Organizing Your Kitchen

Who doesn't like having an organized kitchen? Well Paper and Oats has some amazing printables to do just that! These printables are AWESOME to organize your kitchen with whether you are organizing your freezer, weekly planning meals, making a grocery list or a cheat sheet for your couponing!  Check her out!

Introducing Paper and Oats:

Paper + Oats started in 2011 with intaglio, relief, and screen prints. After trying a few other routes of handmade items, I've focused my efforts on simple, whimsical digital illustrations for every room of the house, as well as organizational printables to help simplify your life. 

I have a strong passion for organization, which inspired my line of household and classroom printables. Whether they're hard-working moms or dads or inspiring educators, I love helping people organize and streamline their systems.

My prints represent much work to develop clean-lined illustrations that emphasize silhouettes and shapes of everyday objects and scenes. The color palettes are chosen to be unique and unexpected, meant to compliment a variety of homes and spaces. 

I consider presentation to be of upmost importance, so my prints are always carefully produced and beautifully packaged, to make your mail-opening experience that much more exciting - because who doesn't love getting packages in the mail?

This is the ultimate kit to get your kitchen under control! Organize your pantry, plan your meals, streamline your grocery shopping, and record your favorite recipes with this versatile kitchen kit! This bundled kit includes all 3 of our editable kitchen-specific sets: Meal Planning Kit, Printable Recipe Cards, and Blank Labels for Organizing (fits to Avery templates!). See the lists below for what documents are included. You can also click the links for each set to see more photos. 

I'm a designer by day, so all of my printables are created with careful attention to detail and a clear, to-the-point flow of information to help you simplify your life. I combined bright colors, bold typography, and a little tongue-in-cheek wording so your kitchen organization and planning doesn't take itself too seriously.

Each kit in this bundle is also editable! Blank fields can be filled in using Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, or Preview. (Existing text in the design cannot be edited.)

MEAL PLANNING KIT:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/151664355/meal-menu-planning-kit-editable-shopping?ref=shop_home_active

• A Weekly Meal Plan (2 layout options): fill in your breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day of the week, and keep a quick running list of extra items you need to grab at the store

• A Monthly Meal Plan: keep track of your meals even further in advance with a perpetual monthly calendar with a space for your shopping list

• Grocery List: streamline your grocery shopping with a categorized shopping list based on sections of the grocery store.

• Price-Matching Cheat Sheet: keep all your ads straight without losing your mind or missing a deal, plus a small area to write out which stores' ads to check, so you don't forget any!

• Freezer Inventory: record what items you have in your freezer, and when they expire so none of your frozen items get lost deep in the abyss that is your ice box

• Refrigerator Inventory: keep track of everyday items that need to be kept in stock in your fridge, so no condiment goes unnoticed or expired

• Pantry Inventory: keep record of your dry goods and when to use them by, so you aren't halfway through baking your cake before realizing you're out of flour

PRINTABLE RECIPE CARDS:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/163872431/printable-recipe-cards-editable-diy?ref=related-1

This kit includes 4 recipe card designs, and is color-coded in 6 different categories for extra organization: Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Desserts, Appetizers, Drinks, and This & That. Each card can be printed multiple times to accommodate your recipe collection – they're formatted with 4 on a page, so just print, cut, and cook! Each card is roughly 4 x 5 inches.

BLANK LABELS FOR ORGANIZING:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/163160627/printable-blank-labels-for-organizing?ref=shop_home_active

Designed with a simple scalloped edge, this set includes 4 different label sizes, each in 4 different colors (for a total of 16 pages in the PDF), so you can print what you need and get to organizing! All 4 label sizes are also compatible with Avery templates, so they can be printed out as stickers if you wish. 


She is wonderful to work with and does beautiful work! 

Fabulous right? For more fabulous ideas check out my 7 Day Organizational Tips or any of my other organizing write ups!

Budgeting Your Money

Trying to keep track of your finances? Trying to budget? This is the printable for you! Tidy Lady Printables has some awesome printables but this one I truly fancy!! From savings to budgeting this printable has it all!! She was wonderful to work with and has some amazing printables!  She is truly talented and has vibrant colors in all of her printables! 100% would recommend checking her out!!

Introducing Tidy Lady Printables:

Thank you for stopping by TidyLady Printables! Here you can find a wide selection of printables for organizing, parties, decor and more. Perfect for creating a beautiful home and life :) I'm always designing too so be sure to check in often!

Almost all organizational printables in the shop are EDITABLE and almost all are available for INSTANT DOWNLOAD! Make your life and home clean and organized in style with fun and bright printables!

