Plantasia Printshop Sticker Haul - December 2017

Hey guys, its been such a long time since I have posted! I wanted to share some fun goodies I got! If you don't already know I am a huge planner addict! Yes, I know I can totally put everything in my iPhone, but I am one of those pen to paper type of people! It just works for me...so that's what I stick with! I also really enjoy using stickers in my planner! I am usually more of a "functional" sticker user, but  Plantasia Print Shop  has some of the most beautiful and unique stickers, and I just can't help myself from ordering some sticker kits! 

If you would like to see all these kits please visit my Youtube Channel HERE

In the description of the video you will find all the links for the etsy shop along with a coupon code that Kristen was so sweet to share! 

Up-cycled Kitchen Island

Hey everyone, hope your weekend was off to a great start! I wanted to stop in and share (I mean BRAG) about my hubby! He truly is an amazing guy, always working hard and trying to do good for his family! If you are new to my blog (Welcome) you may not know much about us, or our home! My husband has lived in our home for 12+ years...he was young (in college) when he purchased it! I've lived here for about 6 1/2 years....and its been a work in progress! My husband has done almost all of the updates and renovations on the house, and he has done an AMAZING job...if you ask me! You can click through some of my older posts to see some of the updates we have done!

This last summer I ran across this kitchen Island on a local Facebook Sales group, as you can tell it was in pretty rough shape! I was able to pick it up for $30!!! That's a huge score...something similar can easily be priced at $200+! I wasn't willing to pay more then $50, so I was beyond happy paying $30! I told my husband what I envisioned the end result looking like! I told him I wanted the bottom to be white, and a dark stain on the butcher block (top) and I knew I wanted to find farmhouse style knobs and baskets!

I had wiped it down and really tried to scrub off these stains, but they were pretty set in. My husband ended up sanding down the entire thing.
















He than painted the bottom white, using extra paint we had lying around! He stained the top a dark, black color, and I absolutely love how it turned out! Once he finished the painting and staining the rest was really up to me to complete it!











I was able to find the baskets on walmart.com and the knobs at hobby lobby (for 50% off). If you have been looking for items like this here is a similar set of BASKETS and COW KNOBS on amazon! Isn't it beautiful?? It adds a ton of storage to our kitchen too! Since taking this photo we have updated our floors, I will have to do a kitchen reveal soon! If you enjoyed this post and liked what my husband did to this kitchen island, please leave him a comment letting him know! (I'm sure he'd enjoy knowing he did a great job from someone other than me) Thanks for stopping by today, come back soon to see what else we are up to :)
xoxo -Kaila

Purge and Organize Bathroom Closet

Hey everyone, hope you have all been doing great! I've been on a Purge and Organizing Kick! I knew I needed to get back into the Bathroom closet, even though you might think it looks pretty organized when you see my before photo! You're right, it was pretty organized and I probably could have got away with just tidying it up! But it had been a while since I went through everything and some areas just weren't staying tidy like I had hoped they would. In my before photo you can see I started with four of these Grey Storage Containers that I found on clearance at Target a few years back. They fit the shelf perfectly, and any time I find them on a good sale I try to snag them! I also had these 16 Qt Storage Bins that you see at the bottom of the closet. Now I'm sure you are wondering if this is a bathroom closet...why don't I have any towels in here! Am I right? Well, we have drawers under our washer and dryer, so we keep all our extra towels there! It keeps them out of the way, and clean...I usually wash the ones we are using, clean the bathrooms (while they are washing/drying) and when they finish in the Dryer I hang them back up! So we really don't use our extra towels unless we have guests, spills, or its summer and we are playing in the water!

