The perfect baby gift!!

The gift I ordered for my friend's baby shower just came!! I will be filling the Timeless Beauty Bag with all the things she needs for portable baby changing! It's going to be adorable!! Will share pictures when it's finished!

Office in a Box!

Monday I posted a picture on Instagram of my "office in a box". I had several people ask what was in it. So here is a breakdown of the box that keeps me sane. Backstory, I am not organized. I DESPERATELY want to be organized but it never works out. So although I have an office/desk in a corner, it's always messy and I can never find anything. Hence the reason I've started keeping everything I need in this Your Way Cube. It's mobile and small enough to keep organized without becoming overwhelmed. You'll notice that it's not just Thirty One stuff in this box, for me there is no separation between job and home. It's all meshed together because it's easier for me that way. If I have too many "systems" I get confused and again overwhelmed.

So here goes!

"What's in the box??"

We'll start with the big picture, this is my "office in a box". It is a Thirty One Your Way Cube with a Fold N File inside. 

A. Document holder, I keep this stocked and ready to walk out of the house or to a party at all times. 

It has: order forms, recruiting fliers, special fliers, and catalogs. 

B. Various envelopes for mailing catalogs, invites, minis, whatevs. 

C. Hostess packets stocked and ready to go at all times.

D. My fabulous stamp from Dear Madaline Designs

I stamp catalogs, minis, my kid, my dog, anything that will sit still. 

Because I don't use business cards, I stamp my mini catalogs and

pass them out like candy. 

E. Welcome to the Team notecards

F. Labels of various sizes. I use labels to stamp my catalogs. 

Keeps it from smearing and let's me choose where I want it to go.

(on the front over the jean skirt)

G. My weekly planner from Dear Madaline Designs.

H. Extra order forms

I. Extra catalogs. 

What's in my Fold N File? 

Usually I pull this out and throw it in an Organizing Utility Tote when I'm going to a party. Sometimes if I've been lazy and the Fold N File isn't stocked I'll grab the whole cube. But I try to avoid doing that if possible. 

a. Order forms

b. Recruiting fliers

c. Monthly special fliers

d. Completed parties, order forms, order print outs, any notes I've taken. 

e. The Princess's artwork

f. Grocery store receipts. 

(coming soon to the files, business receipts. I ran out of files.)

g. My planner. It holds my entire life. 

h. Pretty tape for mailing. 

i. My timeless beauty bag containing all of my many notecards and stamps. 

j. Extra mini catalogs

k. Small prizes for parties and hostesses, key fobs, nail files, rosette clips. 

l. My thank you cards that I attach to the pink bags, also from Dear Madaline Designs. 

m. Pretty paper clips for my planner

n. My Square reader

So there you have it! My "office in a box"! 

How do you keep your life organized? I'm always looking for new ways to do things!

Do you plan?

Getting ready to grocery shop. Trying out a weekly trip. I usually buy for two or three weeks at a time. We'll see how this works. How often do you go? Do you meal plan? I love the #Cozi app for keeping up with my recipes and shopping list. And #flylady helps me keep my house clean and happy!

I must be on crack!!

I have gotten more done this morning by nine am than I did all day yesterday!! Go me!! Must have been the three and a half cups of coffee. Or knowing that I'll be gone all afternoon and won't get to do it during afternoon nap. Either way, my house looks fantastic, coffee is already ready to be brewed tomorrow, the trash is down, the dogs are fed, and laundry is going! Wow! I'm so excited. Maybe I'll continue the craziness by ironing the Man's clothes for tomorrow!!

Guide to being a good wife..

If you will notice the link directly to your right, it is a guide to being a SAHM. The feminist in you will probably hate it. But if you really think about it, you will realize these are things you should be doing. I consider the house and my child to be my JOB. But you don't get paid you say, uh, yes, I do get paid. R goes out and works and provides for this family so that I can stay home and raise our daughter, he gives us anything we need, and takes great care of us. And that is my payment. Plus every once in a while T slips me a bonus check, kisses, hugs, drool, something slimy down my shirt. She's always generous.
So take a look at the link, and try to implement some of those things in your daily life.