VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it

  So I should start off by saying that I am a huge fan of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.  If you haven't read this book and you're looking for some clarity and positivity in your life, you must check it out!  It talks about the power of positive thinking and self-fulfillment, and it's a very motivational and inspirational book.

  In this book Byrne talks about creating a vision board.  It's basically a board that you post quotes, photos, ideas... anything and everything that you dream of having/achieving.  You can easily say, "I want a better life," or "I want a better house," but you have to try to imagine what exactly would make the things in your life better.  In The Secret, the goal is positive, specific thinking and the law of attraction.

  I decided today that I am going to create my own vision board; not only for the things in my life that I want to change, but also for the things in my home that I would like to change/create.  My goals and future projects can be posted on this board so that I am reminded of what I would like to achieve each day.  This will also help motivate me to keep myself busy to achieve these goals so that I have more to do with my free time, or what little of it I may have.

  I found a few ideas for inspiration for my board tonight, so step one for this week will be designing and creating my board so that I can begin to fill it with ideas and goals.  And as I accomplish them, I can replace them with new things!

Courtesy of Adventures in Trying

I wonder if I have enough corks saved up to create this board

Courtesy of Goodwillionaire

I really like the look of this frame and clothespin idea

Courtesy of Life as a Thrifter

This shutter is adorable

Courtesy of Create Girl

This would certainly provide a lot more space!

Courtesy of Pinterest

The ribbon on this is cute

Don't agonize - Organize!

  So since I'm on this crazy mission to better organize my life, especially at home, I thought it would be suitable to create an organization board.  Just a central HQ for all the goings on in our lives.

  To start off, I must give credit to my source of inspiration.  I found a pin on Pinterest by Girl Loves Glam for creating your own organization board.  She has all sorts of awesome ideas and styles, so check her out if you have the time!

  So once I got the idea, I adjusted the layout a little to accommodate my needs and set out to gather my supplies.

For mine I used:

2'x3' piece of plywood (found at Home Depot)

2 5"x7" frames (found at the Dollar Store)

2 8.5"x11" document frames (found at Dollar Store)

2 small wicker baskets (found at Michael's)

4 decorated clips (found at Michael's)

scrapbook paper (found at Michael's)

paper print-outs (found here)

picture hanging Command Strips

paint

12" picture hanger (found at Home Depot)

measuring tape

nails

level

  I started by painting all around my board.  I found some leftover paint in our basement from an earlier room painting project, which really helped tie the colors to our existing decor.  Then I used my measuring tape and level to set up the frames and pick my layout.

  I found a really neat collection of scrapbook paper from Michael's, so I used it as a background to my printouts.

  For the cleaning list, I created my own version.  We just bought a house last summer, so we're still learning all of the upkeep necessities.  I'm sure we will come up with many additions to this list as we go on, but for now this is what we came up with.

  I used the paper clips as hangers for my wicker baskets, grocery list and receipts.

  Then I attached my picture hanger to the back of the board.  I love this kind of hanger because you can take it down and put it up again so easily.  It's great for when you want to make changes, or if you're vertically challenged like me and you have a hard time reaching the calendar to take it down and update it!

  Next, it hung everything up on the board and checked my levels one last time.  And now it's time to sit back and appreciate all that hard work!

  And it looks like everyone in the house is ready to jump on the organization train!  Bob was immediately checking in on the To Do list.

  So there you have it - the beginning of my organization binge!  Now I just have to get Nick on board...