The Ask Anna Blog

Kids Closet Organization {REVEAL!}

This closet makeover is sponsored by EasyClosets but, as always, all opinions are my own. Are you as excited as I am to see Malea’s new organized closet!? I’m SO excited because this has been a long time coming. Remember how ugly and impracticable it was before with the clothing rods too tall for her to reach? Well not anymore! After designing the perfect closet for this space and installing it, it’s now beautiful AND totally functional! Isn’t it dreamy? One of the big problems with the old closet was that there wasn’t anywhere to put her toys. I had… Read More

How to Create an Organized Kids Closet

This post is sponsored by EasyClosets but, as always, all opinions are my own. I am so excited about this project. When we moved out of our old house one of the things I was saddest about leaving behind Malea’s organized closet. We’ve made due the last year and a half but I finally got so fed up with her not being able to reach her clothes, and not having any toy storage, that I emailed EasyClosets and said “HELP”!!! I went on their website and created the perfect closet for Malea’s current closet space. Now that she’s older… Read More

Meal Planning 101

I have written about meal planning before but it’s been a few years and I’ve slightly changed how I do it, so I thought I’d revisit the topic. The way I meal plan is so easy, and even though it takes a little time, at the same time it’s a valuable tool and saves me so much time in the long run! Step 1 The first thing that’s important is to write your recipes on a meal calendar. Here’s the one I use. It doesn’t have to be this one but it’s important that you write your recipes down so… Read More

Two Places You’re Missing When Cleaning the Microwave

Hi it’s Kim from A Real-life Housewife here to share a couple tips about cleaning your microwave. I don’t doubt that you know to clean the inside of your microwave as well as the front panel. These are the most obvious places to wipe down when it comes to cleaning the microwave. However, there are two more places that you’re likely not getting to – the exhaust grill and underneath the microwave. If you don’t have a mounted microwave, well then, you are not missing out on these two places! For the rest of us, let’s get started! The Exhaust Grill… Read More

Laundry Room Reveal (AGAIN)

You’ve seen a couple of my recent laundry room projects, like our industrial shelves tutorial and the hooks I installed, and if you follow me on Instagram then you’ve also seen some sneak peeks of other things I’ve been up to in the laundry room. But today I’m going to show you the whole laundry room. I love how it turned out and I actually enjoy being in there now, rather than trying to get out as fast as I can! One of the things I love doing is revisiting pictures to see how far our house has come. Since… Read More

DIY Industrial Shelves Tutorial

My laundry room was the first room I ever made over in our new house. It was cute and the charm lasted for awhile but after a few month I decided I didn’t really like what I’d done because I decorated it before getting a good feel for the house and what it’s style was. So for about a year my laundry room has kind of driven me crazy… When Price Pfister emailed me a couple weeks ago and asked if I’d like to review some of their upcoming products I knew exactly what I wanted to do – a… Read More