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Planning for 2021

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Good Morning,

I am headed to the office today and it will most likely be a busy day but I have my list and the day planned. With that being said it got me thinking about planners. I think a lot of us are starting to think about the next year. 

photo credits Mrs. Shockley
Most of you know that I have been using a Day Designer for a few years now. I love this particular planner. The format works so well for me. It was funny to see Jennifer L. Scott post a video about this! I thought how funny. We are all gearing up for 2021. 

I purchased this particular print from Target. It is sold out but I have found some similar ones here, here, and here. It also depends on your local Target. Some stores have them and some don’t. 

I do use the stickers when putting dates or to-dos in my planner. 

This is what the inside looks like. It’s so easy to use and I love having a weekly format. It works so well for me. I can move things around and plan easily. There are some smaller ones available. I found one here and here.

I hope you all have found a planner that you like. I know Jennifer linked different ones in her video if you are interested. Have a great weekend! 

A Scent for Your Drawers

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Good Morning Everyone,

This weekend sure did fly by. I went to visit our local Ann Taylor store to find out what is going on with my orders. I have about 6 items that I ordered and they have not arrived yet. The other reason why I wanted to visit the store was to see some of the items in person and I am happy to say that they are beautiful pieces! I sure do hope we can get my order shipped soon. 

While at the mall I decided to visit Pottery Barn to see if I could spot any of the items that I fell in love with online. One item that I did get to see and smell was the Monique Lhuillier Scented Sachet Set.


Once I got a whiff of these I had to purchase them. Now I have had scented papers and other items in my drawers before but I really love these. The garden rose scent is light and beautiful. The rose scent is not too heavy. It is perfect. 

They were beautifully wrapped in this clear box and velvet bow. 

Beautifully scented, delicate, and feminine. These scented pillows would be perfect in your unmentionables drawer. I am also going to put them in my nightgown drawer. I look forward to the pleasant smell that I will encounter every time I open my drawers. 



















This pillow is placed in my nightgown drawer. I do love them already. These would be a great Christmas gift too. It’s something different and I am always trying to find different gift ideas. Another item that I ordered were these gorgeous pom-pom slippers. They were on sale for only $12! I ordered the gray ones. I can’t wait to see them.

I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful and feminine find. Have a great Monday!




(post not sponsored, photos via Mrs. Shockley)




My Husband’s Closet ~ A Surprise Organizational Project

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And a happy chilly Wednesday to you all. In today’s post, I wanted to share what happened to my husband’s closet about a week ago….

So I was sitting at my desk (home office) and I heard a loud sound. I thought it was the dogs so I didn’t think much about it. My husband came home went to his closet and saw this!

The giant rack that he had around the entire wall had come crashing down!

It was a giant mess! Now we have lived in this home for about 7 years and my husband has not purged! You read that correctly he has not gotten rid of any clothes since we moved in! Needless, to say that I was not surprised by this at all. The weight became simply too much!

He closed the door and did not want to look at it for a few days. Lol, I understood and just left it alone. During those days he did email a friend who has a company called Better Way Murphy Beds and Meridian Closets to get his input on what our options were. One of the assistants at the company sent us a closet design and we had a plan!!! 

My husband then got to work on patching the holes and painting the walls. 


They came the same day and finished the installation within a few hours. It looks so nice now!

I love the double row. I really want this for my closet. I think it’s a great way to use your space wisely. 


His closet space looks so much better and the space has been utilized properly. Now we just need to get him all moved it. That’s right… my husband has had this closet for almost a week and still does not have his stuff in! He won’t let me do it because he knows I will purge everything! He has way too many t-shirts. I mean there are probably well over 200 of them. He doesn’t believe it but I do. 

Now I am hoping to have some changes done to mine but we will see. I will keep you guys posted!


Thanks for reading!!



(photos via Mrs. Shockley & Pinterest)


A Flower Refresh ~ Part 2

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Good Morning Everyone,

I decided to take Monday off from the blog and go to Hobby Lobby. I wanted to take a look at some Christmas ornaments because they were on sale for 40%! I found some really good items for my trees and some items for a wreath to put out on the front porch. 

Last Wednesday I mentioned that I was on the hunt for some faux magnolias. Well at first I went to Michaels then Hobby Lobby. I found some there but they were quite expensive. So I ended up going to Walmart for a few things and found the magnolia stems below. Aren’t they gorgeous!?

These are the magnolia stems from Mainstays are they are super affordable! There are other stems that are available if you can’t purchase these. There are these and these beautiful pink ones. I also added a beautiful faux fern bush to make the arrangement lusher. 

This is the new arrangement in our bedroom. Most of these stems were from Hobby Lobby. The last time that I did a flower refresh was in 2019 which was not that long ago. I noticed that my home decor style is beginning to change. It could be that I am about to step into a new decade. The flower refresh that I did last year was for my office. I have a few more arrangments that I will be changing out but I am not in a hurry. 

I hope this inspires you all to take a second look at faux flowers. They have really come a long way. 




(photos via Mrs. Shockley)



An Organic Bathroom Cleaner ~ New Try

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Good Morning Friday!

I am super excited today. Tomorrow is the vintage purse party at Von Maur and I am so excited to see their new arrivals. There is one dream bag that I would love to own but it’s way too expensive right now. I am hoping to maybe get it in a couple of years. I just don’t want to pay that high price tag right now. I know that I am going to have to purchase it used and that is okay with me if I can get a low price! 

