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COVID-19 #stayathome #socialdistancing activities

It’s been a tough March and April as most families are hunkering down and staying at home due to the coronavirus. It is especially hard for parents that are working from home and having to make sure their younger kids are doing their school work and homework virtually. Both my girls are doing school work virtually and both my husband and are were already working from home. Trying to get family time in is tough as they are teenagers! Here are a few suggestions for activities if you have older kids and some of these we have done! I do like to get fresh air every once in a while with no one around so here are my top suggestions for social distancing activities.

  1. Exercise – take a stroll in your neighborhood, on a path (while social distancing of course) or check out YouTube for a fun barre class. Every day I am trying to do something active and trying to get my girls to join in!
  2. We try to do movie night as a family – we went back to some oldies the other night – Big, Clueless, Thelma and Louise – make popcorn and add some candies for a fun night.
  3. Game night – while I’d like to say we do this, we tried it once – but those with younger kids can certainly have a blast with many board games.
  4. Drive through fun – it was my birthday the other day and while you should stay at home, ordering out is one way to support local businesses. Amazingly we have only ordered out about 4 times during the months of March and April! Girls now would like to go to the drive through at Chick-fil-A. You all stay in the car and have a fun ride.
  5. Driving around your town – My husband can’t sit still and likes to get in his car and just drive around. No problem there as he is not seeing anyone. Once his friend made him some ribs and they left it in their mailbox for him to pick up. In fact if you are running out of dinner ideas do a meal swap with one close family that you know and know that you will like what they make.
  6. Finally, cleaning, organizing their spaces – My girls did this the first few days we were on the stay at home order. Every closet is organized and clothes have been donated. Our house is pretty clean for four people at home all the time!

Stay safe, enjoy the together time and we will get through this!

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Clutter Free @tidy_living #TidyLiving #sponsored

I am really into organizing this year and having just renovated my home office I want to keep the rest of my home tidy and clutter free. So glad I partnered with Tidy Living as they have a great selection of home organizing products that are now available online. The brand Tidy Living provides organization solutions to make life a little easier in every room of your home. They are the leading manufacturer and supplier of home storage, organization, garment care and laundry accessory products.

For me I tend to not throw anything out so sometimes I just hide the clutter. Plus for many it can be stressful to clean up. Tidy Living provides the tools necessary to keep your house clean, organized and clutter free. Efficiency and functionality is key to all their home organization products and each of their product lines are very innovative and affordable. The Canadian company helps to make any home efficiently organized with quality, affordability, and sustainable products. You should not have to spend a fortune to make your home look neat and clean. Tidy Living has the best selection of organization items to keep you clutter free. Here are my few favorite items from Tidy Living:

Hanging 11 compartment closet organizer – This is perfect for kids to line up their clothes for the week ahead.  It has 8 shoe holes and 3 larger sweater shelves to ensure plenty of space for all of kids’ most essential wardrobe pieces. The organizer comes equipped with 2 metal hooks and is designed to hang from any standard closet rod. $15.00

Folding laundry hamper– This is a neat looking hamper for $12.00 and it fits nicely in any room (no more white plastic bins)

20 pair shoe rack– is on sale for $6.00. it’s perfect to store those winter boots or hopefully spring is coming soon so you can line up all your sandals.

The under bed bag is great for extra storage or if you have kids heading to college this is a great solution for storing bulky items.  Comment on your favorite storage item for a chance to win this under bed bag!

Check out all the products HERE and use the code “TRENDY” to save 10% on your order. The code is active now and valid until the end of May – perfect for spring cleaning too! (This is an affiliate link, meaning that at no additional cost to you I receive a small commission from your purchase)

Disclosure: Tidy Living and I worked on an affiliate partnership and sponsored post. All opinions in this blog post are my own.

 

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home decor home improvement

Clutter Free @tidy_living #TidyLiving #sponsored

I am really into organizing this year and having just renovated my home office I want to keep the rest of my home tidy and clutter free. So glad I partnered with Tidy Living as they have a great selection of home organizing products that are now available online. The brand Tidy Living provides organization solutions to make life a little easier in every room of your home. They are the leading manufacturer and supplier of home storage, organization, garment care and laundry accessory products.