I had recently stopped at our local Dollar Tree and was so happy when I found these Storage Bins that I can never seem to find! I picked up some in the teal color and also in the pink color (to use in my girls room). I got to work cleaning out each shelf, and giving it a good wipe down! We had a lot of random things...that we have had for 5-6 years and NEVER used! I threw out anything that was old, and started organizing like items together that I knew we would keep and use! The top shelf holds a grey bin with our nebulizer and supplies needed to use it. The teal bin holds our hair cutting supplies (I cut every ones hair myself) which makes it really easy when it comes time for haircuts. I just pull the bin out and everything is right there together, saves a ton of time having it all together! Next shelf has a teal bin that holds bandaids and first aid items! The grey bin next to it has extra bathing supplies and lotions for the kids! The middle shelf has a grey bin that holds towels for cleaning and drying our hands. The teal bin next to it holds extra toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss. The shelf (second from bottom) has a teal bin that holds of my bath and body works lotions, sprays and soaps. I have quite a few and have been working through them. Once they are all out I will switch over to natural products! The grey bin has extra toilet paper, and all the girls hair supplies. In this basket I took a cleaned out candle jar and used it to hold all the brushes and combs, its so much easier finding what we need when its upright, vs laying at the bottom of the bin! Now for the last shelf...its an odds and ends shelf....in the shoe container we have flash lights and batteries. We used to have a flash light here and there and when the power would go out we could never find one when we needed it. Having them all in one place makes it really easy for the entire family to find one when its needed. I also have a box of candles between the two bins, once we burn through them I will reuse the container somewhere else in the house. The last teal container holds all our nail polish and "spa" type items! We typically keep this locked, if I don't Harper (currently two years old) will be into everything! I am hoping this summer I will get the chance to paint the shelves and doors white and update the hardware! It will really freshen up this space and make those bins stand out!

I hope that this post has inspired you to do some purging, cleaning and organizing! This was a very inexpensive project and something you can do with little to no money! Use bins you already own, shop clearance and dollar spot areas, and if all else fails you can wrap a pretty paper around some regular boxes! Let me know in the comments what else you would like to see me organize and share! Thanks for stopping by, and can't wait to share more with you soon! xoxo -Kaila

Halloween Weekend - A Week Late

Hey everyone! I hope you have had a great week and are off to having a fantastic weekend! I wanted to get this posted and uploaded on Tuesday (Nov.1st)...but life happened! My daughter Raedyn came home early on Tuesday ...poor thing was crying all day from ear pain. She ended up having an inner ear infection :( Then she didn't go to school on Wednesday and stayed home sick...and it was a teacher work day on Thursday! So I had a house full all week. 

Today is now Friday and my little one Harper woke up crying and pulling her ear...guess what!!! She has an ear infection too! So this post had to wait...but I still wanted to share all the fun we had last weekend and over Halloween! The saturday before Halloween we attended a Zoo Boo event that our local zoo was having! It was the first time going and they did an excellent job and my kids really enjoyed it! It was so nice too...the weather was perfect and it wasn't overly crowded! They provided snacks, and goodie bags that the kids were able to take and "trick or treat" around the zoo to different booths that were set up and sponsored by local businesses! They even had a Cold Stone Ice Cream booth! We enjoyed walking the zoo and seeing all the animals out and about! 

Sunday evening my husband took the kids to our church for Trunk or Treat! I unfortunately had to miss this because I was working at our local bingo casino (for gymnastics booster club). The kids had hotdogs, and got tons of candy from the people we go to church with! Such an awesome activity and it was greatly appreciated. They then came home and carved pumpkins! 

On Monday we got all dressed up and enjoyed a {warm} night out with friends! We went trick or treating for about an hour and got enough candy to last till next year! Harper didn't like wearing her costume but boy did she enjoy getting her face painted! She enjoyed the face paint so much...that she actually got into it and painted her own face last night! She was such a mess...and surprisingly she didn't get any on her clothing or my new furniture! 

We hope you all had a safe and happy halloween! 

