For all of the Mommies...

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One of the coolest things in life (to me) is 

that there are 

artists of all kinds 

out there, in the world, 

creating 

"things"

Things we use in all facets of our lives...

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Every day I look for "things" that interest me 

and try to incorporate them into my life...

either today or in the future.

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Today, I wanted to introduce you to 

Addie and Ella.  

This is a little girls clothing line 

that a high school friend of mine

co-created.

The site is adorable, the song welcoming and the clothing is cute!

addieandella.com

I was speaking to a few of my mommy girlfriends the other day 

about the clothing & they raved about the quality, cute-ness and price.

I am not in the mommy loop but when I enter 

I can't wait to buy my first piece!

*** I hope I have a girl to dress up!!!

~ These are some of my favorite pieces ~

I told you.... adorable!

you can also find them on gilt.com and zulily.com

Closet Envy!

Did you know that over 95% of all people 

have no idea 

what clothing they own 

because it's crammed and stuffed 

into their closet & drawers.  

For months now, I have been telling S that I need 

to clean out and organize my closet...

each weekend I say I am going to do it... but,

it just hasn't happened.

Well, now that summer is on it's way the timing is perfect!

I am a firm believer that: 

IF YOU DON'T SEE IT, YOU WON'T WEAR IT!

So, I have made up my mind that I am going 

to tackle my closet & drawers this weekend 

& get myself back in that 5% bracket.

I have put together 5 easy ways to get it done & thought 

I would share in case you are one of the 95% who need a nudge!

:) here we go!

1. Sort your clothing in 2 piles

(a) clothing you wear 

(b) clothing you have not worn in 12 months.

~ donate (b)

2. Categorize pile (a)   

ie: work, going out, working out, summer, winter, sweaters, jeans etc.

3. Iron everything

(ugh, I know... this part is horrible, but, think of how nice 

it will all look on the hanger and folded nicely in your drawers.)

*remember, this is a NEW start to a cleaner, more organized you

*and, this will help you sort your dry cleaning items and any items that 

you need to get altered & mended

4. Leave space between hanging clothing 

& also, keep articles in drawers in rows

* this will help keep things in order long term

*you can even go as far as putting each outfit on 

& taking a picture to catalog your wears

5. Organize shoes, accessories & personal items too

everything has it's place & is easy to get to

and,

Ta-da!

Easy Peasy!

*Remember to keep this up with each load of laundry / dry cleaning pick up...

The one way to change a bad habit in life is to start and to not look back!

Good luck, put some music on and have fun with it!

I hope you find some great treasures deep down in there 

 that you have forgotten about!

New Fav CD!

enough said.