I am so thankful you are here and hope I can truly make a difference in your life with these great printables! Organization and cleanliness two things many people struggle with everyday due to their busy schedules and lack of time. Take back your life now and get organized... it feels GREAT!

And after you get all organized, what's left to do but party and decorate?! We have tons of pretty printables for that too :)

You can also find more great tips and inspiration at my blog: www.tidylady.net

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All items will be sent via email as a PDF attachment within 24 hours, most are available for instant download. You will have full access to all items after purchase and will be able to keep the files forever! You can print all of the printables immediately from your computer, but please do not resell, share or give away the items. 

Have questions about how to resize pdf's or change resolution quality? Find your answers here: http://www.tidylady.net/faq/

Have any other questions? Feel free to message me at any time!

Happy Organizing & Creating!
Amber



She sent me this awesome editable organizational packed for my finances! I LOVE IT! It is great if you are working with a budget and trying to keep track of your finances!

Instant and Editable! This budget and finance organizational pack will come to the email associated with your Etsy account in just minutes! Just type in the spaces and either print or save to your computer for simple organization of your family's budget and finances.

Easily get ahold of your family finances with this great pack! This listing is for 22 editable documents. These documents are all perpetual so they will never expire! Print and use month after month and year after year. This budget and finance pack is designed with the busy family in mind!

Each page is 8 1/2 by 11 and is sent electronically as a PDF file and will arrive within minutes of your order so you can begin organizing your finances right away! Save both money and time with these great organizational tools!

This set includes:

* Monthly Savings Tracker - Track your family savings with this great sheet. Spaces to record the dates of deposit, amounts and which account it will go towards. Stay motivated to stay on target for those big goals and trips with this wonderful sheet!


* Weekly Finance Tracker (2 Sheets) - Keep track of everything spent in a week with this simple to use sheet. Spaces to record daily totals and progress and to add up the weekly transactions for the family.


* Monthly Finance Calendar (12 sheets) - Keep track of monthly finances through-out the year with this great series of printables. Pre-labeled for each month, these perpetual calanders never expire so can be used year after year! Spaces to record daily transactions and plan ahead for upcoming events so you can plan your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly budget much easier!


* Bill Payment Tracker - Organize all of your bills in one easy sheet! Keep track of payment dates, accounts and amounts easily so you never miss a bill payment again! (Saves tons of money in overdue fees!)


* Expense Log - Log your expenses and keep track of all your upcoming financial obligations in one handy sheet!


* Debt Management Recorder - Finally get all of your debt in front of you so you know what you are working with. Easily manage and keep track of debt. (This sheet was my first ticket to really getting out of debt!)


* Quarterly and Monthly Budget (4 Sheets) - Make a plan for your family and the financials and easily stick to it with these budgeting sheets! Broken down in sections to include home, auto, health, food, etc. so all you simply have to do is enter in the numbers and your budget is set!


On top of using this awesome printable I also use the "envelope" system! It is about budgeting each paycheck  and creating categories (gas, groceries etc)! You divide each check into your categories and fill up those "envelopes" ! I use my bank for this, they allow me to separate accounts and add accounts for free which is awesome! Once the money runs out in one category that is it, until you refill it! I love this method and it truly helps bring down debt and helps you save! Try it out!!

Stop by Tidy Lady Printables and let her know Simple As 1-2-3 sent you!!

Health & Fitness Tools and Ideas

Interested in getting fit for the summer? Sweet Simple Life has wonderful tools to help you with that and SO much more!

Introducing Sweet Simple Life:

Sweet Simple Life started when Mary Sue and Kimber decided to start looking for some tools to organize their crazy lives. As Moms, part time employees, wives and more they found themselves struggling with the endless sports schedules and academic calendars. After numerous purchases and unsuccessful attempts at "making it work" they decided it would be best to create something on their own!

Sweet Simple Life grew as they created more and more pages in the planner. They decided to not only make it a planner but also a place to journal and document some great family memories. They also are both suckers for awesome design and super cute things. So, they incorporated a little of everything along with their love to design and created Sweet Simple Life. Oh I almost forgot, they are having a ton of fun too!!! We hope you like their story and keep shopping with here:)

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Sweet Simple Life brings you a great way to keep track of your health and fitness needs while providing you with an easy way to keep up with it all. As we enter into 2013, goals are more important than ever. The stylish Health and Fitness planner help you to accomplish your goals while easily tracking your information. Stay on top of your health and nutrition needs and get completely organized along the way. Try pairing this planner with our Grocery and Meal Planning Printable. You'll discover it's never been so fun getting healthy! Included in this planner:

* Weekly Nutrition Tracker
* Daily Nutrition Tracker
* Weekly Fit Schedule
* Weekly Fit Goals
* Inspirational quote page to keep you motivated
* Monthly Menu Calendar
* Cardio Workout for the week
* Flexibility Training for the week
* Strength Training for the week
* Weight Loss for the month
* Appointment Tracker
* Annual Appointments
* Long Term Care Notes
* Cover Page 

14 pages in all! Print this colorful/inspirational Health and Fitness Planner one page at a time as needed or print enough for the entire year and store it in a stylish binder. Whatever helps you to be the most organized along the way. Start tracking your fitness goals, workouts, nutrition requirements and find yourself on the way to meeting your overall goals for the new year. Get organized and get in shape!