If you would like to see what my family did over these three days, you can watch this short YouTube video HERE

Pumpkin Dip

Hey guys! Its been such a long time since I have posted here, I am so sorry for leaving you all hanging! I will have to do an update on my life...Real Soon! This here is my son..Xaviour, he is 10 almost 11 and he recently made a youtube video sharing this yummy Pumpkin Pie Dip. He is an online student and his teacher did a cooking class a few weeks back and taught all the kiddos how to make this super easy snack. Xaviour was so excited to make this video and share the recipe with you! You can find all the info needed to make this dip in his youtube video by clicking HERE!

Let us know if you make this and how you liked it! Want to see more cooking videos with Chef X? Leave us a comment with some suggestions and we will be sure to make a list and share more yummy treats!

-Kaila 

Unboxing of Erin Condren Life Planner

Hey everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years! If you follow me on instagram, you know we had a "special delivery" on New Years Day! Our little girl was born, and I can't wait to share the birth story and a few photos of my pregnancy and my little doll with all of you! Back in October I received my very first Erin Condren Life Planner...and I fell in LOVE with it!

I am so happy with everything about this planner. It showed up in a fun colorful box, and had tons of extra goodies inside!

You know that saying, "Planner Peace" yeah...well I found it! I don't think I will ever own a different planner. I know the cost is a bit more then other planners, but its so pretty, and you can customize the covers! Totally worth it in my book, and if I budget about $10 a month for 5-6 month towards an envelope just for my following years planner, I will have more then enough to get a new one each year!

My cover... it has all the things I want to remember during 2015...or become! Such a motivational cover, that will keep me moving towards goals all year! There are so many options for covers, that you are sure to find something you love just as much as me!

If you are a "Planner Addict" like me, you should follow me on instagram to see more of this beautiful planner! In an effort to make sure I am using my planner daily, I will be sharing two photos a week of my planner layouts! You will get to see what we are up to, how I color code each family member, and where stickers I use may be from!

I mean I do use it every day...for a whole year! I track everything from doctors appointments, school and work schedules...and this year I am even using it to track our new baby's milestones! If you have never purchased from Erin Condren, and would like to save $10 on your first purchase you can use my referral code to get $10 off your purchase!

Referral  Code https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/kailaramsey0503

Garbage Disposal Tabs

Do you ever notice that your garbage disposal is getting a bit stinky? I do, probably because we wash dishes by hand EVERYDAY! One day it might not be as bad, when we have a dish washer...other then me ;)

I had run out of store bought garbage disposal tabs, and could not bring myself to spend the unbelievable amount they have them listed for in stores, so I figured why not make our own?? I am sure they are cheaper, and probably a lot less toxic then the ones the store is selling!

I have recently got back into using DoTerra Essential Oils   and figured I would start there with my search on how to make these! Surprisingly they are super easy, and I already had everything I needed on hand! I found  THIS on the DoTerra Blog!

THINGS YOU WILL NEED

2 Cups Baking Soda (I used what I had which was the Super Washing Soda)
1 Cup Salt
1/2 Cup Water ( I used closer to 1 Cup)
1/3 Cup Liquid Castile Soap (I used Lemon Scent) (Purchased mine in the Target beauty section)
10 - 30 drops of your Favorite Essential Oil   (I used 10 drops of DoTerra Lemon)
Parchment Paper Lined Baking Sheet

First Step : I put the baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl, and just sifted it together!

Step 2 : Add your Castile Soap

Step 3: Add your Essential Oil (10-30 drops depending on how strong you would like the scent)

Step 4: Use your hands to mix this all up ( sorry no photo of me mixing, didn't have a helper)
Step 5: Add water into the mix until it reaches a moist sand consistency. I noticed I had to had more then the 1/2 cup stated on Doterra's blog.

Step 6: Use a scoop...or your hands and make little balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

When I make these next time I think I will see if I can find a nice mold or a better scoop to use and make them look a lot better! I used my hands, and they do not look as pretty as some of the others I have seen on other sites! But they still get the job done!

