Got the winter blues??

Nothing makes it feel more like spring than fresh, budding flowers. Splurge a little and cure those blues! Add a little bouquet of fresh flowers on a table or stand that you pass often and remember spring is just around the corner....

Organic

I am so in love with the organic look that has been around awhile and it seems its going to keep on being a favorite! And why not? It feels clean, modern, bright, yet earthy. Whites, natural woods in all shades, potted plants that give a splash of the green outdoors are all elements of this organic look. Add a splash of violet, bright yellow, or blue for some eye-popping contrast!

{Metropolitan Home}

{Elle Decor}

{Metropolitan Home}

{Metropolitan Home}

{Gallery Home Design}

Need some organic accents??

{Greener Home Designs}

{Organic Fiore Bedding}

{West Elm}

{Josephine Organic Bedding- Pottery Barn}

{Pottery Barn}

{Pottery Barn}

It doesn't get more organic than a beautifully potted orchid!

{HGTV}

Invite a little nature into your home....

I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

Celebrity closets to die over! So space-y and shiny... and how bout all the shoes crowding the shelves?! This one is totally do-able! Olivia Wilde

Nicky Hilton

Christina Agulera

Eva Longoria

Maria Carey

Paula Abdul

Download this closet makeover worksheet by gracemagazine.com and get your closet looking celebrity worthy!

{Images via Instyle.com}

Not JUST a bathroom!

Being four months pregnant I am spending alot of time in the bathroom! {tmi?? sorry!} It is giving me some seriously time to think about how I want my future dream bathroom to be! Too bad my taste is so eclectic... my inspiration is all over the place! But maybe an image or two will appeal to you??

My friend's parents' bathroom looks very similar to this one...I love the cozy fireplace at the head of the tub! Soooo relaxing {here}

{house to home}

This is an environmentally friendly "green" bathroom. It looks very organic, thats for sure! {here}

You just can't beat the shiny, clean feel {here}

I feel like I stepped into Pride and Prejudice! And that's fine by me :) {This is Glamorous}

Rosy in the winter

Bloomingville

I fell in L-O-V-E with this pillow of perfection the minute I laid eyes on it!! Generally I gravitate towards the more clean, modern feel but this rose makes me want to completely redecorate my bedroom in a shabby chic, white and pale floral ensemble.
Check out Brunch at Saks for more lovelies from Bloomingville.

Organizing

I don't relish lots of my new years resolutions {watch what I eat?? boring...} but I have delved into my learn to organize resolution with gusto! I have been reading tips and tricks to organizing all morning and I thought I'd share a few of my favorite pointers that I penned down with you! Now don't expect all of these to be cited because I just read a ton of articles and these were a few that just kept coming up and standing out. {Nobody sue me please!}

~Store things where you use them. If you don't use something often, store it in the back room.

~Buy a mail basket. I have mail on my table, coffee table, car, and dresser. Why didn't I think of this sooner??!

~Set aside time each day or week to take care of the mail...that way bills don't pile up and your mail basket doesn't overflow!

~Use a cute notebook to plan and make priority to-do lists. Any excuse to buy a new cute notebook is good by me : )

~One of my favorites: Eliminate magazine clutter with this helpful tip from Ann Bingley Gallops (www.theorganizedlife.net). Go through magazines as soon as you get them, rip out the articles you want to read, staple them into a folder and tuck the packet into your briefcase. "It's like you've created your own magazine, filled with editorial content only you would choose," Gallops says. "Carry it around with you, read it when you have time and when you're done, throw it away."

I found some organizational authors and bloggers that I particularly loved.
Julie Morgenstern is a professional organizer and when I was going through the organizing section at Barnes and Noble today I noticed she had a few books on the shelf! But even better you don't have to pay to receive her pages of wisdom! She blogs about all thing organizing and you can check it out here.
HGTV has link after organization link for you to find exactly what you need to organize every room in your house.
My favorite organizing blogger so far though is Professional Organizer Karli at Organize with Style. She blogs about organizing everything from emails to wrapping paper. {I love her suggestion on making his and her baskets for the bathroom, bedroom, mail, etc to find out who the clutter culprit is in your house!}.

So if becoming more organized is one of your new years resolutions maybe you will want to check out some of the pros' advice! And please when you find some gem of organizing wisdom share it with me!!! Consider this your support group.


{image via here}

Welcome 2010!

Hello you all! It feels like such a long time since I have been on here but I hope you were so busy having fun and enjoying the holidays that you *hardly* even missed me. I know every minute of my past 3 weeks was jam packed with games, chatting, food, and fun.

How was your Christmas/Hanukkah/New Years?? What did you do? Where did you go? Traditions??

For Christmas I fled the snow and enjoyed a green Christmas in Arizona with my family.


Ahhh I can't get enough of the sun!! Especially after getting extreme cabin fever because I'm too scared to go out and drive in the snow! Is anybody else with me there??
For New Years we stayed in a favorite cabin in Idaho and rented a few snowmobiles and had lots of fun with my husband's family. All around it was a great holiday vacation!

So 2010...I'm ready for ya. I have so many plans that are going to make this year unforgettable!
One goal I have that is certainly appropriate for this blog is I am going to become specialized in home organization. I'm looking around the room at 3 half emptied suitcases and a dozen misc bags and realizing that I need to make this a priority!! I can't wait!
Some other 2010 plans I have include moving to a new state where my husband will begin law school; I want to really focus in on my interior design business and get it booming; I want to take a cake decorating class and become profesh and start a little cake decorating business; and last but not least we FINALLY announced to family and friends that we are going to have a little addition to our family come July! {so don't be surprised if my posts suddenly shift to nurseries and all things soft and cutesy}
Yes, 2010, I am ready for all the time you are going to bring me to learn new things and do new things!


Now I need to go catch up on my 100+ blog posts that I follow but have neglected during the holidays...for some reason I thought everyone takes a break to enjoy the holidays...hmm...weird...