The Mom's Organization Motivation Podcast

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Ep 041: Wrapping Station Organization Dec 21, 2020

Show notes

Whether gifts are your love language year round or just for the holidays, I suggest ways you can have an organized wrapping station anywhere in your space!

On this episode, I start with sharing some holiday themes we’ve used and encourage picking wrapping paper and gift bags to coordinate with any themes you may choose for your upcoming holidays or special occasions. This will allow your beautifully wrapped gifts to become part of your decor!

When you have a designated space in your home for wrapping presents, you can shop ahead and have gifts awaiting every occasion, or grab those last minute deals and wrap them thoughtfully and quickly on-the-go!

No matter how large or small your space, it’s possible to create an organized wrapping station in a closet, cabinet, drawer, door, wall, or even in the trunk of your car! Having proper organizers like drawer dividers, over-the-door hangers, moveable wall mounts with baskets of all sizes, under-the-bed containers, or an umbrella stand to hold all those long rolls of paper in place is the key to wrapping station organization.

There you can include some additional accessories like tape dispensers for your wrist, scissors and wrapping paper cutters, double-sided tape, gift toppers, gift cards, ribbons, bows, tags, batteries, and pens and markers to personalize all your fun surprises!

Highlights from this episode:

{5:37} Having a theme for your holiday gift wrapping

{9:10} Shopping for smaller gifts all year round to take the pressure off at the holidays

{10:02} Creating a space at home to store gifts until they’re ready for wrapping

{10:30} What a socially distanced holiday looks like when planning your shopping

{12:19} Using over the door organizers

{14:44} Extras to add to your wrapping station

{17:27} How wrapping station organization can be all year round

{19:19} Putting together a basket of gift toppers

{23:33} Putting thought into how your gifts are wrapped no matter the cost

{25:39} How to organize your wrapping paper rolls

{29:40} Using rods for ribbons and paper

Mentioned on this episode:

Kid gift and activity ideas to keep them busy while you wrap, like Mad Matter, Kinetic Sand, and activity trays to contain the mess while they create. Find these ideas and more at Lakeshore Learning.

Wrapping paper and organizers can be found at The Container Store, Amazon, Michael’s, Target, Dollar Stores, and more.

For more ways to organize and style your holidays and your home, click these links to read more about how to do it all in 3 simple steps!

Online Schedule Course

Online Home Course

Find additional resources at EverythingWithStyle.com and on Instagram @everythingwithstylemom for organization motivation!

Ep 040: Organize and Style Your Holidays Dec 14, 2020

Show notes

With the final holiday season of the year fast approaching, I thought I’d share 3 simple steps to organize and style them so they are working best for the whole family!

The 3 E’s to apply to your holidays:

Essential: Self Care/Visualize Success

Enhancement: Write down your 3 E’s

Extra: Delegate Responsibilities

Taking care of ourselves is more important than ever and certainly affects those around us. The last thing we want as we’re trying to create fun and lasting memories for the holidays is to feel stressed and cause anxiety for our loved ones.

Plan ahead to give yourself the time and attention you need and visualize any hiccups that might come your way, so you’ll be prepared to pivot!

Next, write down your personal 3 E’s you want to focus on for the holidays and share them with your family in order to manage those realistic expectations. Actually writing them down makes them real and actionable!

Finally, delegate away, girlfriend! Coordinating your holidays shouldn’t feel like a solo mission. Ask for help, even if you know you can do it by yourself. People like to feel needed and included in the process. Family togetherness is definitely the name of the game in 2020, so enjoy the helpful hands...after they’ve been thoroughly washed, of course!

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{3:39} Step 1: Self care and visualizing success

{13:03} Step 2: Writing down your 3 E’s

{16:02} Step 3: Delegating responsibilities

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 1: The 3 E’s Philosophy

Ep 20: A Successfully Organized Move

Ep 35: Finding Blessings in 2020

Need extra assistance in juggling your schedule year round? Checkout my Online Schedule Course that’ll have you easily planning ahead and reaching goals (big and small) in 3 simple steps!

For more resources to organize and style your busy life head over to EverythingWithStyle.com and follow me on Instagram @everythingwithstylemom for some organization motivation!

Ep 039: Outside-the-Box Organization Dec 07, 2020

Show notes

After a quick recap of the episodes from the November Thankfulness Series, I suggested ways to think outside the box when organizing and styling your space. Here are some of the examples that came up in this episode, plus a few extras.

