Happy Holidays

Hey everyone, sorry I have not posted in a few weeks! First off I hope everyone had a great Christmas! We did in our house, and now I am looking for new things to keep these kiddos organized! I have had a lot happen since my last post! I finished painting a wooden chair for my daughter. My son turned 7! Then my daughter broke my charger to my laptop, and I had to order a new one! Christmas and visiting a few family and friends. Now I am sitting here in a disaster of toys, and trying to figure out what I should start with first?? Right now I am enjoying a cup of coffee while watching cartoons with my girly! Any of my readers have a girl, with lots of dolls?? How should I organize those? She got like 7 new dolls for Christmas! My goal in this next year is to get fit, and get the house more organized. I am already very small (5 foot and 120 lbs)but I really want to get toned and eat better, oh and remember to take my vitamins daily! Yesterday I started with the Jillian Michale's 30 day shred, and I wont even begin to tell you how ashamed I am! LOL I made it 1/3 the way threw the first challenge, and was dyeing! What do you guys think should I take a before, during, and after photos?? I plan to do 30 days of each of her three workouts on the dvd, so it would be a grand total of 90 days! I better be in shape by the end of that too!! :) Starting on the 31st I am going to join in with some bloggers doing a great challenge with a great giveaway, and will posting my progress for my chance to win! Here is the link for more info if you want to join too!
New Years Organizing Revolution 

DIY Car Trash Can

With all the holiday planning and running around, you might find that your car is left on the back burner when in the cleaning department. You might be stopping to grab a quick bite to eat, or wrap some last miniute gifts in the trunk, or maybe your kids are eating endless amounts of candy canes in the back seat! That could mean that things are not making their way to the trash as often as they should because of all this hustle and bustle of Christmas! Well here is a simple DIY project you could do this weekend, that will help keep your car clean! I took a plastic coffee container that was no longer needed and painted it with some paint (sample sized container from Lowes). Let it dry, cut an X in the lid, add a bag and call it your "Car Trash Can"! Super cute right? I am very happy to have this, because I often find candy wrappers, and soda containers left in my car, and this is so much easier to just pop the lid off and take the whole bag to the dumpster when its full. Have a great weekend everyone! FYI What I do All Day blog is now on Facebook! Go like our new page, the link is on the top tool bar! :)

Nice Day Outside- Front Porch Clean Up

Hey everyone, I have been super busy and have not had too much time to get on and do a new post! Today was such a nice day outside, and very warm for December. So warm, my son was wearing shorts today! I was so sick of being inside and thought today was the perfect day to get out and enjoy the fresh air! So that's what we did! I took my kids to get a treat, and when we came back I went strait to work on getting our front porch cleaned up. It was a mess! 
It became a dumping ground and things were just getting left outside more often then not. I know it will be snowing soon and I did not want to have to deal with this mess while it was cold. Much of what you see was taken to a donation center, and the the rest went strait to the trash can! Over in the corner I put the things that need to go into our garage or attached shed, for when my honey gets home. I swept up all the leaves and got it super clean. Now we can enjoy the nice days on our porch sitting in at our patio set! 

 I had this patio set made for my hubby as birthday gift. The skull in the arms and table are a darker wood inserted into the light colored wood. It is a very relaxing set, and we have enjoyed a few late nights just talking outside! I plan to keep our porch clean so that I can go out and read my nook when it is nice! In the future I would like to stain the floor, and add an outdoor rug and maybe a few things to make it more like an outdoor living room! Hope you had a great Saturday! :)

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale in eBay Store

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Here at our house we had way too much food for the four of us, but it was oh so yummy! We went to Wal-Mart at 8pm last night to see if we could score a few movies! I got many movies and some scent warmers at a great price! Than at 5:30 am I went to Radio Shack for a few thing we wanted. I was one of four people waiting to go in, so I was in and out with no problems! Did you do any Black Thursday or Friday Shopping? Are you going to do Cyber Monday Shopping? What did you get? If you are still looking for a good deal head over to my eBay store for 10% off PLUS FREE SHIPPING on all orders!!! All Day Deals At Kaila's

