Hi! I’m Melissa
Welcome to the blog! As a professional organizer and military spouse, I’ve learned a thing or two about the importance of being organized and how organization can positively impact every aspect of life.
I love sharing what I’ve been learning on my journey to being more eco-conscious in my habits + housekeeping and living life more intentionally! I truly believe that we all deserve to live a life that lights us up and I’m so glad you’ve come along for the ride!
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What It’s Like to Work with a Professional Organizer
The increase of television reality shows about organizing is great to help motivate people to get organized! Seeing examples may inspire you to make similar changes in your own life. But, a 30-minute made-for-TV segment can often leave the viewer with the impression...
4 steps to staying committed to your goals
Hi there. It’s been a minute since I’ve sat down and written a blog post for you all. Life and business have been busy and taken me away from the blog temporarily. But I’m so happy to be back, sharing my thoughts and heart with you! Over the holidays we had the...
A Busy Moms Guide To Keeping The House Clean
Guest Post & Photos provided by Anna Angenend Every mom has a different list of priorities, the things that are most important to them to stay sane while raising the cute little rag-a-muffins. I worship the moms who make it to the gym everyday, or who have a home...
The Best Kitchen Organizing Hacks in 2017
With holiday parties, family baking sessions, cookie exchanges and more this time of year is when we tend to be in the kitchen a lot. No matter what your reason is, it's so much easier to get things made if the kitchen is in order! I've rounded up my favorite kitchen...
Cutting Closet Clutter: Implementing a Staple Wardrobe
Let's face it.... closet organization can be intimidating! You may be hesitant on deciding what to keep or toss because you are afraid you'll need a whole new wardrobe. This month, I teamed up with wardrobe expert, Renée Johnson who shared some tips with...
7 Easy Steps to Creating A Recipe Binder
Updated 10/2020 Fun fact. My hubby is the cook in our family! He enjoys cooking and trying new things in the kitchen... I don't. Haha But! I do like to pick out new recipes and taste test the things he makes! And because of that, we've got recipes in all different...
How to organize your digital photos in 3 easy steps
Updated: 10/15/2020 Have you ever stopped to look at how your photos are digitally organized on your computer or drive? I finally took a peak and realized that I had thousands of photos thrown into one main folder. And the picture folders I did have, had titles...
Thinking Outside the (soap) Box
5 Weird Ways to Use a Plastic Soap Holder Do you remember picking up a Soap Box on your way to summer camp? These little guys take me back! Somehow good memories are associated with this little plastic container….weird huh? Well I don’t need them for camp anymore, but...
R.I.P. to Our Stuff
Originally posted on MilTribe. In the spirit of PCS season, I go back in my mind to last year when we had just arrived in San Antonio. Although our boxes were nicely stacked in every room, in my mind, it looked a lot like that picture below! It’s easy to become...
DIY Yourself to Organized
As I’ve recently been reworking my office and craft room, I realized that I was in need of a few pieces to really help get me organized. Thankfully I like to play around with some DIY ideas and the pieces I imagined were projects that I felt I could make myself. Does...