I Love Quotes!

Ok so I've been horrible at keeping up with posting quotes so here is a simple post filled with a whole lotta quote goodness! Hope you enjoy!

xoxo~ Jamie 

P.S. for those of you wondering where I get these, I find most of them on Pinterest... and most of them come from another blog, that probably got it from another blog. So no I'm not taking credit for these I'm just spreading the love. :)

Operation Organization Part 2- Laundry Room and Dresser

Ok so I'm working on my next big project... The guestroom closet. Take my word for it, it's bad, really bad, as bad as a small little closet can be! I'm almost done but I'm just missing a few little organization pieces that I hope to stumble across this weekend. So in the meantime I thought I would show you a few of the small projects I've been working on.

First stop our little laundry room... or uh, laundry closet is probably a bit more appropriate. Our laundry "closet" is upstairs, which I love! It makes doing laundry much more convenient. But it's also tiny. Hence the term closet instead of room. Along with the usual washer, dryer, ironing board, and detergent the closet is also a catch all for things like our sewing kit, fans, light bulbs and whatever else we decide to shove in there. So basically it's a mess. There isn't a whole lot I can do with this space but I gave it my best shot. Here's a look at the before pictures... 

This was actually on a good day...
No piles of laundry needing to be done, or clean clothes hanging up to dry.

I strategically cropped out the washer & dryer so you couldn't see how dirty they were. :) 

So basically, all I did here was pull out all the junk, sort through it, throw away light bulbs, etc. that no longer work and then cleaned like a mad woman. Scrubbing the washer, dryer and the shelf. Then after my quick trip to Goodwill I sorted through all the baskets I purchased and used them to organize all the "stuff" that needed to go back into the laundry closet. So here is how the laundry room looks now...

Nice, clean ,and organized, everything has it's place!

I feel like I'm far from done in here but this should work for now. I would LOVE to add cabinets and a little bar for hanging clothes instead of this little shelf, but that's a much bigger project for another day... But I want it to look something like this! Brooklyn Limestone Blog, Guest Post Laundry Closet Much better right?!?!

Next stop was my dresser... I'll save you from the lovely pictures of tangled jewelry, piles of unfolded T-shirts, and sweatpants shoved into corners and get straight to the point. My dresser was pretty unruly... and mostly because I'm a hoarder of comfy T-Shirts and  baggy sweatpants. So my biggest task was to purge. Get rid of old T-shirts and make more space for a well organized dresser. No big tips or tricks here, I simply got rid of the unnecessary items and nicely refolded all the shirts, shorts, etc that I just couldn't part with.

The exciting part (I know it's organizing how exciting can it be? But seriously I'm kind of enjoying this!) came when I organized my jewelry drawer... no before picture here because well I forgot and it was chaos! But basically I sorted through it all, purged a ton of chunky hot pink jewelry that I probably had since high school,  threw away anything that was broken or had no match, laid out a piece of "Grip-It Shelf and Drawer liner" and went to work laying it all out nicely using earrings cards and small boxes. I also purchased a really cute dish to place on top of the dresser to hold the jewelry I wear on a daily basis. Here are a few pictures of the final result!

Nice organized Jewelry drawer complete with Grip-It liner 

on the bottom to keep everything from moving all over the place.

Cute black dish on top of the dresser to hold my everyday jewelry.

A little bit of a blurry close up of the dish. Love this thing, keeps my jewelry handy without 

Roxy being able to knock everything off onto the floor!

So there you have it, a couple small projects around the house that will make your life just a little easier and keep you organized! Stay tuned for that awful guestroom closet!

 xoxo~ Jamie

And of course a few fun quotes!

Operation Organization Part 1- Master Closet

So let me start off by saying that I am pretty OCD. I like my house clean, things put away, nothing on the floor, freshly vacuumed, and no dust in site. I hate clutter and I cannot go to bed with dishes in the sink... BUT, what I can't see doesn't bug me! So while our house may seem clean, secretly tucked away in closets and drawers is mayhem! And lately I have felt like the disaster in our closets, desks and dresser drawers has been begging for me to clean it! So after being inspired by other bloggers I decided to go on an organization "binge" around the house. And since I was inspired by another blogger I thought I would share my progress here in hopes of inspiring someone else!