For me I tend to not throw anything out so sometimes I just hide the clutter. Plus for many it can be stressful to clean up. Tidy Living provides the tools necessary to keep your house clean, organized and clutter free. Efficiency and functionality is key to all their home organization products and each of their product lines are very innovative and affordable. The Canadian company helps to make any home efficiently organized with quality, affordability, and sustainable products. You should not have to spend a fortune to make your home look neat and clean. Tidy Living has the best selection of organization items to keep you clutter free. Here are my few favorite items from Tidy Living:

Hanging 11 compartment closet organizer – This is perfect for kids to line up their clothes for the week ahead.  It has 8 shoe holes and 3 larger sweater shelves to ensure plenty of space for all of kids’ most essential wardrobe pieces. The organizer comes equipped with 2 metal hooks and is designed to hang from any standard closet rod. $15.00

Folding laundry hamper– This is a neat looking hamper for $12.00 and it fits nicely in any room (no more white plastic bins)

20 pair shoe rack– is on sale for $6.00. it’s perfect to store those winter boots or hopefully spring is coming soon so you can line up all your sandals.

The under bed bag is great for extra storage or if you have kids heading to college this is a great solution for storing bulky items.  Comment on your favorite storage item for a chance to win this under bed bag!

Check out all the products HERE and use the code “TRENDY” to save 10% on your order. The code is active now and valid until the end of May – perfect for spring cleaning too! (This is an affiliate link, meaning that at no additional cost to you I receive a small commission from your purchase)

Disclosure: Tidy Living and I worked on an affiliate partnership and sponsored post. All opinions in this blog post are my own.

 

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home decor home improvement

Clutter Free @tidy_living #TidyLiving #sponsored

I am really into organizing this year and having just renovated my home office I want to keep the rest of my home tidy and clutter free. So glad I partnered with Tidy Living as they have a great selection of home organizing products that are now available online. The brand Tidy Living provides organization solutions to make life a little easier in every room of your home. They are the leading manufacturer and supplier of home storage, organization, garment care and laundry accessory products.

For me I tend to not throw anything out so sometimes I just hide the clutter. Plus for many it can be stressful to clean up. Tidy Living provides the tools necessary to keep your house clean, organized and clutter free. Efficiency and functionality is key to all their home organization products and each of their product lines are very innovative and affordable. The Canadian company helps to make any home efficiently organized with quality, affordability, and sustainable products. You should not have to spend a fortune to make your home look neat and clean. Tidy Living has the best selection of organization items to keep you clutter free. Here are my few favorite items from Tidy Living:

Hanging 11 compartment closet organizer – This is perfect for kids to line up their clothes for the week ahead.  It has 8 shoe holes and 3 larger sweater shelves to ensure plenty of space for all of kids’ most essential wardrobe pieces. The organizer comes equipped with 2 metal hooks and is designed to hang from any standard closet rod. $15.00

Folding laundry hamper– This is a neat looking hamper for $12.00 and it fits nicely in any room (no more white plastic bins)

20 pair shoe rack– is on sale for $6.00. it’s perfect to store those winter boots or hopefully spring is coming soon so you can line up all your sandals.

The under bed bag is great for extra storage or if you have kids heading to college this is a great solution for storing bulky items.  Comment on your favorite storage item for a chance to win this under bed bag!

Check out all the products HERE and use the code “TRENDY” to save 10% on your order. The code is active now and valid until the end of May – perfect for spring cleaning too! (This is an affiliate link, meaning that at no additional cost to you I receive a small commission from your purchase)

Disclosure: Tidy Living and I worked on an affiliate partnership and sponsored post. All opinions in this blog post are my own.

 

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Home office makeover #workfromhome #homeofficedecor

Finally, my home office makeover is complete!  Well, I am still looking for the perfect desk but the walls have been painted, shelves cleaned and organized and I feel refreshed and ready to work even harder this year! It is amazing what a bit of paint and clearing the clutter can do! I have worked from home for over 14 years so I had a lot of files and notebooks that stacked up. I did have some help with the organizing thanks to my friend Gretchen from The Fancy Kind. The Fancy Kind is a staging and interior decorating service outside of Boston. Gretchen is great at taking what you have in your home or office and organizing it in a way that is clutter free. My friend Julie helped with the paint selection and she has a great company called design 2 order and can consult on paint colors, interior design and help with organizational challenges and more.

Here are some photos of the home office space before and after:

My home office had not been organized in 7 years!
My home office had not been organized in 7 years!

The details are what makes my office neat and clean!
The details are what makes my office neat and clean.

All the shelves are cleaned off! It looks so much better!
All the shelves are cleaned off. It looks so much better.

Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy!
Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy.

 

 

The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.
The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.

I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.
I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.

 

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home decor home improvement

Home office makeover #workfromhome #homeofficedecor

Finally, my home office makeover is complete!  Well, I am still looking for the perfect desk but the walls have been painted, shelves cleaned and organized and I feel refreshed and ready to work even harder this year! It is amazing what a bit of paint and clearing the clutter can do! I have worked from home for over 14 years so I had a lot of files and notebooks that stacked up. I did have some help with the organizing thanks to my friend Gretchen from The Fancy Kind. The Fancy Kind is a staging and interior decorating service outside of Boston. Gretchen is great at taking what you have in your home or office and organizing it in a way that is clutter free. My friend Julie helped with the paint selection and she has a great company called design 2 order and can consult on paint colors, interior design and help with organizational challenges and more.