Homework you want to SAVE

 If you have kids then I am sure you know they bring home a ton of paper crafts and homework on a regular basis. My son is in 1st grade, and they send home a weeks worth of paper every Friday!  When he was in pre-k his work was more art projects then actual work. Now most everything in his folder is homework, and things they are learning in class. If I keep it all then my house will be overloaded with piles and piles of paper. My plan is to keep a few things every time he brings something home. Good graded work, Nice coloring pages, and special art work and drawings he does. Well I am sure you are wondering where I plan to keep 12+ years of work?? And I have another little one I plan to do the same with...That could be piles and piles of paper if I do not find a good storage area! 

I purchased one of those file folder boxes and some files. I have tabs from Pre-K (or daycare) to 12th grade. I do not over stuff these folders, and I really think about the items I put into it. I ask myself a few questions to make sure I am putting things I really want to keep and remember into the folders. I keep all report cards and rewards in this box too! This idea came from I Heart Organizing  where I also go this printable  ------------------>
 for the front of the folders.  It has a place for a school photo, and to wright what teacher, and grade the child had or was in. My plan is when my son graduates I will have everything from the folders made into a book, and give it as a gift. I am sure by then I will think of something that might bring some tears to wright in the back of it, about how I watched him grow, and saved the work to look back on how he changed! But I still have a long while before that day comes! What do you do with your child's homework and art projects?? 

The Big Texan

We just got home yesterday from a 4 day trip to Texas! We left Saturday Morning and got home yesterday afternoon, very short trip. We went to visit some family we had not seen in over two years. It was nice to get out of our town and be on the road, but boy am I happy to be home and in my own bed! On our way there we stopped to eat at The Big Texan Home of the 72 oz Steak! Yes 72 oz Steak, who could eat that??? Well I got the joy of seeing a man from California try to eat it! We left before he finished so I am not sure if he finished and got it FREE or if he had to pay for it! My son had fun playing this zombie shooting game in the restaurant, and I enjoyed looking at the gift shop and wishing I had room in my tummy for some of their yummy fudge! If you go, check out the back of the gift shop, they have a real, live, up close and personal RATTLE SNAKE! Now that I am home I have things to ship out for eBay, laundry to clean, food to cook, and things to get ready for Thanksgiving next week. Hope you all had a fun weekend!

Wrapping Paper, Tissue Paper and Gift Bags

Do you have a million gift bags like me? And tons of tissue paper, and wrapping paper for every gift possible?? I had two large bags filled with bags and tissue paper, then I had a box with wrapping paper and it was just a mess! 

 Look at how much space this was taking up! I had the paper in our upstairs closet and the bags were downstairs in the family room. Not very functional, if we needed to wrap/bag a gift in a hurry. I started looking around for new ideas on how to store these things. In my "dream" world I would have a craft room and have it look like it came out of a magazine...and well, for most that is not an option right now! I did not want to spend any money, but still wanted everything contained in one spot! 

 Someone had told me they used a plastic trash can to hold all their gift supplies. I did not have a trash can, however I had the laundry hamper that was in my master closet, now taking up space in the laundry room. So I took the top off (used a screw driver, to remove it). Then I sorted all the bags into "like" piles. Boy bags, Girl Bags, Baby bags, Valentine's Day bags, Christmas Bags, and regular Birthday bags. Then I put them into the hamper, and put the wrapping paper on the sides of the bags. I also folded my tissue paper with like colors, and made it a little less messy. And here is the end result! 
This looks so much better, and now it is all in one place. The best part is it cost $0, and it saved me from throwing this hamper in the trash! It is easy to pick up and take to another room, if I have a bunch of stuff that need fixed up. Or I can grab the one item I need if I only have one gift! Now is the perfect time to get your gift stuff organized, ready for Christmas! How do you store your wrapping supplies? 

