My eight-year-old iMac died last week. It was the black screen of death and she could not be brought back to life. 10 days without a computer and a couple grand later, I’ve learned a few things. I’ll start with the office upgrade and my favorite products and then move on to digital organizing and… Read More Fave home office products + digital organization
I spend quite a few hours a week in our little home office. And it was looking quite chaotic the past few weeks as I turned a blind eye in order to finish projects. It felt refreshing to declutter the boys’ room and desk space that I decided to do the same in here. In… Read More Office organization: Moving all our books!
I am a stay-at-home-mom and also work from home. Marcello does all his office work here as well. For awhile our house looked like a daycare blew up, but because we eat, sleep, play and work all in this one space, we had to simplify and get organized! On top of spending loads of time at home,… Read More How I organize my house with kids
Last month our budget was really off. And that happens sometimes, but the problem is I’m still not sure exactly what went awry! Marcello and I were racking our brains and looking at statements, trying to find what we missed, but never found the answer. So I designed these budget tracker printables to keep in my purse so… Read More Budget tracker envelope printables
Last week I worked to get our finances, office space, computer, calendar and school papers in order for a clean slate in the new year. Here’s what went down: Purge The first step in getting my little office space organized is to go through the year’s accumulated papers. I file what we need to keep and recycle what… Read More Ideas to organize your home office & budget
I finally figured out what to put in these gold frames in the guest bedroom/office and I’m calling it done! I put this room together on the very cheap with some hand-me-down furniture, spray paint and art from my own printer. This room was a hodgepodge when we moved in, collecting all our leftovers. There was missing drywall… Read More Navy blue bedroom and home office
I recently updated the art above our home office area with these black and white isolated images of birds. I was inspired by my four year old’s obsession with birds. We have to identify every bird we see — or imagine we see. I have to guess what bird he is by verbal clues, as well… Read More Bird art in home office/play area
I’m a moderate minimalist. I don’t want our home to be sparse and bare, rather selective and edited. Living simply doesn’t exactly come easy to me, but I’m learning, and it’s making my family’s life easier. Some positives I’m seeing from living a more minimal life: Less mess to clean up. Saves money not shopping for unneeded… Read More How I simplified and organized my house, room by room
This space, off to the side of our kitchen, is supposed to be a breakfast nook. But as soon as we moved in, our boys began putting their toys here. We didn’t have furniture for a nook, so I followed suit and put my puny little desk in the same space so I could work… Read More Home office and play area in one