Here are some photos of the home office space before and after:

My home office had not been organized in 7 years!
My home office had not been organized in 7 years!

The details are what makes my office neat and clean!
The details are what makes my office neat and clean.

All the shelves are cleaned off! It looks so much better!
All the shelves are cleaned off. It looks so much better.

Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy!
Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy.

 

 

The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.
The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.

I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.
I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.

 

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Home office makeover #workfromhome #homeofficedecor

Finally, my home office makeover is complete!  Well, I am still looking for the perfect desk but the walls have been painted, shelves cleaned and organized and I feel refreshed and ready to work even harder this year! It is amazing what a bit of paint and clearing the clutter can do! I have worked from home for over 14 years so I had a lot of files and notebooks that stacked up. I did have some help with the organizing thanks to my friend Gretchen from The Fancy Kind. The Fancy Kind is a staging and interior decorating service outside of Boston. Gretchen is great at taking what you have in your home or office and organizing it in a way that is clutter free. My friend Julie helped with the paint selection and she has a great company called design 2 order and can consult on paint colors, interior design and help with organizational challenges and more.

Here are some photos of the home office space before and after:

My home office had not been organized in 7 years!
My home office had not been organized in 7 years!

The details are what makes my office neat and clean!
The details are what makes my office neat and clean.

All the shelves are cleaned off! It looks so much better!
All the shelves are cleaned off. It looks so much better.

Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy!
Here is my home office after the makeover. My work space is much more efficient and of course tidy.

 

 

The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.
The colors I used to decorate the office are white, pink and gray.

I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.
I love the beach so I wanted to add in some beach themed touches to the decor.

 

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It’s a decorating thing #teens @wayfair

It is that time of year when my tween and teen decide it is time to switch up their rooms and move everything around once again! Every once in a while they also decide to NOT share their big bedroom (with the bathroom and walk in closet) and one of them decides to move to the small room. Wayfair to the rescue! They have the perfect solutions for small spaces and any space really.  Plus my kids love looking on the site for decorating ideas. I do like how the site has inspiration boards as well. I love a good white dresser and nightstand. Plus for the kids a nice vanity is something they will love. Check out the one in my daughter’s room from Wayfair. We did not add the mirror on top as we did not want to block the light coming in the window. It is small and fits perfectly in the nook.  The site has a great selection of unique finds and a ton of cute vanity/make-up stands and sets here.  If you are on the hunt for some good deals check out Wayfair.com!

Disclosure: Wayfair sent me the vanity. All opinions in this post are my own.

cute finds @wayfair
cute finds @wayfair

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home decor home improvement Uncategorized

It’s a decorating thing #teens @wayfair

It is that time of year when my tween and teen decide it is time to switch up their rooms and move everything around once again! Every once in a while they also decide to NOT share their big bedroom (with the bathroom and walk in closet) and one of them decides to move to the small room. Wayfair to the rescue! They have the perfect solutions for small spaces and any space really.  Plus my kids love looking on the site for decorating ideas. I do like how the site has inspiration boards as well. I love a good white dresser and nightstand. Plus for the kids a nice vanity is something they will love. Check out the one in my daughter’s room from Wayfair. We did not add the mirror on top as we did not want to block the light coming in the window. It is small and fits perfectly in the nook.  The site has a great selection of unique finds and a ton of cute vanity/make-up stands and sets here.  If you are on the hunt for some good deals check out Wayfair.com!

Disclosure: Wayfair sent me the vanity. All opinions in this post are my own.

cute finds @wayfair
cute finds @wayfair

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Tis the season to decorate

Christmas is coming so fast this year. How many of you had your decorations up by Thanksgiving? (I know all the retail stores did!) Each year we get a real tree but I really want an artificial one – one that I can decorate, cover and put away in the basement until next Christmas! It does take a while to decorate your home for the holidays. I have to admit I did start before Thanksgiving so that decorating the tree would not take so long. I think I am going to take steps each year to slowly decorate the whole house so it does not seem like such a chore! This year I did the decorating all by myself with a little help from the elves (my two kids). If you are looking for decorating help this season or are looking for help with your holiday party or staging call Gretchen at The Fancy Kind!  

It always helps to have extra hands (and a good eye) when it comes to decorating, staging and party planning!  Here are a few photos of my decorating skills!

Christmas Decorations!
Christmas Decorations!