Size Dividers DIY- FREE

SO I RECENTLY JUST BOUGHT A BUNCH OF CLOTHING FROM A LADY IN MY TOWN FOR A REALLY GREAT PRICE! AFTER WASHING ALL OF IT AND SORTING IT INTO SIZE AND SEASON I WANTED TO HANG IT IN MY DAUGHTER'S CLOSET, BUT STILL KEEP IT SEPARATE FROM HER CURRENT SIZE/SEASON. I KNEW IF I DID NOT FIND A WAY TO DO THIS SOON, HER DADDY WOULD DRESS HER IN SOMETHING TOO BIG, OR NOT THE RIGHT SEASON. I ASKED SOME LADIES IN A FACEBOOK GROUP ABOUT SOME IDEAS AND THIS WAS THE ONE I WENT WITH! HERE IS THE LINK I GOT THE IDEA FROM! FIRST I GOT THE EMPTY CEREAL BOX THAT WAS SITTING IN THE KITCHEN. I USED A CUP TO MAKE A BIG CIRCLE, AND CUT IT OUT. THEN I DID THE SAME WITH A PIECE OF SCRAP BOOK PAPER! I GLUED THE SCRAP BOOK PAPER TO THE CEREAL CIRCLES. THEN I TOOK A NAIL POLISH BOTTLE AND MADE A SMALLER CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE. THEN CUT THAT OUT.

THIS TOOK ALL OF 30 MINUTES! SUPER EASY RIGHT? THEN I TOOK MY LABEL MAKER AND AND MADE THE SIZE AND SEASON I NEEDED (3T WINTER AND 3T SUMMER) THEN I PUT THEM ON THE HANGERS WHERE EACH SEASON/SIZE STARTED. AND THAT'S IT!!

AND THE BEST PART WAS THIS PROJECT WAS 100% FREE USING THINGS I ALREADY HAD IN THE HOUSE. AND I WONT FEEL GUILTY THROWING THEM AWAY WHEN WE DO NOT NEED THEM ANYMORE. I MADE A TOTAL OF 6 OUT OF ONE SIDE OF A LARGE CEREAL BOX, AND ONLY USED TWO. I WILL SAVE THE OTHERS FOR WHEN WE HAVE OTHER SIZES.

Fresh Pumpkin

Do you like pumpkin pie? Or maybe something made with pumpkin? I do, however I do not like the price I have to pay for 1 can of Pumpkin! So what did we do?? On the last day to go to the pumpkin patch, we went and found some really good pumpkins...13 to be exact! We used two for carving, and the rest we are turning into Pumpkin Mush! ;) The best part is each pumpkin was $1, and we have a ton of pumpkin that we can use the rest of this year, and next!

First you need to pick a pumpkin...or two...or 13....Then you cut the top off, and slice it like a watermelon. Clean the seeds and guts off, and put it on a baking sheet. Bake it in the oven on 350 for about 30-45 minutes or until it is tender! 

Then let it cool, and cut or peel the skins off. Put the pumpkin chunks into the blender (I used a ninja) or food processor. Then it will look like baby food! ;)

Then I just measured out 4 cups/ bag and laid it flat, stick in freezer and use when needed! For thanks giving I will pull a few bags out and follow a pumpkin pie recipe and just add seasoning and other things needed to make a fresh pie! So much cheaper, and it will taste way better! Now if you have a good pumpkin recipe, please share it in a comment, other wise I will be eating pumpkin pie for a year!
 
 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween to all of you! I hope you enjoy your day! Are you dressing up today? If you have kids, what are they dressed as? Here at my house we have a vampire, and Minnie Mouse! And their costumes were hand made by my mom! Enjoy your day, eat lots of candy, and make sure you brush those teeth before bed! :)

Chocolate Banana Bread

After washing our dishes, I decided I could make some Chocolate Banana Bread with the 5 over-ripe bananas that I knew my kids would not eat. It was so yummy! I wish I could send you each a piece! But since I can't I will share the recipe! 
                                       Chocolate Banana Bread
-2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup white sugar
-1/4 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Mix this all in a bowl
Now add each of these to the bowl with the above items
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 5 ripe bananas (mashed)
-1 tablespoon vanilla extract
After mixing everything I put the batter into a 9x5 loaf pan that I sprayed with Pam cooking spray. Bake on 375 degrees for about an hour. Or until your knife comes out clean! Enjoy!!!