Here are a few pictures of the items that I received from Sweet Simple Life:

I took one of her fitness calendars and printed it out! I use this monthly calendar to keep track of how many times a month I workout! I use cute stickers to keep track! This month smiley faces! Cause I am SO happy that at the end of the month I will have only 4 weeks left of work then it will be sweet, sweet summer time!! I love using stickers cause it not only is fun  but it is appealing to the eye! It is also an easy way for me to hold myself accountable ! I hang it up on our family calendar to use daily !

I use her weekly nutrition tracker to keep track of what I am eating! I am trying to lose this baby weight so this has been an awesome tool!!

Here is an idea that I do to stay healthy and fit…I bought this water bottle and marked the amount of ounces I drank to keep me motivated ! This container has 56oz total! This way I know how much water I am drinking during the day and I am able to keep track!

Get healthy!!

Stop by her store and let her know Simple As 1-2-3 sent you!!

Enjoy!

Organizing and Cleaning Part 1

If anyone knows me they know I LOVE to organize and clean ! So I figured I would post a few organizing and cleaning tips in the months of May and June  to kick off the spring cleaning season! I have several bloggy/etsy friends who chimed in to help me with awesome tips, ideas, items and downloads !!!

The Green Shop is stopping by to help me with my first blog posting on these topics!

Introducing The Green Shop:

Go Green with reusable dusters instead of disposables. Save money and the environment!

The fleece duster is great for dusting your house, cleaning TVs, computers, electronics, and more.

Each reusable duster is made with 4 layers of anti-pill fleece fabric and fits snugly on your handle. It has openings on both ends so you can turn it around for more dusting!

Wash in the machine with your regular laundry (works best without fabric softener). Use it again and again!

This listing is for two reusable hand duster refills. Handmade in the USA. Each item will vary slightly from the picture. Handle not included. 

★ Item ships within 24 hours of payment ★

http://www.thegreenshop.etsy.com

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"It is wonderful! Works better than the ones you buy (andbuyandbuyandbuy). It picks up and holds the dust and I love the softness. Great item, great shop, great price."

"Exactly as described. Quality craftsmanship!"

"These Fleece Dusters Really work and I love them! ... great service, fast shipping, too!"

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Please Recycle stamp by BlossomStamps

*Swiffer® is a registered trademark of The Procter & Gamble Company. I am not affiliated with this company.

Have any questions? Contact the shop owner

http://www.thegreenshop.etsy.com

So I went to my local dollar store and found this...

Brand name product..yup for a $1.00! So I bought this and brought it home..

So this is the wand...

And this is the actual duster. BUT it is a one time use duster. Once you use it you have to throw it away. Now for a dollar I guess that isn't so bad…BUT if you purchase one of the Green Shops reusable dusters you won't have to throw away the wand! 

So the green shop sent me one of their reusable dusters. The packaging was super cute and "green"!

The Green Shops reusable duster fits perfectly on the wand.. as you can see it has the same two sewed lines to fit onto the wand perfectly!

Now I can use this wand more then once! Once I use it I can throw it into the wash and get it cleaned and reuse it! It is a FABULOUS idea!

If you compare the two products…the swifter duster that comes with the wand and the Green Shops reusable duster you not only see the thickness difference but also the quality difference! Plus you can use the Green Shops duster more then once unlike the swifter duster!

So head to your local dollar store and see what YOU can find and repurpose! 

I am loving this product!!

Please stop by the Green Shop and let her know Simple as 1-2-3 sent you!!

 Here is a printable that I found. Print it, laminate it and write on it what you will be doing on each day! Or you can put the printable in a word document and type into it like I did! =)

 I have mine hanging on my calendar so that I can follow it daily !

Here is what mine looks like-

Enjoy!

It is as Simple As 1-2-3!

CLEANING: Under the Sink Organization

Complete chaos ! I don't know how many times my husband tells  me he 'can't' find something under the kitchen sink! Not that I blame him cause it looks pretty chaotic just looking at it! SOOO many sprays and unused products! So lets gets started...

