Would love these for my couch… from this shop on Etsy
Seersucker blouse from a cool online store I recently found, Ruche
And a similar shirt from Old Navy, for a few $$ less
2.11.2011
Springtime Online Window Shopping
The sun is out here for the first time in awhile, signaling that spring is hopefully right around the corner! We are a little stir crazy after the past two weeks of sickness and cold, dreary weather, and needless to say, more than ready for spring to arrive. Here are a few spring-worthy finds from a little online browsing during Kate's morning nap on my beloved "off day" (when I should have been cleaning!):
Routines = Productivity
I recently read a blog post entitled "Get a chef, a maid, and a nanny by creating effective routines." Now doesn’t that sound appealing?! This is a post about the importance of routines by one of my fav mom bloggers, Kat, of Inspired to Action.
I especially like the idea about the collaborative meal planning, where 6-8 friends get together, make up a week's worth of meal plans, with coordinating recipes and grocery list, and then swap. Who's in for an online meal plan swap? All it would involve is planning 4-5 meals and including the recipe (or a link to an online recipe) and the grocery list of ingredients. We could email them back and forth or either create/share Google Docs. For real, let me know if you're interested!
I've also been toying with a cleaning schedule for the past few months, but I haven't really figured out the perfect setup for me, as of yet. I have found that one key to keeping a "clean enough, organized enough" home is to go with cleaning/organizing strategies that work with, not against, your personal style and preferences. For example, I'm a stacker - that is how I naturally organize things. So, I've found it helpful to put organizational tools in the areas I tend to make my messy stacks. Right now, I have a ceramic tray on the corner of our kitchen counter to catch keys (my husband refuses to use my cute key rack by the door), phones, and miscellaneous junk that ends up on the counter. I also have a wooden tray that holds my cards, stamps, envelopes, and other writing materials, and a old iron dish rack that holds folders where my bills and other important paperwork can be filed as soon as the mail is open. My prob is that I tend to misuse/abuse these so-called organizational baskets by cramming them full of stuff that doesn't belong and then "forgetting" to ever clean them out. But I am working on it, and this post has inspired me not to give up on finding routines that work for me!
I especially like the idea about the collaborative meal planning, where 6-8 friends get together, make up a week's worth of meal plans, with coordinating recipes and grocery list, and then swap. Who's in for an online meal plan swap? All it would involve is planning 4-5 meals and including the recipe (or a link to an online recipe) and the grocery list of ingredients. We could email them back and forth or either create/share Google Docs. For real, let me know if you're interested!
I've also been toying with a cleaning schedule for the past few months, but I haven't really figured out the perfect setup for me, as of yet. I have found that one key to keeping a "clean enough, organized enough" home is to go with cleaning/organizing strategies that work with, not against, your personal style and preferences. For example, I'm a stacker - that is how I naturally organize things. So, I've found it helpful to put organizational tools in the areas I tend to make my messy stacks. Right now, I have a ceramic tray on the corner of our kitchen counter to catch keys (my husband refuses to use my cute key rack by the door), phones, and miscellaneous junk that ends up on the counter. I also have a wooden tray that holds my cards, stamps, envelopes, and other writing materials, and a old iron dish rack that holds folders where my bills and other important paperwork can be filed as soon as the mail is open. My prob is that I tend to misuse/abuse these so-called organizational baskets by cramming them full of stuff that doesn't belong and then "forgetting" to ever clean them out. But I am working on it, and this post has inspired me not to give up on finding routines that work for me!
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