Ask Anna

5 Dairy Free Smoothie Recipes

It’s that time of year (again), when we decide to make our New Year’s resolutions. Most of us just make a few simple changes to our everyday living. The way we take care of our bodies, inside and out. One way we do that is by trying to eat a healthier and more balanced diet. Bring on the greens! My favorite way to start my day with those fruit and veggies…smoothies! I received a Blendtec for Christmas last year and use it everyday. It can magically blend just about anything. Love it! I make smoothies pretty regularly and today I’m sharing… Read More

DIY Hardwood Floor Installation

Our house has come a LONG way in the past couple months. If you remember back we spent Thanksgiving on our subflooring and Christmas decor came with a side of Lumber Liquidators boxes. It’s been a long journey but I am so proud of how far we’ve come and I can’t wait to show you the process of our DIY hardwood floor installation! After living on subflooring for a few weeks I was BEYOND excited when the first couple boards were finally installed in the dining room. It took a long time to get the first couple boards down because… Read More

From Perfection to Reality ~ Game Closet Organization

Do you love playing games with your family? Games are fun but they can also create a lot of clutter. So today I’m taking you to two of my friend’s houses to show you their game closet organization tips. The first stop is at my friend Bethany’s house. You can tell their family loves games because they’ve got kid games, adult games, puzzles, crafts and more! Each shelf is labeled and there are arrows that shows where each genre goes. The kids’ games and puzzles are on the lower shelves so it easy for her little kids to reach them… Read More

Blogiversary #3!!!

I can’t believe 3 years of blogging have already come and gone. I remember first starting, thinking those that had been blogging for 3 or more years were experts! Well I’m no expert but I have definitely learned a lot in the past three years, which I hope make my blog, and my posts, a better resource for you to find answers to your questions. So much happened this year but one of the biggest things was the makeover Ask Anna got last summer! I’m still in love with my new colors, layout, etc. and I think it makes finding… Read More

From Perfection to Reality ~ Organizing School Work

This January I’m excited to be doing this series called “From Perfection to Reality”. I’m sure I’m not the only one that gets discouraged looking at pictures in organizing magazines or on organizing blogs, because I know my space isn’t perfect. So this month I am touring some of my friends’ houses to show you how other moms organize their spaces, in real life. The first stop is one of my friends houses who has three little girls, two school age. With having two school age girls there comes a lot of papers and school work. So today she is… Read More

How to Fold Bath Towels for Organized Cupboards

This is a quick tutorial for how to fold bath towels for organized cupboards and maximum storage. Today I’m going to show you a quick tutorial for how to fold bath towels. I have folded my towels like this for many year and their are lots of reasons I prefer this method. I will tell you those at the end, let’s get to the tutorial. Step 1: Lay the bath towel flat, or hold it in your hands with one of the short sides, at the top. Step 2: Fold the towel in half the long way. This will make… Read More

The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013

Happy New Year friends!!! I can’t believe another year has come and gone, and what an eventful year 2013 was! (If you want to read about our family’s year click here). Keeping with tradition I thought I’d run through the top 10 most popular posts of 2013 on Ask Anna! #10 ~ The Best Homemade Laundry Detergent, and WHY it’s the Best I had so much fun writing this post and I really became a believer of homemade detergents after doing all the research for it. If you haven’t tried this recipe, it’s a MUST! It smells yummy, its cleans… Read More

Christmas Decoration Organization

Today I’m going to share a quick Christmas decoration organization tip because when it comes to decorating for the holidays it’s always hard to remember where I put things after 11 months of having them put away. But this year when I pulled out my Christmas decorations I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I had done something very smart last year. When I opened my decoration tub, the first thing I saw were little sticky notes that were pinned to my garlands. Why had it taken me 32 years to think of this? And how had I forgotten… Read More