Living Room Cleaned and Rearranged

Look at this mess, I call the living room! It was bad, I had everything that was in my daughter's room moved into this room, so I could get her room clean. And now the stuff that did not belong in this room was moved to the down stairs living room and spare room. I have many boxes I need to go threw and just throw stuff away! If you have kids you know that is not always as easy as it sounds. I took many breaks while cleaning this room, and moved EVERYTHING around! 

I moved the living room set to the other side because my daughter has started climbing it and looking over the ledge that drops to the stair way! Two reasons that I did not like that, she could fall over and who knows how bad of an accident that would be and because I have put photo frames on the ledge to prevent everyone from piling junk on it. It has worked in the areas that frames are on, I need to get a few more frames to finish it off. I moved the guitar area from one corner to another, and now it is not the center of attention when you walk into the room. After getting everything in place I swept and mopped the floors, and it kind of traveled to all the other upstairs rooms...so now all the floors are nice and clean! :) I can not wait to paint this room, and when I do I will be sure to share! Until then let me know what you think of the change! Oh and is it bad that I can't wait to put a Christmas tree in my big bay window???

Linen Closet

I am really liking the side by side before and after photos. It really shows the difference! Any who, this week on a A Bowl Full Of Lemons they are working on how to organize your linen closet. And once again, this is another area that looks like a dumping ground in our house! I did not have to do too much as it was somewhat organized when I started. I used some baskets a few months ago to put things like extra lotions and cleaners in, so some of it was already "contained". This time I added the cute "baby colored" basket and put my daughters bath towels and some soap and lotion, next to our regular towels. One day when our bathroom is gutted and redone, I will do something fun to decorate using the towel! Until then this will just have to work. Up on the very top shelf I have all my candles and extra  "(good)smelly" ;) stuff. The blue drawer container has q-tips, mini first aid kits, and some medicine. Then I used a USPS box for some gum, chap stick,and cough drops that I got FREE with coupons...So there were a bunch, and they were a mess before the box! Then the bottom shelf has toilet paper, tissues, and a box with extra bath mats, and shower curtains! As I use up my candles and lotions this space will get a lot better looking! 

Blow out Sale in eBay store

For the next 4 days my eBay store will have a 15% off blow out sale on all summer items! Over the next few days I am going to try and stock the store with some winter clothing, holiday items, and home decor stuff! Check out what we have, and see if you find something you could use! I have great feedback, and ship all items within 24 hours of payment! Check back tomorrow for a post on my linen closet! :) All Day Deals at Kaila'a

Daughter's Closet

It has been a busy past few days, which is why you have not seen a new post! This week I have been working on my daughter's room. She is almost two and has really never spent time in her own room, which made it the perfect "dumping ground". She sleeps in our room with us, and her toys are usually in the living room. I thought now that she is becoming a "toddler" I would get her room cleaned up and get her more used to it being "her room"! I started in the closet. Took everything out on the bottom, and moved it to the living room. (Most of the stuff that was down there was eBay stuff. I left the stuff hanging (top hanging areas) until we get our spare bedroom turned into my eBay office. I made her some cute boxes and labeled them "socks & undies" and "pajamas" and put those on that first shelf. I want to make some more boxes for the extra hangers, and a few other items. Moved all of her wipes, and toiletries to the second from the top shelf under her extra "blankies". I moved her toy box from the living room to the closet, and that is as far as I have got so far. Come back soon to see the rest of her room!

Master Bedroom Before and After

Oh boy, where to do I begin? First off I am embarrassed by the disaster I had in my room! Do I have to show you the pictures? I just want to pretend that my "after" photos are what it looked like before!! It was a dumping ground, and things that should not have ever been taking into that room where in there, everywhere! 

