The Ask Anna Blog

Organize Back to School Mornings

I can hardly believe the summer is almost over and we are having to think about those early school mornings again! Today I’m sharing a few tips for how to organize your mornings to help them run quickly and smoothly, without any kiddo (or mommy) meltdowns. My trick for having a organized school mornings is planning ahead. Here are three ways I’m planning ahead this year! Pre-made BreakfastsTo help ease the rush, but still be able to have a hearty and nutritional breakfast, I pre-made a few things and put them in the freezer. The first thing I made were… Read More

Unique Front Door Colors with Chalk Paint

We have successfully moved into our new house! The move was quick and easy but now that I’m here I’m a little overwhelmed with the amount of projects that face me in the upcoming months (probably years). One of the first things I couldn’t live with was our awful mauve front door. It’s red on the outside, which looks great but years ago someone decided it would be a good idea to paint it 80’s mauve. I was in such a hurry to cover it up that I didn’t get a great before picture but here’s a picture from the… Read More

Sneak peak of our new home!

Our first picture in front of our new house! We are all moved in at our new house and right now I feel like I’m surrounded by chaos! Half the rooms are empty because we need to buy more furniture and there are a handful of boxes that still need to be unpacked. For the most part we are all unpacked but we are also trying to figure out where we want things to go since the space is so different and so much bigger than our last home. This house is our other house PLUS 2,000 square feet, CRAZY!!!… Read More

Moving and Packing Tips

One of my least favorite things about moving and packing, is having to write on all the boxes because I get so tired of writing the same thing over and over again. If you’ve ever moved you know what I mean! For this move I decided I would print out bright colored labels to identify each of the boxes, which would make it easy for my friends to know where the boxes go, and it would save me from having to write on all the boxes! I bought these shipping labels from Office Depot and I love them because they… Read More

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites

During these hot summer months, we are all looking for easy to make, requires no oven, simple dessert recipes. That is why one of my favorite summertime treats is cookie dough bites! Actually, I love them anytime of the year. This is a spin on my recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough bites. I added the flavors we all love in a good oatmeal raisin cookie, from the cinnamon and oats to the plump raisins. They stay in the fridge so they are a nice and cold, bite-size snack. Incredibly addicting. The best part…you don’t have to feel guilty about eating… Read More

Poolside Organization

One of the things I am most excited about, in our new house, is our pool!!! I can’t wait to have a pool because I know we will live in it on these hot summer days (it was 115 yesterday!). I still need to stock up on pool toys, and other pool stuff, but for now I have all the essentials ready for our first swimming guests. The two things you need the most, when having people over to swim, are towels and snacks! Excited for our first swimming get-togethers I went out and got stocked up on both. I… Read More