Happy New Years!

I'm not huge into resolutions at the start of the year. I think when you decide you want to change something about yourself or your life you should do it. Don't wait till Monday or January 1st... 

Anyway, I did have some lovely time off work.  I spent it relaxing and hanging with my boys. Of course I also painted, crafted, and reorganized! 

I decided I really need to learn to keep my vanity cleaned. It needs to maintain order. It was so dirty when I finally attacked it and that is just gross. 

This is not the best picture of even goes into much detail of what the mess really was. The drawers were filled with old makeup, eye pencil shavings. 

Anyway I cleaned it out took my time and decided keeping it clean would be my resolution.  Part of keeping a goal is to make it public so here is my attempt!

This is the whole view. I use purminerals makeup and it leaves so much dust. I lined the drawers with paper towels so I can easily replace them.

I also separated eyes, face, randoms. 

I put all of my brushes minus my face ones in a pickle jar I repurposed. I added hemp string around it to go with my theme.

Took me a long time! I have to keep it this way! 

Organize Kitchen Small Space

Before we moved into our house, the boys and I were living in a small apartment. Since we came from a house with a nice size kitchen I had a lot of cooking supplies.  I love to cook and entertain.  With our new space I could still cook and entertain on a smaller level.  I experimented with different ways to save space or make space.  My apartment as you can see only had two above cabinets, two below, and a small pantry.  Here is was my solution to housing all of my cooking utensils:

The hooks that I hung them on I got from Dollar Tree.  They are $1 come with the screws and are white.  I spray painted them gold.  I actually have a lot of these hooks and have them for different uses all over my house.  I have one in my boys room for their jackets and backpacks.  In the playroom currently for Noah's rainbow loom bracelets.  In my closet I have two, about to be three.  Right now I have one for my purses and the other for belts and scarves.  The next one will be for my necklaces.  I find I wear more jewelry if it is out and easy to grab.  Being a working mom of two I have about 15 minutes in the morning to pull together a look.  My boyfriend has some in his closet as well. He hangs his hats on one, and his pants on another.  Lots of uses!!