SUPER BOWL!!!

SUPER BOWL SAVINGS:

 

 

Hey Organizers this week is The Super Bowl; whether you like watching for the game or the commercials, follow a few money saving rules to organize the best party ever!

Rule One: Do not buy dishware that has the Super Bowl branded logo's on them. They are marked up between 40-60% higher because of that logo! Stick to Red (49ers) and Purple (Raven's) colored dishware, because in the end nobody is going to see the logo; it will be covered in your food!

Rule Two: This is a bad time to shop for deals on the end caps/ends of aisles. Retailers know that is where we go for good discounts and for big events; Brand Companies will pay extra to have their product featured. Always go into the aisles to see if there is a better deal.

Rule Three: Cut your own Veggies! It is easy to get a veggie and fruit platter, but stores will mark up platters this time of year because they know you will pay more for precut veggies. (As much as 30% cheaper to do it yourself)

Rule Four: Stick to the staple items for the party. Dont overdue your menu because then you will miss the game because you are constantly trying to refill food, but you will also kill your food budget because each recipe needs its own group of ingredients and it is easy to get carried away. Don't be afraid to FB your menu to guests and invite them to provied a party favor to compliment the menu!

Good luck Party Planners and for me and my household we say, "Go Niners!"

 

 

5 Days- Top to Bottom Home Organize

 

This is what an Professional Organizer can do in just 5 days to an entire home by themselves.

 

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After

Burnt Popcorn

That is right Burnt Popcorn. Two reasons why I bring this up;

First- I burnt popcorn in my microwave 3 days ago and the smell is lingering like crazy! Everytime we microwave something it comes back! The whole house is infested with that blah smell! I have since done some online research and I have found out that the Coffee and Vinager tricks work and now my kitchen is back to normal. But because I found myself thinking, "Oh, It will just go away after a day or two once I wipe down the inside." WRONG! That smell gets into the deepest darkest places a microwave has, and it just keeped filling my home with that stench.

 

Second- Same concept goes with your attitude towards organizing and any other goal in your life. If you make a mistake and let something go, (say a garage, closet, or even something as huge as a relationship) Everytime you go into that room, or into that closet or see that person your stress builds, you may have anxiety, you can be unpleasent to be around, you may even lose money because of it.


This time of year is a time of resolution and putting your foot down and saying, "Enought is Enough!" There are a million tips and tricks out there which I try to share via my website, Facebook, Blog, and even my professional help hands-on; but it is up to you to say, "I have had enough being scared. I don't want this to bother me anymore, because I have a life to enjoy!" That mess is not just going to one day not be there. Take action and take your space back just like in a small way I took my microwave back. I know a microwave is small compared to a room, house, or something as huge as a relationship, but in the end it took action to solve the issue!



 

If you need help with organizing or staging feel free to reach out to me or hit us up on our Facebook www.facebook.com/organizedbydwight. If it is something bigger, I always reccomend your local Pastor who if they cannot help, they have a vast amount of resources that can!

My God truely have his blessings on you today! And try not to burn the Popcorn next time!!!

Prepping for that New Bathroom

So my wife and I are getting ready to close on a new house that fit all of our needs; a little land, move in ready, but has some projects for me to work on. The big one is a bathroom in the basement that is studs, a concrete floor and some pvc pipes. I have all of these ideas but unless I were a designer or paid big bucks to have someone do it all for me, I may not know where to get started.

By doing the prep work ahead of time you save designer expense and the headache of not getting what you wanted.

First step is think about the type of bathroom you want: Executive, spa style, family friendly, etc. Do you want a jet tub tiled shower, bowl sink, rain shower head? What function will this bathroom fulfill?
For me and my wife this will be the man cave bathroom, and one day be used by guests when our second upstairs bathroom is taken over by kids. Therefore, we have decided to turn it into an Executive Bathroom. Toilet, bowl sink, tile floor, no tub, walk in tile shower with half wall and glass to the ceiling. Now that we know how we want it to function we are ready to move to the next step.

Second step is steal some ideas; Google Image bathrooms, or go to Pintrest and look for ideas. No idea is too big because you are just looking for ideas, color schemes, shower heads, toilets, sinks, wood flooring, layout, etc.  Here are a few stolen ideas I like.

It's in the basement so we like the lighter color to give the illusion of a bigger space.

I really like the fact that the shower head is on one side and the faucet handle is just as you walk in. That way you don't have to stand under the shower head while turning on the shower. You can adjust the temp of the water before you immerse yourself. I also like the half wall with the glass to the ceiling. It lets more light flow through the room.

 

Very big fan of the rain shower head with the seperate hosed shower head. I also like the textured walls in this shower.

 

Because it is a bathroom that is for guests, we can be a little artsy with things like the sink and fixtures with small amount of storage.

 

 

Now that we know what direction we want to go with the space, and we have ideas of how we want to do it, we can start to bring it together. Over the next couple of weeks I will keep you posted on how things come together.

 

Here is our current before: Stay tuned