Fun LITTLE office!

I spruced up my office a bit...it's really not an office. We have a little space near our living room that works very well for a place to keep my photography business stuff! I'm really loving my little yellow shelves (IKEA spice racks)...they match my yellow pillows on my couches! :)

Day 12 - 40 Days of Blogging

The other day I did some switching around in Ellie's closet! Seems like she outgrows things sooo fast and we are heading into warmer weather, so I figured it was time to pull out some sundresses and tank tops. (Hopefully this winter really isn't going to last forever and she will get to use these sooner rather than later!) We've been pretty blessed by our neighbor who has 2 little girls. Every so often I will get a message from her that if I want to come look at some of the clothes her girls have outgrown, she'll let me buy them! What an easy way to shop!!! Plus, she dresses her little girls in some of the most adorable outfits and most of it lines up exactly with what I would buy for Ellie anyway! And I'm totally okay with hand-me-downs! Yay! 

Now that I think about it, I should have pulled out a few of the adorable outfits to take pictures of...maybe next time! ;)

So many cute pj's! And I'm really happy to get these as hand-me-downs...because seriously, she just sleeps in them!

This drawer is all complete outfits...my fav! I really like when a shirt has a specific set of pants to go with it. Makes it so much easier when picking out her clothes for the day. Otherwise, I sit there and try to figure out if this shirt and that skirt go well or if they look a little odd together! Probably good thing I only have one little girl! ;)

A drawer full of pants, jeans, shorts, skirts, and capris!

Swimsuits and socks! I keep these in a small little bin on a lower shelf. I learned with Zay that little hands always want to help and when I'm putting away their clothes, she can throw her socks into this bin all by herself! Plus, even when she isn't eager to help, I can give her a 'job' to do...always trying to teach how to pick up after themselves and follow directions!

And plenty of shoes to play in this summer! :)

Day 2 - 40 Days of Blogging

Eeeek! I can't even believe I'm going to show this...but this winter has got to end. I'm ready to SPRING CLEAN our home...and some open windows with refreshing spring air blowing through would be lovely too! Our poor coat closet has had it. Ick...check this out!

Bad, huh!?!

(I just want to note...I often give Zay and Ellie the job of taking shoes from the front/back door and put them away in the closet........and this is the results you get!!!)

This little girl was a BIG "help" in this 20 minute cleanup task! And notice...she discovered how fun it is to wear her brother's rain boots! ;)

Ahhh...much better!

Anyone else getting ready to do some spring cleaning? Have you heard of the 40 bags in 40 days challenge? I've done versions of this 'purging' challenge before and I'm making some strong attempts to do more cleaning/purging/organizing in the next few weeks!!

Progress and Productivity

It's always a good week when there is productivity happening in our house! The saying I keep saying..."It's good to feel good!". A rough first trimester makes me all the more appreciative for the second trimester! Energy galore! 

This past week Zay decided to like marinara sauce for the first time ever. Isn't spaghetti a food that every young kiddo likes?  We've introduced this tasty treat many-a-time to Zay, but he'd have no part. He would rather have his lo-pro noodles plain. Yet, the other night he actually ate the sauce! I won't say that he ate a TON of it, but the evidence is there...he ate some! Progress!

Yay! Another meal our family can eat together! Besides making Zay's separate noodles and separate garlic bread...it looks the same! 

Laundry is such an ongoing event in our house. Thankfully I have help.

In he goes.......after the dryer balls........then they are thrown throughout the house like they are baseballs. He puts his dirty laundry into his hamper, he helps hand me the clothes to put into the washer, he tosses the wet clothes into the dryer and he helps carry the folded laundry baskets to the designated room. But the dryer balls..........in his eyes they are 'balls' and not to be associated with 'laundry'.

We've done some organizing in a certain someone's room this week.

The boy doesn't lack in the clothes department! I imagine a girl will be even worse?

I found satisfaction in going through lots of clothes, toys, and odds & ends that needed to be bagged up to go to Goodwill. Zay on the other hand was perfectly content to find a tub of old toys he hadn't seen in a few months. Most of the toys I thought he would get bored with, but who knew I'd uncovered an hour's worth of entertainment just by opening his closet!

It's only Tuesday...here's to hoping there is even more productivity in our future this week!