But I am mainly looking forward to a “mom” day.  Just a few hours with no husband or kids. I love attending these. They are wonderful and I do enjoy them. 

Okay, ladies today I wanted to share my recent experience with the Mrs. Meyer’s cream cleaner. I used it in both bathrooms this week and I am happy to report that I loved it! Even our daughter, who is responsible for cleaning her own bathroom loved using it!

I always forget about baking soda and how it is a great cleaner to use in your home. This cleaner has baking soda in it and since it is a cream you don’t have to worry about scratching your sink or other items in your home. It foams quite nicely as well. I don’t know about you but I love seeing foam when I clean. 




This is my husband’s side of the counter. It is always dirty and I don’t know why but it is. It cleaned this right up and the smell is delightful. It has a great lemon smell even our daughter once again commented on it. I love the fact that this does not have harsh chemicals. I want my daughter to learn to clean and when a product smells great and works it helps! 

I did find this on the Walmart website but it was sold out and on Amazon but it cost more and did not look that easy to purchase. On the Grove website, you pay a one-year membership of $20 and you get access to all of their products. I only paid $3.79 for my cleaner. I was on the fence about becoming a member for years but I am so glad that I did. 

I hope you guys enjoy this post and I am working on a Youtube video for this weekend. It’s just going to be a “catch up” video. I have not posted a video on Youtube in about 4 weeks. Have a great weekend!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

This post is not sponsored. 

Recent Home To-Do’s

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Good Morning Everyone,

And ready set go…. we’re in August! I have been trying to find ways to improve our home life. Well… maybe improve home life for me. Since I have been working from home since March (I can’t believe it) I have been taking a second look at my home.

Now I can tackle those small projects or try to come up with ways to make things more efficient or more organized. I recently organized the freezer. Our top drawer was always a mess.

This is what it looked like before. It was such a mess and my husband would just dump food here. 


I went to HomeGoods and found these great and affordable plastic bins to use to organize the food. They were only $7.99 for this stack of four. Fantastic right?

Here is what it looks like now. I love it. Now we can see everything that we have and not keep buying extra items we don’t need. This was a quick and cheap fix. I should have done it sooner! 

My family and I have also been on this biscuit kick. I don’t know why but we all have been craving these and wanting them with dinner. These are bad to eat but they taste so wonderful!

Fresh flowers have still been a go-to for me. I can’t start my week without them. I must have them around. Either a small bouquet on the dinner table or a bouquet in the office. Flowers, flowers, they make me happy!

 

So my second order from Grove Collaborative arrived. I ordered the ginger Method Squirt mop cleaner, Mrs. Meyer’s cream baking soda cleaner, and two bottles of Mrs. Meyer’s room freshener spray. I love all of these products. I just went and checked my account for the next order and they are debuting the Mrs. Meyer’s mum scent! I can’t wait to try that! If you wish to take an interest in Grove here is my referral link. I hope you enjoy the products! 


I also changed my cleaning schedule. I use to clean on the weekends and it just drove me nuts! I wanted my weekends free to run my errands or maybe attend a farmers market or an antique store. So I have changed my schedule to include one chore or two chores each day to accomplish. By the end of the week, the areas that need to be taken care of are finished and I have a free weekend. Now don’t get me wrong I still have the basics, like washing dishes and making the bed but the house has been staying quite tidy this way. 

During my breaks, I still find time to go outside on the front porch and read my book. I am still reading the Signature of All Things. It has been a wonderful book. I don’t read much fiction but this book I have really enjoyed! 

And lastly, our daughter has started school. We are starting with a hybrid school year so it will be a challenge to us both. I will be micro-managing her classes and work. She is not happy with my new role but I need to keep tabs or her. She has a hard time staying focused and I believe the extra support will help. 

I hope you all are staying safe and taking care of your homes. Don’t forget to take time out for yourself. I always pick a day each week to go window shopping or run an errand to someplace I would enjoy. Happy moms and wives make the world go round!

Have a great Monday!! 




(photos via Mrs. Shockley)


Laundry Room Update

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Good Morning Everyone,


The days are moving right along. Our salons and barbershops are set to open next week at 25% capacity. So we will see how this next step of transition goes…. 
Last week I mentioned getting a closet organizer for my laundry room. I am so glad that I did. I truly regret not having cabinets installed in the laundry room while we were building. I really don’t remember why I didn’t. It would have made my life so much easier and come to think of it why did I not have a countertop installed for folding???? 

Ugghhh, simple things…. 
So this is my laundry room. It has been like this for the last 7 years. Every time I opened the door and would think to myself, “this needs to be revamped”! It’s not horrible but it is not the greatest.

I knew I needed a spot to hang my clothes to dry and I knew I needed shelving for storage. 

Earlier in April I was standing in the room and it just dawned on me….. a closet organizer! That would help with this space. So I went on Amazon and found this free-standing closet.  Above is my husband putting it together. It was really simple to do. 


I was so pleased when he finished putting it together. When I saw this online I had already placed every item on the shelf in my head. 

I am so happy with the way it turned out. I asked my husband about the cabinets and he said that we could install some later. He also didn’t understand why we did not have any installed. The things you learn over time. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this small little update. Maybe this provided some inspiration for some of you to use a closet organizer for some space in your life. 

Enjoy your day!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)