Client Bad Ass Mama: Office Organization Before and After

If you have been following along, you know I have been working with this client for a while now. This is a before and after of her office. There are of course some tweaks that still need to be made, but a HUGE improvement. 

Before:

After: 

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Adult Eco Easter Basket

• Fair Trade Basket. Use a fair trade basket as an Easter basket and then reuse the basket for something else.
• Towels as filler. Instead of using the "grass" that is usually in Easter baskets, substitute for dish towels that can later be reused.
• Organic Delish Fish. The popular Swedish style fish candies in organic form.
• Silione Food Bags. These always come in handy when storing food on the go. Great for lunches.
• Eco Wine. The Crossings is a brand that my husband really likes and I didn't know it was an eco wine until I was doing research for this post.
• Eco Dying Kit. Have fun dying eggs with this eco dying kit.
• Face Wash. Who doesn't love a good, eco face wash?
• Eco Modern Concierge Gift Certificate. Give the gift of getting stuff done. Hire a professional organizer or personal assistant to tackle that to-do list. 
• Eco Hammock. Spring is the perfect time to whip the hammock out and this eco version looks fun. 
• Organic Gardening Book. Spring is the perfect time to get started on that organic garden.
• Organic Cold Brew Coffee. Cold brew coffee perfect for those hot days ahead and it is earth positive.
• DoTerra Purify Essential Oil. One of my clients made a cleaning solution with this oil and it smelt amazing.  

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2018 Earth Day Events Houston

I love writing this post every year because it is about all things eco. Below see a list of 2018 Earth Day events happening in and around Houston.

March 24 Woodlands GreenUp
March 24 Earth Hour
March 24 Bayou Greenway Day
April 14 Sugar Land Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rock

April 14 SCA Earth Day
April 17 - 22 Galveston FeatherFest
April 21 Urban Harvest Earth Day Workday 
April 21 -22 Aquarium Houston Party for the Planet
April 21 Armand Bayou Earth Day Party for the Planet
April 21 Bay Day
April 21 Houston Arboretum Earth Day Celebration
April 21 Earth Day Family Picnic and Festival at Hope Farms
April 21 Earth Day at Beauty's Community Garden
April 21 Houston Zoo Party for the Planet Zoo Overnight
April 21 Earth Day Bash at Children's Museum Houston
April 22 Earth Day Houston
April 22 Earth Day Market at Karbach
April 22 Earth Day at Moody Gardens
April 22 The Parish School's Earth Day Spring Fling
April 26 Urban Wild Earth Day Happy Hour
April 28 Pearland Earth Day Celebration
May 20 Environmental Trivia Contest

Photo by Duangphorn Wiriya on Unsplash

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Shoe Closet Organization: Before & After

Being a professional organizer in Houston you see all kinds of different closets from big to small. This small closet has just a little space for shoes. The most under utilized space is usually vertical space. So we used shoe boxes for most of the heels /dressy shoes and more sandals / casual shoes we left in the open. How do you like to organize your shoes?

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After:

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Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean Pt. 3

The last few years I have written posts on items you forget to clean. There is SO much to clean in your house and the things that you use everyday that you often forget. Here and here are past posts.

• Keys
• Toys 
• Keyboard
• Air filters
• Shower curtain
• Tools
• Credit cards
• Outdoor furniture
• Brooms, mops and vacuum cleaners
• Houseplants
• Vents
• Bookcase shelves
• Sky lights
• Car

Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

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5 Things to Organize This Weekend

Here are 5 things that you can organize this weekend:

• Your water bottles. Most of us have SO many. Downsize on them.
• Your Tupperware. If it doesn't have a matching top or bottom get rid of it.
• Garden supplies. Spring is here time to purge old garden supplies that no longer work, are broken or are dry rotted.
• Get rid of extra pens and pencils you no longer use.
• Socks with no matches.

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Client Bad Ass Mama: Bathroom Before and After

I have shown you a little sneak peak of this organization project here. This is a whole house organization project that I have been working on for months. In this bathroom project there was a TON of product. We got rid of expired products and organized what was left. 

Before:

After:

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10 Things that Currently Make Me Happy - February 2018

1. Being back with my rodeo crew.
2. NAPO Houston meeting with organizers sharing their favorite products.
3. Amazing new clients
4. No longer working for a difficult client and doing what is right for myself. See this Instagram post for more info.
5. Celebrating Mardi Gras with family. 
6. Weddings and seeing / catching up with old grad school friends.
7. Acupuncture and reflexology that feels so amazing.
8. Using the MoviePass and seeing some fun movies and some bad ones. 
9. Volunteering more for organizations I love.
10. Going to Monster Jam for the first time with Bryan and having a lot of fun. 

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Houston Professional Organizer's Tips for Organizing and Tackling the La...

As a professional organizer in Houston, TX I thought I would share some of my tips for tackling your laundry piles. Watch the Youtube video to see the tips. What tips do you have?

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Made in the USA: Linne Beauty

I got these products in one of my Beauty Heroes boxes. I love that they are made in the USA. I am not a huge fan of the body wash, but really like the face wash and you can also use it as a mask. Do you have any favorite eco beauty products? 

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5 Eco Changes you Can Make This Weekend

Below are 5 simple things you can do this weekend to help you on your journey of becoming more eco.

• Change your light bulbs to LED. Ikea and Home Depot have affordable LED bulbs. 
• Bring your own bags to the grocery. 
• Start recycling if you don't already. Find out if your neighborhood trash company picks up recycling or where the closest recycle center is to you.
• Don't overbuy. When you overbuy you produce more waste, so try to be mindful of what you are spending your money on. 
• Turn off the lights. When you are not in a room, turn off the lights. 

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