So anyway first stop was my closet! Our master closet is fairly small so trying to get organized in here was really tricky! My first step was to purge! Go through all my clothes, shoes, purses, etc. and get rid of anything I no longer needed. This process took forever and resulted in several large garbage bags full of donation items! (Which by the way are still sitting in my guestroom waiting to be dropped off at a Goodwill or something... Oops!)

Here are a few pictures of the closet before...

Way too crowded, purses piled on top of each other, and just a big mess!

Hats piled high and more purses and junk shoved on shelves.

Way too many shoes, all piled in together.

Messy closet floor with boots, sweatshirts and laundry all mixed together.

The back of the closet door and wall behind the door. Blank useless space. 

Next step was shopping! No not shopping for more clothes and shoes to replace the things I got rid of (although that would have been much more exciting!) Instead I went to Goodwill, Hobby Lobby and King Soopers in search of a few items for storage and organization. Thankfully I stopped at Goodwill first and hit the jackpot! Baskets and little canisters for organizing galore! After that all I need was a few command hooks which I found at King Soopers and I was good to go!

A few of the supplies I found to help get organized! Baskets, pen holders, little buckets, and tin canisters. 

Lastly I just needed to take the time to put it all together. I added command hooks to the back of the door, the wall behind the door and on the side of the shelves. This was a great way to utilize otherwise useless space. I added a large basket to the floor of the closet to hold my boots that were too large for the shelves. And finally I stuffed my favorite Coach purses with empty grocery bags so they would stand up straight, keeping their shape, taking up less space, and serving as a bit of a decoration for the closet. Voila I had a brand new closet with more space to hang things and a much more organized feel. I love it!

Here are a few pictures of the finished product!

Command hooks on the back of the closet door holds my belt holder and command hooks on the wall hold sweatshirts and PJ's. The door still opens perfectly and leaves plenty of room in the closet.

A large $5 basket from Goodwill holds my large boots.

Command hooks on the shelves to hold my longer necklaces.

Belts hung on the back of the door. And a large pink bag hanging from the handle holds all my scarfs.

Purses stuffed with grocery bags

Nice clean top of the closet

I have a bit more work to do in here but I'm happy with the progress I've made. Check back soon to see how I tackled our laundry room, desk, and guestroom closet! In the meantime here are a few quotes since I am seriously behind on posting these!

xoxo~ Jamie

My name is Jamie and I'm a slacker ! So instead of a well thought out blog... here is a little bit of randomness!

Ugh I have so many great blog post ideas but I keep forgetting to upload pictcures... and what is a blog post without pictures?!?! But don't worry I'm working on it. I started my reorganizing project on Sunday and I'm excited to keep it going! More on that later.

In other news Adam is leaving this Thursday for a guys golf trip, he doesn't get back until Monday. I'm so not a fan. Yes he deserves time with his boys but I'm going to miss him. And I don't want him to go. :( But I guess it will give me some time with my fav ladies and  plenty of time to work on my Operation Organization Project! And maybe I'll get caught up on all my blogging. So it'll be good... really! Once I stop pouting anyway.

Oh also Gizmo got a haircut this weekend. He looks absolutely adorable and I love how happy he is after he gets a haircut! Here is a picture of him looking all proud of his new hair-do!

See so cute! Love him! 

This weekend I got to hangout in a castle! Well not a real castle but it's called a castle and it's huge! Adam and I went  to Cherokee Ranch and Castle on Saturday to celebrate a very special birthday! We had a great time and the views were stunning! Here are a few pictures of the castle. :)

Out front of Cherokee Ranch & Castle

They have weddings right here! Gorgeous right?!

The front of the castle

A cannon...

An amazing view!

Beautiful, the pictures don't really do it justice. 

Lastly I started reading The Help yesterday! It is so good, I cant wait to find out how it all ends and see the movie! Love it! 

Image courtesy of Barnes&Noble.com

Anyway there's a little glimpse of what I currently have going on in my life! Hope you are having a wonderful week! 

And here are a few quotes just becasue I love them! 

xoxo~ Jamie