hook  HERE

Magazine Holder HERE

What have you crafted lately?

Problem Solving is What it's All About!

Being ORGANIZED is all about problem solving ahead of time. 

Think about it.  If things are crazy in the morning during "getting ready for school time"  - then you need to take the time to PROBLEM SOLVE and Set up a SYSTEM to help!

• Get your home set up for success:  prepare a "lunch foods" cupboard,  designate a landing strip where things that need to head in and out the door regularly can be kept....  
• Have your kiddos do what they can the night before to prepare for the next day:  clothes out (including BOTH shoes), lunches made, homework in backpack...
• Get up a few minutes earlier.

Here's another example:

Dishes are  OVERWHELMING the home and YOU!
Take the time to PROBLEM SOLVE and Set up a SYSTEM to help!

• Start the Dishwasher every night no matter what. 
• Un-load the dishwasher every morning. (or delegate it to a helper)
• Everyone load dirty dishes all day as dishes are used.

Get Organized by starting with the MOST hectic family times.  By Problem Solving AHEAD of TIME and setting up systems to help, you can transform the crazies into calm, one step and a time!

Clearing up the Confusion

After years of getting my garden plants confused - I'm determined to label properly this year. 

Here's some fun ideas:

Upcycled plate markers from HERE

Paint Stick markers from HERE

Click HERE for how-to's on these chalkboard rock markers.

If you just want to buy some of these beauties, click  HERE

Click HERE for this sculptey craft with your kiddos

Or try this buggy sign here: Vintage Indie

This is the ONE I've chosen!
I just love these spoon markers - and I'm a little addicted to metal stamping right now!
Click HERE to buy spoon markers or HERE to make your own.

Another twist on silverware is using old forks - just  place an index card in the tines! OR use plastic knives and write with sharpie on the handle and insert with the blade down :0)

Happy Spring!

Work Outside Wednesday!

It's Gardening Time!

I love my square foot garden!  Have you ever tried it? It's so easy and fun!
(this isn't a picture of mine -I'll post pics soon)

Here's some more pics:

Click HERE to find out more info about square foot gardening

Here's my favorite gardening blog!

Back to Basics - Menu Monday

April is Back-to-Basics Month!
I'm starting by RE-COMMITING to Menu Monday.
My Menu Planning has been really SLACKING lately - how about yours? 

Here's what's Cooking at my house this week:

Monday:  Weeknight Lasagne Toss

Tuesday:  Leftovers

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday:  Crispy Parmesian Chicken Breasts

Friday:  PIZZA, of course!

Saturday:  Leftovers

Sunday:  Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

What's cooking at your house?

Monthly Organizing Tip

Click HERE to check out April's Organizing Tip 

for Kern County  Family Magazine