Organization in Fashion? ABSOLUTELY!!!

One of my dreams from the time I was 13 was to have the amazing virtual rotating closet on the 1995 classic ‘Clueless’.  I mean seriously, Cher could walk over to her touch screen and see which outfit looked good with what and then the closet (nicely organized I might add) would scroll and find it for her. 

I wish!  First of all, I have to work with the small closet I have.  I utilize many plastic bins to put away my seasonal clothes.  So what I do is one of the things I do best-besides shopping-and that’s organizing! 

If you ask any of my staff at my work, they would tell you that I drive them slightly crazy with my organization, but it helps me find things when I need them. 

 I categorize how clothes are in my closet.  I group dresses together, skirts, pants, jeans, tees, tanks, cardi’s and the list goes on.  When my A game is on and when I have more time (not lately) I also color code my clothes (yes maybe a little extreme).  One other thing I do is group all my new clothes with tags still on them, no matter what it is.  That way I know what hasn’t been worn yet because I have lost clothes in the mix with tags on that I later pull out and say-oh ya, I forgot about this!

My closet:) Its not Cher's but I work with what I got!

With all the rage that Pinterest brings now it is easier then ever to put all my “fashion likes” in one spot.  But I am still a big magazine reader and pull many of outfit ideas and lots of other things like makeup tips, money saving lessons and recipes.  Those things that I really like, instead of keeping the entire magazine and creating a lack of space, I tear out the pages I like, put them in a page protector and start a binder.  I have a couple of binders full of outfit ideas, household ideas, beauty tips and recipes.  I love them and they are a way for me to keep my fav’s out of the magazines without keeping the whole magazine! 

Take the time to organize your wardrobe.  We all live busy lives, especially being a mom, and there isn’t much time to sort through all your clothes.  I do the same for my girl’s closets and it makes it very easy for me to pick out their outfits everyday.  Now if I could just figure out how to convince my husband to get me a closet like Cher’s !

Change that may uplift your look and your mood:)

I am the type of girl that would change my hair frequently.  I think I have tried almost every color on my hair (except red red) and I have had my hair almost all lengths except a pixie cut.  But a lot of that craziness was in my younger days and over the last few years I have kept my hair long.  It took me forever to get it that long and I like it for the most part.  But lately I have been wandering around aimlessly and unhappy.  I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was but I knew I needed a change, quickly.  So, my new found love for Pinterest helped me find a really cute hairstyle I liked.  So i made an appointment and was planning on going for it.

Of course I got to the salon, and panicked.  But I closed my eyes and said 'just do it'.  And 7 inches and some bangs later here I am.  Wowza, it took a minute to get used to short hair again but now I love it and it feels great! 

Sometimes a change may not be needed in buying a whole new wardrobe, it may just be that you need a beauty face lift.  Whether its a new and different haircut or trying a new makeup line.  I just feel better and have gotten lots of new compliments on my new do'.  It was definitely time for a change.

If you are feeling like you are in some sort of rut, maybe its time for a change!  Summer is the perfect time to cut your locks and get a fresh, light style.  Or if you have short hair, maybe its time to check out your local Ulta and get some fun extensions to switch it up a bit.  It might uplift your look and your mood:)

Before

Floral skirt with metalic gold belt reg $32 sale $26.99 clearance $2.96 - Maurice’s

After

Black Rainn Silk floral blouse reg $58 sale $42.99 80% off yellow dot $8.60 - Boston Store

A follow up to the big birthday celebration and outfit:)

As promised, I said I would post some pics of that adorable outfit I posted pics of that the birthday girl wore on the day of her party:

How can one not get excited about a birthday outfit under $10:)

Being creative and saving on birthday celebrations

My sweet little girl Britta turned 1 yesterday.  This makes me smile and cry all at once.  Smile because I am happy to see her grow, and sad because the first year went so fast and I can't believe she is 1 already!!
I am the kind of woman that LOVES birthdays.  I mean, I call my birthday month 'Rocktober' and seriously call it "My birthday month" because I joke that it is celebrated all month long:)  But when it comes to my daughters, I start planning months in advance from when there party will be and what the theme is to what they will wear.  And as it gets closer to the day, all I can think about is the day I gave birth to them.  I think about how unbelievabley amazing each day was for each of my girls to come into this world and how lucky I am that God chose me to be their mom.  Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for them every single day, but that particular day is my 1st encounter with them, memorizing there face and that feeling I had for the first time of instant love with each of my beautiful daughters.  And this is why I find birthdays so special.  It is the day to celebrate when they came into this world.


Ok, enough of the mushly stuff!  I tend to get extra emotional around their birthdays too:)

There is also the fun party and and I admit I love to entertain.  The 1st birthday is always considered a "milestone birthday" so I do tend to be a little more extreme for this event.  So for Britta's birthday it is obvious I am going with the "1st Birthday" Theme.  When Savanah turned 1 and every year since, I have done the Shutterfly invitations.  They are sooo cute, fun to create and reasonable.  But since the introduction of Pinterest, I got an idea to do an invite more creatively AND more importantly, $30 cheaper:)

Here are the invites I created with a little inspiration from a Pinterest post and the help of my friend Katie. 

Pink Invite with Pink candles and blue accent

Blue invite with blue candle and pink accent

The invites (envelopes, stickers and white card stock with design) I got from the dollar store $4.00

The candles I got from the dollar store = $2.00

The 1's I had her daycare make on their cricket machine = $0

The Pictures I had developed at Walgreen's and cut them out with a scrapbook scissors =$3.50  

Some glue, and the help of my friend and there was one cute 1st birthday invite all for $9.50!  Now if I could find a way to find stamps on sale:)

  I also have the outfit which she will wear tomorrow

                       Circo Cupcake Birthday Girl Tee regular $6.99 clearance $3.48
                              Circo Polka Dot Tutu regular $6.99 clearance $3.48


i                                       will post pictures in her birthday outfit soon:)