Lets get Organized!

Ever since I have been out of school, it has been difficult to keep organized and have a structure to my days.  I don't have a place to be daily, or a set things that need to be done by a certain time.  So because of this, I have decided to be a bit more organized, and make up some lists. 
Where to get inspiration?  Pinterest of course!  I found a link to this Rotating Goal List from Cornflower Blue Studio and I had to make it for myself.  I had to go out an buy the right size paper, but made it look just like she had on her blog.  I love the way it looks, and I am finding it very useful to have these goals for each week.  I love that they are written on post-it notes so that the goals can be changed every week.

I ended up liking this list so much I also made one that looks just like this but for cleaning.  Having a set cleaning schedule for the week is a huge relief.  I no longer feel like have to do all the house work in one day, and it is broken up for the whole week so that the house should stay looking cleaner.  I also made this one with post-it notes so that I can change the schedule around if I need to.

I know making lists like this isn't for everyone, but I have been finding them extremely useful.

Pinterest Day!

 Last week my sister-in-law came up with the great idea of having a Pinterest day, as she and my other sister-in-law were both in town.  The idea was we would each come up with a craft that we found on Pinterest and bring all the things needed to complete the craft with enough supplies for everyone there (there were 6 of us, and lots of kids!). 

The first craft we did was decorating a mug.  The idea was originally from Dollar Store Mom using sharpies on dollar store mugs, then baking them in the oven so the sharpie wont wash off.  For mine, I also used the inspiration from Wit and Whistle to give my mugs a herringbone look to them.  I was also going to put mine and my husbands initials on them, but the paint didn't work out so well on the mugs.  I think the spaces I put on the mug were too far apart, but they still look pretty cool!

The next project we worked on were paperclip earrings.  I have been eying these for a while and was pretty excited to do them.  The idea for this craft came from Evie S.  I would like to make another pair of these, but this time using string and not yarn so they will be a bit more finer. I find with the yarn they don't "dangle" enough for me.

The next project for the day was the one I brought.  It was a heart bag from V and Co, made using the eraser from a pencil and fabric paint.  I really like how this one turned out.  I was surprisingly more difficult then I thought to get the dots all the way I wanted them to look.

The last project of the day was a sewing project!  It was a shoulder heating pad from Crafty Endeavor.  This may be the most useful craft of the day.  It is filled with rice so you can heat it up in the microwave so its nice and warm, or put it in the freezer so its cool.  Sometimes I put it on just as it is as the weight feels surprisingly good on the shoulders.  We did not put lavender in ours, which is actually OK as I don't know if the smell would be too much.  We also made it so it wasn't so long in the front.  Again, I think the size we made is perfect, and if it were any longer, it may be to heavy.

 

 

 

I made it with two different fabrics!  So much fun!

It was a super fun day, and I hope that one day we will do this again.  It was a nice way to visit and try a bunch of projects on Pinterest that we have been eying.