Clean it completely out. Get rid of empty bottles and bottles and tools you don't use daily or even weekly! 

OK now…use ALL space even the doors! I hung hooks on the door to hang my gloves. I have gloves for cleaning when I use cleaning products and gloves for cleaning the dishes. I hung them on hooks and used binder clips to hand them! I then..I know this will be shocking for someone of you….but I then labeled them! :)

 I then placed items that I would use on daily/weekly basis back into the cabinet and labeled them! I used ALL space. There is a little shelf in the back of the cabinet where the vertical space is to small to place bottles vertically so I placed them horizontally and labeled the tops of the bottles so that I know what they are!

 

 I then labeled spray bottles and hung them off of the shelf to free up space on the bottom part of the cabinet. So when you look into the cabinet you can quickly and efficiently grab the bottle you need!

I then placed items together and labeled them..

On the opposite door *Please excuse the stickers…whoever lived here before us left them on the door and they won't come off =(*…. I hung a small basket and placed extra sponges and brushes. 

TIP: I use a toothbrush to clean around the sink where you can't really get a sponge in to clean!

On the left side I have a small basket that I got from Bed Bath and Beyond. I placed my swifter wet jet pads on top and in the basket I placed all floor items for my steamer. 

*KEY- ALL floor items are together!*

AFTER!

SO much cleaner and now we know where everything is and where everything goes!!

It is as simple as 1-2-3!

Enjoy!

Craft Room/Office Makeover On a Small Budget!

My office/ craft room has been a disaster lately:

I know...don't judge!

  Ya I know pretty bad!

I went to the dollar store and spent $12 on new baskets and bins. I also went to Walmart to get a new table which was $30. And then I found two shelves at a tag sale for $20.  SOOOO for a total of $62 I was able to reorganize my entire office/craft room!! 

I first went to Walmart and bought a new table..

 And cleaned up the entire floor..

 I organized the table with my Silhouette machine...it has been in need of a home!

I found these awesome shelves at a tag sale! 2 for $20! It was a steal!

 So I went back up to my craft room/office and got to work..

I cleaned all those items out of that corner and out from underneath the table.

 I placed my new shelf units in the room...

 I opened up draws and realized HOW MESSY everything was! So stopped what I was doing and cleaned those out first!

 I cleaned out the draws..

 I laid liner down and placed the items back in the draw..

 I got clear containers from the dollar store. All my highlighters in one container, colored pencils in another and pencils in the other container.

Side right draw has: Paper clips, thumb tacs and binder clips

 

Draw to the left: Post-it notes and rubber bands

 Clean space to use my tools !! yippy!!

 I got shoe box containers from the dollar store and stored my markers, pens and gel pens in them. I labeled each container...

 I cleaned off my desk and got these cute stackable bins from the dollar store and labeled them.

Coupons, File, Outgoing, Incoming

This is my mail station...all mail is sorted here and placed in the proper bin. No more mail on the kitchen counter or the kitchen table! I know where everything is and where everything needs to go!

 I  cleaned up my ribbon station..

 And placed all my books according to need and use.. I eventually need to come up with a better binder system...that is in the works...

 My handy-dandy new stand with my office supplies on it!

 I hung a basket on the wall and organized my office items:

 Each folder is labeled with what is in the folder:

Return labels, Ideas to do, Work, Valentines Day etc.

 When going through magazines I find things I like.... so I rip it out and place it in the folder it corresponds with. I can then file it away after I am done using it or throw it out if I don't need it.

 Recipes:

My desk caddy was in need of a good cleaning:

 My caddy is now cleaned up with items placed back in their proper home!

 Coming back to my office station:

I found these bins at the dollar store. I thought they would be great for my receipts! My home receipts are items like if we bought a new washer and dryer I would place that receipt in the "Home" bin and then file it or discard it. If I bought something for my classroom I would place it in the "Work" bin for tax purposes. After the tax season is over I file my receipts with my tax papers so the bin is cleaned out for the next year.

 I cleaned up my wrapping paper station... no more clutter under the table or in the corner!

 My craft station was cleaned up as well with the my other new stand next to it!

 I organize my paper by color...

 I also place the small pieces of paper in ziplock backs...

Small pieces in the small bag, medium in one bag, and the larger pieces in another...

 I had these cute boxes and placed them on my new handy-dandy shelf! I labeled each box with my new labels ( Check out this blog post for information on the labels: Day 7)

 I labeled each shelf for my office supplies...so everything goes back to were it needs to be and I will also know when I am getting low on an item!

I also moved a file cabinet into my office so that it was more convenient !!

Finished product:

It is possible to organize on a small budget!! Each zone has a purpose and is clutter free!

It is as simple as 1-2-3!