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Closet Organization tips with thredUP

Every summer and winter I switch out the clothes in my closet to keep down the clutter. The only problem is that every year I end up with more clothes because of Mother’s Day, my birthday, etc. By the time summer rolls around my drawers are usually unorganized and needing to be purged. Warning these pictures of my drawers are pretty shameful! This year the weather kept getting hot, then cold, then hot again so my winter and summer clothes are all thrown in my drawers. Purging is hard though because it’s difficult to part with a clothing item,… Read More

Gluten Free and Dairy Free Summer Recipes!

Summer, summer, summertime. It’s all about those cold desserts for those hot summer days. Today I’m sharing a collection of gluten free and dairy free summer recipes that are all served chilled, making them refreshingly delicious. From a gorgeous layered strawberry shortcake to the creamiest cookies n’ cream ice cream. These cool treats will be the star of any backyard barbecue or pool party. What is your favorite summertime sweet? Dairy Free Berry Creamy Popsicles These fun layered popsicles are quite patriotic and quite delicious. Layers of strawberries, vanilla coconut cream and blueberries. Simple fresh fruit popsicles are the best. You just… Read More

Organized Camping and a New Summer Tradition

This July we are starting a new summer tradition with our kids and friends; we are planning our 1st annual family camping trip. I say annual because we really want this to become a fun family tradition that our kids, and all our friends kids look forward to each summer. So today I’m sharing how I’m planning for our trip and how planning ahead for an organized camping trip is the way to go! Activities for Kids For some of the kids this is going to be their first camping trip so I’m planning lots of fun activities to keep… Read More

Last Minute 4th of July Party Ideas

June was an absolutely crazy busy month for my family so now that it’s already July 1st I’m starting to think that I should plan for my annual 4th of July party! (Yikes, where has this year gone?) So to get inspired for my own last minute party planning, today I’m sharing 15 last minute 4th of July party ideas, all the way from food and drinks, to decorations and crafts. Decoration Ideas Home of the Free Banner 4th of July Wreath Paper Fireworks Patriotic Washi Tape Art 4th of July Bandanas Banner Confetti-filled Paper Rockets Food and Drink Ideas… Read More

What makes a home a Meaningful Home?

Today I’m over at my blogging buddy, Jenna’s blog, SAS Interiors, sharing what makes a home a meaningful home. There are lots of things that make our home meaningful but today I’m sharing my most favorite thing! I’ll give you a hint… I’ve shared it here before, and this is part of it… Head on over to SAS Interiors and see what it is! I’d love to hear what makes your home meaningful! What’s your favorite thing/place/wall in your home, and what makes it special to you?

How to get Wax off Glass

Last week I gave you a tip for how to get wax off fabric but today I’m going to give you an easy tip for how to get wax off glass. We had a lot of candles lit at my Celebrity Couples party, so as you’ve seen there was a lot of wax to clean up! 🙂 The friend I borrowed the lanterns from said someone had borrowed them, and returned them covered in wax. She said it had been a nightmare to clean them off, so at the end of the night when 3 of her lanterns looked like… Read More

How to Prepare for the Week Ahead

Hello! It’s Wendy from Pretty Well Organized here to share a few tips for how to prepare for the week ahead and make the work week less stressful and more enjoyable! Sunday afternoons we spend just a couple hours preparing everything we need for the week ahead. After trying several different types of planning, this process has proven to save us time tenfold over any other process or amount of planning. The first thing I do is take inventory of what we have going on in our calendar. I use my own custom created planner to keep track of activities…. Read More

Celebrity Couples Themed Party

I am so excited to share the pictures of my celebrity couples themed party with you! Last year I was in Cambodia for my birthday so I didn’t get to have a big party, and this year I wanted to make up for it. It took me a long time to come up with the theme for the party because I wanted it to be perfect. In the end it wasn’t even my idea, it was my friend’s idea, but I thought a celebrity couples theme would be so fun to see what people came up with! After my 1920’s party… Read More