 If your room looks like this, then you need to join in and do a big clean up! I started at the night stands. My daughter seems to think this is her climbing wall, so we are now trying to break that habit, and keep them clean and neat at all times! In the cleaning book I purchased the other day, it had a little side note, " Every morning pick up anything that does not belong in the room! Put it where it does belong" I think I am going to try and follow that! While cleaning on the side tables and under the bed I noticed that there were a ton of magazines and books, and not enough space. I recycled magazines that I no longer needed/wanted. I have been wanting to get some nice magazine holders for the bedroom, since our daughter also likes to throw them on the floor! Well right now it is not in the budget to go buy a ton of organizational items, so why not make them! I am a big fan of DIY!! I took some boxes I had from the post office, and made some nice magazine holders. 

 These were the Medium Priority Flat Rate boxes from the USPS. This was the longer sized one. I took the magazine holder I had in the bathroom (see Under the Bathroom Sink Post) and traced my outline. Then I cut. I did not have any nice fabric like I used in the closet bins, so I used some nice wrapping paper. It has the words Mr.&Mrs. and is super cute. It was this or holiday, princess, or transformers wrapping paper. Those would have looked silly in my master room! I covered them in the paper, and there ya go! That's it, a DIY magazine holder. I have seen other people use cereal boxes, but I personally wanted something a little thicker and more durable than the cereal box. I finished cleaning, and got everything finished and this was what I was left with...

What do you think? I am very pleased with my work! I was also very tired, and could not wait to jump into that cozy bed! 

This was my first attempt at using "Pic monkey" do you like it, or would you prefer to see each photo individually like posted on other posts from my blog?

MASTER BEDROOM- THE CLOSET

Over at A Bowl Full Of Lemons  they are working on the Master Bedroom. I thought since my room was small I would start with the closet (also small) :(

 It was a mess. Can you tell we were just throwing things on the top shelf? And look at that laundry basket...over flowing! I took some tips from the books I got and put them to use. 
- get rid of clothing you do not wear, or that does not fit
I then took the laundry basket to the hall and sorted it out to start getting it clean! I really do not like our basket, the clothing gets pushed to the bottom and it just "packs" it down in there. So I switched it with my now empty basket from the eBay post a few days ago! :) yay me for getting it empty! In the organizing book it talks about using bins and baskets to store things, so it looks neat! Well it was not in our budget to buy new baskets. Thanks to The Life of a Farmer's Wife I used her idea of using boxes I already had. She used diaper boxes. I did not have any diaper boxes, I do however have a ton of Priority Flat Rate mail boxes I got for free at the post office for eBay.  

Things You will Need
-Boxes 
-Fabric 
-Scissors 
-Tape(I used shipping tape)
-Hot Glue Gun
-Hot Glue Sticks

It was nice that I already had all these things somewhere in my house! After taping down the flaps, I cut my fabric to go around the out side. I think The Life of a Farmer's Wife might have done her's a little different. Then I put hot glue around the bottom, and placed the fabric as close to the edge as I could. Once this was done I put some hot glue on the inside of the box on the very top. I pulled the fabric so it laid flat on the outside, and made sure it was nice and smooth. That's it...You're done! This is what is should look like. 

Since my boxes were going in the top of the closet, and I knew no one would see the inside, I did not mind it looking like this. If you are putting it someplace someone might see the inside,or if you really would like to see the inside covered, you can do the same thing we just did! I thought they came out very good for my first time! I made two, and it made so much space in the top of the closet. 

I want to make a few more, and maybe keep my flip flops up there this winter. I found the hanging organizer down stairs (collecting dust). Right now I have my summer clothing (shorts, capris, and tank tops) in it. I moved our safe, which will be moved again soon to the location it is being bolted down to (since we do not want it to ruin the beautiful wood floors!)I think it looks much better. Now go clean your closet and tell me all about it in a comment! :)

Mail Delivery

I was very happy when these came in the mail. I ordered them on eBay a few days ago. I was browsing the books and it looks like there is a ton of great info in them. I noticed a ton of references to websites that might also come in handy here soon. I can't wait to share tips and tricks that I learn in these books! Feel free to post a comment about one of your favorite cleaning or organizing books, websites, or magazines!

