Welcome 2018! According to Chinese tradition it is the year of the dog. The year of the dog is said to be a good time for lifestyle changes (time to quit smoking or change residence) and for the start of new business ventures. What do you want for this year? As a professional organizer I assist people with their goals. …
#12MonthsofThrifting 2018
Happy New Year! Goodwill Akron and I are back with another round of the 12 Months of Thrifting challenge. This challenge is designed to help you build a wardrobe of thrifted essentials, month by month. This is our third year hosting this fun challenge. Let’s take a quick look back at 2016 and 2017: we selected 12 essential pieces …
DIY: Chalkboard
I came across this cute little picture I had purchased at Goodwill at least a year ago. I remembered the main reasons I bought it were because the monkey looks so sad and the frame was adorable. It was an easy enough of a project that it wouldn’t take all day and still give me some time away from …
DIY: Child’s Desk & Chair
Hi All, During the Christmas season I will often get orders for Christmas gifts. Sometimes they have furniture of their own they would like painted and sometimes I will go through my own unfinished inventory and pick out pieces that I think might work for them. I had this adorable desk and chair in my inventory and the customer requested …
Holiday Fashions For Kids
It’s holiday time! Time to shop. Time to cheer. And time to save! We’re so busy checking off our lists — food, beverages, cookies, candy, gifts — that we can sometimes leave our holiday clothing shopping for last. I mean, do we really want to think about spending another penny? But if you take a trip to your local Goodwill …
#12MonthsofThrifting Challenge: Oversized Cardigan
This year we set out to thrift 12 essential items for our closet by following the 12 Months of Thrifting challenge. We took it slow by thrifting a specific item each month so we can carefully build a thrifted wardrobe of functional clothing that we love and will actually wear. December marks the final prompt of the challenge so …
Holiday Decorating
The holiday season is here. You are pulling those bins of decorations out of the crawl space, closets, attics or basement. Next you are deciding what you will display around the house. Some people put everything out while others select a few items and rotate over the years. I’ve worked with some clients who are tired of the whole process …
Gearing Kids for Cold Weather
During this time of year there’s a lot of anticipation; we know what we’re in for — snow, ice and all the preparation in getting somewhere on time and of course, the excitement of the holidays drawing near! Add to that, the dropping temperatures outside and we find ourselves layering clothes on our children (or at the very least telling …
Sail Away – In A Pea Coat
The Pea Coat holds a special place in this little style heart. I’ve had a love for this coat for YEARS!! In fact, I can remember it was one of the very first items I wore in High School that I felt my very best in. 3 reasons I love a pea coat (this is for fellas too): The silhouette. …
#12MonthsofThrifting Challenge: Clutch Bags
Oh clutch bags, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I’m pretty sure clutch bags were one of the very first things I thrifted when I was in middle school. I really had no business thrifting a clutch at that age since I never had anywhere to wear them. What was even in my purse at 14? …