Ask Anna

4 Simple Tips to Organize Sets of Sheets & the Linen Closet

Here are 4 simple tips to organize sets of sheets, and pillowcases, to keep your linen closet organized and tidy! Hi, Susan here from Organized 31. Anyone else feeling the urge to spring clean and organize? I sure am! With the warm sunny weather, I’ve been busy cleaning blinds, cleaning windows, cleaning the kitchen and washing bed linens. On a recent rainy day, I decided it was time to do a quick straightening up of the linen closet, and these 4 easy tips for organizing sheet sets, made the task simple to complete. As a military family, I’ve organized more than… Read More

How to Decorate a Spring Front Porch with Better Homes and Gardens

Last fall I painted our front door but ever since then it has been covered with seasonal decorations. After I take down the fantastic Christmas decorations and slap a Valentine’s wreath on the front door, I’m always a little depressed by how bare the front porch looks. This year, with my freshly painted door, I decided the front porch needed to look nice year round, not just during the holidays, so I headed to Walmart to check out the new Better Homes and Gardens outdoor decorations. I found these little ceramic lanterns, they had all different styles, and colors, but… Read More

How to Create a Breakfast Waffle Bar for National Waffle Day

This post is sponsored by Huggies wipes but all opinions are my own and all the messes really were cleaned up with Huggies wipes. 🙂 In honor of Waffle Day, coming up on March 25th, I thought it would be fun for my daughter and I to get in the kitchen and mix up some delicious Belgian waffles. And since we both love having people over, I thought it would be fun to invite some of her neighborhood friends over to enjoy them with us because everyone loves waffles, what’s not to love with all those little squares filled with… Read More

Downstairs Flooring Choices with Envique

Along with our bedroom and bathroom renovation, I have been waiting patiently to redo our downstairs game room area. And because we always tackle too much at one time, we decided to redo our downstairs this spring also! Honestly I know it’s a lot to take on, but I think after 2 1/2+ years of house projects and renovations, I’m just ready for the house to be finished. I’m ready to be able to hang out downstairs, and not avoid it because it’s such a terrible hot mess and it makes my skin crawl. Here’s what I’m workin’ with. I… Read More

Avocado Smoothie Bowl with Almonds and Granola

Blended avocado sweetened with condensed milk and topped with chopped almonds and granola. Creamy and absolutely addictive, this avocado smoothie bowl with almonds and granola is delicious and perfect for breakfast. Hi! This is Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower and today I’m back to share with you one of my favorite breakfasts. With St Patrick’s Day and Easter just around the corner, I thought I’d share with you something simple yet inspired by spring. I mean, in just a few weeks it’ll officially be spring. Can you believe it? So today, we’ll be talking about an avocado smoothie bowl…. Read More

Guest Bathroom Organization on a Budget

Spring cleaning season is right before us and as part of my spring cleaning I always like to do a little organizing as well. I go through my house, declutter and see if there are any rooms that need a little more organization to make them function better. You may remember I started our downstairs guest bathroom makeover last Fall (feels like a million years ago) and with guests arriving this Spring I wanted to take this opportunity to spruce it up a little, and organize it better. With a limited budget I headed to my favorite store, World Market…. Read More

Easy Organization for Hats, Scarves and Gloves

Hi, Susan here from Organized 31 with a winter organizing project. It’s definitely the middle of the cold winter months. The other day my daughter asked me if I could do something to organize the shelf in the coat closet where my children keep their hats, scarves and gloves. I couldn’t wait to tackle that task (and was probably too excited that she’d asked). This is the time of year when those items are being used daily it’s the perfect time to reevaluate and reorganize them. When my teen daughter asked for my help organizing, I tried not to jump up and… Read More

Master Bathroom Renovation – Design Board

Let me start by saying that THIS is the project I’ve been dying to do since the very first day we looked at this house! We started with 101 other projects because they were what made the main living space a much better place to live, however now that we’re done out there, I am SO ready to transform our master bedroom and bathroom. I’m not sure how many of you like to look at floorplans, but I’m a bit of a junkie so I’m going to show you what we’ve been dealing with for the last couple of years…. Read More