Under the Bathroom Sink

Every morning I go crazy pulling out my make-up bag and all the things I need to get ready. It was a mess! It does not help that we have two really small bathrooms. 

I have to make do with what space I do have for the time being. Before I cleaned it up, the door would not close. I took everything out, and tossed anything that we did not need, or that was just shoved under there. Then I put this handy magazine organizer under there! If it is not in your budget to buy one, you could easily use a large cereal box!Just cut the top off, and the shape of this and there ya go, a DIY magazine holder. You could even cover it in fabric, or wrapping paper to fancy it up! I then put my blow dryer and curling iron in it (not hot)(make sure its nice and cool, or it could melt, or start fire). Now the door shuts and it looks so much better under the sink. This should make it easier to keep it organized and cleaned. One day, when I have bigger bathroom, I will have more options on how to store my things! Until then, this will work just fine for me! 
 
 

Fun Morning with a Good Friend

As a stay at home mom, you are often home alone ALL the time. You start to realize that your conversations are usually in baby talk, or are always about kid topics. Having that one good friend that you can get together with can make life so much more enjoyable. I do not have too many friends now that I am a mom. Life as a mom can be really busy, and not everyone understands that, or that you have to bring your kids with you everywhere. I have been back in touch with one of my middle school friends, and I have to say...I have really enjoyed the time around her and her cute little boy! It is so nice to just get out of the house and have an adult conversation, with someone other then the hubster! LOL We have hung out once a week for a little over a month now. Today we met up at Barnes & Noble. I had a Iced Chai with pumpkin spice! So YUMMY, try it next time you get a drink at Starbucks! It was nice to have some "girl time" while the kids were playing. After that we did a little shopping next door at TJMAXX, my all time favorite store! That place is going to get me into trouble. Now I am home, and about to finish laundry...and get some things done. Hope you have a great Tuesday!

Fridge Organization/ Clean up

When was the last time you cleaned out your fridge? Did you have to clean up spills, or sticky jelly? Or maybe you left some food in the fridge for later, and now there is just no identifying what that item is, because you left it WAY too long?? Well that used to happen a lot in our fridge. Now I try to keep it clean, and wipe it out about once a week. However we sometimes forget we have some leftovers, and then they sit...and sit...and sit...then one day when we need tupperware I find it pushed to the back of the fridge with who know what sitting in it. This is what it looked like this week before cleaning it out...   

 It was not too bad this time around. I did have to throw some old fruit, and some old Chinese food from last weekend. Remember my laundry post? I bought some place mats at Target...well I am using them in the fridge.

 I also used my label maker, that way everyone knows where things belong. The place mats will help when we have spills that sit in the fridge too long (if someone leaves it for me to clean). I can just lift the place mat, wash it, and put it back in. So much easier for me! 




What do you think? Better?
I once read that you should put your raw meat on the bottom of the fridge, that way if it leaks, or juices drip it will not be on other food items. And if it does its at the bottom of the fridge, and wont get on anything that you plan to eat or drink. I made the top right area my "left over station" that way all leftovers are right up front when you open the fridge. Drinks are to the left of that. My fridge looks really empty right now, we need to go shopping! And don't mind that half eaten hamburger, someone was full and wanted to save it for later! 