Made this cute tag to attach to the jar, that way I would always have the ingredient amounts on hand all the time, and so no body will think they are cookies and accidentally eat one!

After a good 24 hours of letting them dry and get completely hard, you can put them in a cute jar (Glass) near your sink! 

When your sink starts to get smelly, just pop one (or more) into the garbage disposal with the water running and let it refresh the sink!

If you are interested in learning more about doTerra essential oils or would like to become a wellness advocate please leave me a comment!

Coupon and Errand Arc Planner

Hey everyone, how has your week been? Here in Colorado it is a bit chilly, with rain! Perfect excuse to stay inside and work on Planners! I recently fell in love with the Arc Customizable system you can purchase at Staples! I also joined a fun group of other "Arc Addicts" on Facebook. Join that group HERE.The people in this group are truly amazing, they are all so friendly and always have amazing ideas! One of the members did a blog post a while back, you might have seen that post floating around the page, or even on pintrest! She also happens to be one of my friends, who I want to give a shout out for this whole idea on creating an Arc Coupon/ Errand Planner! Check out Michelle's blog post on how she set her Errand Planner up HERE.

I could not help myself when I saw these beautiful quilted Arc's on clearance! They were both $11.24 and of course I had them shipped to the Staples store in my area to get the FREE shipping! 

These photos do not give them justice, they are simply beautiful! I am almost afraid to take them anywhere with me!
I knew right away I wanted to turn one into an Errand/Coupon planner that I could take with me to the store! I just wasn't sure which one that would be until I found the perfect dividers for the Pink one!

The best part about these dividers is that they are FREE and ...You can customize them to your liking! Want a set for yourself?? Click   HERE  to create your own, and don't forget to Thank this blogger for taking the time to make them and share them with us for FREE!

They Match perfect with my Pink Quilted Arc, don't ya think? On the side Pocket (inside cover) I keep some of my "reward cards" because they were bulking up my every day wallet! I also keep any store adds in the bigger pocket in case I need to look at them during the week.

The first tab on my divider is to Target. Behind each tab (except the Sam's Club Tab) I have the grey pockets that I keep my coupons "to be used" in. 

When I am at the store I pull the coupon I am using out and paperclip it to the outside of the pockets. This makes it so much easier during check out time because all the coupons are already out and ready to hand over! I also added some paper behind each tab. I make any lists of items I need on the paper separated by store.

The other Tabs I have are Walgreens, 

Walmart, 

Sam's ,

and Extra!

The Sam's Club tab is set up just a bit different than the others. If you have a Sam's membership you probably know they do not take coupons...I know big bummer! So this section only has the extra paper! In this section I plan to keep a list of things to buy, this always seems to be the store I forget to pick something up at, and its all the way across town, so its no fun realizing once you got home that you needed toilet paper or a case of water! I also plan to keep things we buy most often on a page, with prices! Sometimes there are great sales or coupons at other stores, and I start wondering if its cheaper to grab certain items at those stores vs Sam's Club that week!

The last section is for "Extra" stores. Sometimes I go to Albertson's so I plan on using this section for stores I do not go to as often. Or for coupons to Famous Footwear and Harbor Freight (for hubby) and  do not want to miss out on a deal if we happen to be near that store!

Now you might be thinking...Oh I don't use enough coupons to make something like this worth doing, or useful for myself! But maybe you make tons of lists for grocery shopping, or any shopping really! It might help to have it all divided up into sections like this, and in a nice book. I know in the past I will have to dig though my purse for a list or two...or coupons at the check out, only to become super annoyed because I am not only doing this but trying to keep my kids occupied and behaving at the same time! This might not be for you, but I think this will help a ton in my life! Plus with a new baby on the way...if I ever need to send my mom, or hubby to the store I can easily and quickly pull my list out and coupons so they can make a quick stop for me! Or I could send the whole system, but I doubt my Rocker, Tattooed Hubby will want to carry my Pink Quilted Arc into the store....who knows he might surprise me!

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