Today is the last day of 2011 and I can say this has been a great year for our family! If you would have told me last year on December 31st that we would be completing 3 room makeovers by the end of May, deciding it’s time to move in April and then selling our […]
Continue ReadingGuest Blogger: Becky from Organizing Made Fun
Hello lovely friends and readers! We are kicking off a two week long series of guest bloggers here at the Blooming Hydrangea and here to start us off is Becky from Organizing Made Fun. I enjoy following Becky on her blog, fb and also her pinterest page! She has great organizing ideas for around the […]
Continue ReadingOrganizing the Hall Closets
I’ve been on an organizing kick since the beginning of January and I’m still on a role! After working on the Pantry , Playroom Closets, Cloffice and Mudroom, it was time to tackle the hall closets!This is a confusing hallway because it has pretty much all the closets on the main floor in one area. […]
Continue ReadingThe cost of being disorganized
Today I went to the library with all four children. We returned all our books and found new books to check out. I get up to the counter and give the man my library card. I tell him, I know I have a fine, we just returned an overdue book. He then tells me that […]
Continue ReadingKitchen storage tips
When planning out our kitchen three years ago, Mr.A was certain that we wouldn’t have enough cupboard space with the amount of cabinets we were ordering. I reassured him that with our big pantry we would have plenty of space for storing things. I am glad to report that we do!Here are some tips and […]
Continue ReadingPlayroom Closet Makeover
Wednesday night the hubs and I ran to Menards to buy some shelving for the playroom closets. It came to $106 with the brackets, 6 shelves and some scotch tape. (My kids are constantly stealing my tape and using it all up, drives me insane when it’s time to wrap a gift and there’s no […]
Continue ReadingPantry Makeover!
It’s been three years since we remodeled the kitchen and there are still a few things we didn’t finish, like baseboard trim in the pantry. Mr.A put up the shelving for me, put the door on and then I said, “Ok, that looks good for now, I have a new project for you.” A few […]
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