*ALMOST Halloween*

HALLOWEEN IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! WE ARE PLANNING ON BRING OUT THE DECORATIONS SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND, AND MAYBE EVEN DOING A FEW DIY THINGS WE HAVE FOUND ON PINTEREST. (I COULD SPEND ALL DAY ON THAT SITE) I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WILL BE SUPER COLD THIS HALLOWEEN, WHICH IS NEVER FUN FOR MY KIDS, OR ME! SATURDAY WE HAD TO GO TO MY SONS SOCCER GAME, AND IT WAS VERY COLD, AND ITS NOT EVEN WINTER! THIS JUST MEANS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE AN EXTRA COLD WINTER HERE IN COLORADO...WELL MAYBE NOT. IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO COLORADO, AND EVER PLAN TO...BRING A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS (SEASON WISE) OF CLOTHING. BECAUSE IT IS REALLY COLD (I THINK IT IS SUPPOSED TO FREEZE TONIGHT) AND THEN MONDAY OR TUESDAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE 70'S. THIS KIND OF WEATHER IS ALWAYS TYPICAL IN COLORADO. IT WILL RAIN, SNOW, AND BE SUNNY ALL IN THE SAME WEEK, AND SOMETIMES IN THE MONTHS THAT IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS! CRAZY WEATHER! WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD COME ON AND JUST JIBBER JABBER FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND NOW I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WHAT I WAS REALLY DOING...LAUNDRY! MEET BACK HERE ON MONDAY MORNING TO SEE WHAT I AM DOING IN THE FRIDGE..;)

All my piles for eBay...+ a question for you!! :)

eBay, eBay, eBay, oh how it can get me into trouble. ;) I did not like to shop when I was younger, but now...I LOVE TO SHOP! When I found eBay about a year ago (I knew about it but never went on the site till last year) I was so excited! I saw people selling things like chicken nuggets (in the shape of someone famous), used socks...and things I would never think to put on eBay! I knew if those people could sell that stuff...then I could easily sell my stuff! 
 This is all my stuff

Yet another mess I need to tackle! Right now my method is not working. My question to my readers is...

What is another way I could set up things that need to be listed on eBay?  
I am doing good with the "after" I post part. My daughter has a lot of space in her closet, and she is usually not in her room. So this is what I do with it after I post it. 


<-------------------- I usually hang the clothing, or if I run out of room in this area I have some rubber maids right under this stuff that I put things neatly folded, of things that I can't hang in. 


 



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And I keep the envelopes I use right here too. I really want to get our spare room turned into an office so that I can move everything out of all the other rooms and get more organized. But that is not an option at this time :( My weight scale is on the kitchen table, and my printer is on my desk down stairs. I know, I know...all over the house! I am almost positive if everything was all in one area, or less areas that I would get more done!  

 

Then when it sells it looks like this! 

I put these cute little tags on them that are bright yellow. This is what they say: 

Thank you for your eBay purchase. My goal is to earn your 5-STAR 100% positive feedback. If you had any problems with this transaction, please give me an opportunity to MAKE IT RIGHT before leaving negative feedback.  

  This is to remind my buyer to go leave me some feedback. Because I have had many buyers that forget to leave it, and we don't want that now do we?? Now I need to go and post some stuff on eBay! If you would like to visit my eBay store there is a link on the top of the blog! Thanks in advance to all who answer my question up above!

Aqua Blue in the Laundry Room

         Aqua Blue In The Laundry Room

 

I found a few things at Target today! I thought to myself, "what color would go good with my black washer and dryer?" When I saw the aqua blue I knew it would be perfect! The basket on the dryer was on clearance for less then $5. I used that to put the stain remover and dryer sheets. The idea for the basket was from the blog A Bowl Full of Lemons and I think she may have used the same colors too! :)

The photo frame I had collecting dust in a different room, it was originally black, and from Walmart. I had some aqua colored paint from a project I am working on, and painted it this afternoon! In side the frame is a free printable that I got from the blog Bringing Crafty Back

 

Then I found some fun place mats at Target for $1.99, I bought a few because I am going to use them for a different project coming soon! I wanted to get a beverage dispenser ($18.99 at Target) for my laundry detergent, make it a little fancy! I got that idea from the Organizing Made Fun 
blog. I wanted the place mat in case something spills or drips, it can be lifted and cleaned in the sink. I had the flower pot under my kitchen sink ($2.99 at Lowes) and thought I could clean it out and use it for loose change?? When it is full I can split the money between my two kids! So far I love the change, and would like to add a few more things when this area is fixed up(hubby's job)!