I’ve used kitchen drawer dividers for arts and crafts, makeup organizers for a desktop display, over-the-door shoe rack in our kids’ activity closet, a large party ice bucket for a laundry hamper, an art cart for a podcast station, and a divided turntable (lazy susan) in just about every room of the house!

Just because you need an organizer for your bedroom or closet, doesn’t mean you’re limited to shopping only in that department. I found a clothing organizer for my daughter’s room in the bathroom section of Bed, Bath & Beyond. Don’t forget your 20% off coupon before you place your order!

Shopping the kids section for your organization and home decor can have great benefits too. These days the kids department can offer great design choices totally suitable for an adult space, but for a fraction of the cost. Next time you need a basic sheet set for your queen size guest bed or a couple of blackout panels for the windows in your master bedroom, checkout Pottery Barn Kids! You’ll get a great quality product but for less since it’s from the kids’ store.

Highlights from this episode:

{2:51} Recap of previous November episodes

{7:35} Celebrating milestone moments on Instagram and the podcast

{11:08} Shopping for items in unexpected areas of the store

{15:38} Buying from the kids section for a budget-friendly price

{17:20} Think outside the box when shopping for organizing solutions

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 34: Help Your Future Self

Ep 35: Finding Blessings in 2020

Ep 36: Growing Up Organized with Isabelle Killian

Ep 37: Repurpose and Reimagine Your Stuff

Ep 38: Turning Memories into Art with Liberty Worth

Hope these ideas will inspire you to think outside the box next time you need to organize and style your space!

Ready to get started now but need a little more direction? Take a look at what my Online Home Course has to offer. Don’t worry, it’s not just one more thing you have to add to your to do list. It’s a simplified and efficient way to get your organization started and completed in just 3 simple steps! Seriously!

For more resources and organization hacks head over to EverythingWithStyle.com and you can find me on Instagram @everythingwithstylemom for more organization motivation!

Ep 038: Turning Memories into Art with Liberty Worth Nov 30, 2020

Show notes

Rounding out this Thankfulness Series in November is the lovely and talented Liberty Worth on this week’s episode.

Liberty shares how she takes your precious memories from fabrics, like lace, cotton, silk, wool, corduroy, and denim from that scarf you got on a trip to Italy, a wedding or bridesmaids dress, or a loved one’s favorite shirt, and turns it into art.

She believes that fabric holds memories, and her mission is to take those sentimental items that may be taking up space in your drawers, closet, or storage area and transform them into functional quilts for a bed or hanging wall art. These heirloom quality works of art are a modern take on quilted designs that will tell meaningful stories for generations to come.

As an organizer, I love how she takes these important, sentimental items that may be crowding your space or reading as clutter and creates a simplified, artistic way for the whole family to enjoy them!

Not only did we talk about her masterful quilts, but we dove into why serving the community through volunteering, teaching others how to sew, cranking out masks for those in need, and working on a neighborhood beautification project in downtown LA, absolutely lights her up!

Highlights from this episode:

{1:59} Introduction to Liberty

{6:07} Repurpose fabrics to create art

{12:25} Reliving your memories through the fabrics

{22:33} The Coloring Book Plaza event and neighborhood beautification

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 1: The 3 E’s Philosophy

Ep 35: Finding Blessings in 2020

Liberty’s YouTube link to making masks:

https://youtu.be/0fbFTgaq2nM

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn quote: “Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.”

Robert Fulghum quote: “All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten.”

This episode is joyful and definitely inspires me to let my treasured pieces shine in a new way. I hope you’ll feel the same!

For more information about Liberty’s designs and turning your memories into art checkout her website libertyworthart.com and connect with her on Instagram @libertyworthart.

Need additional organization and style resources? Find free videos, audios, checklists, and online courses at EverythingWithStyle.com and follow me @everythingwithstylemom on Instagram for more organization motivation!

Ep 037: Repurpose and Reimagine Your Stuff Nov 23, 2020

Show notes

Feeling super inspired by the move to our new home and this continued Thankfulness Series, I recorded this episode all about using the stuff you already have to give your space a new look!

After visiting a friend’s home in Florida after our college graduation, I saw how her mom had repurposed furniture she had in one room to transform another one! She reimagined her bedrooms, living space, and bonus game room for the big kids every couple of years by choosing new themes, changing up the paint, switching out pieces of furniture between rooms, and adding some new accessories.

I definitely did this as we moved into our new house this November, instead of just transferring the same old look we had for years from one home to another.

I talked about updates to our kids’ rooms and shared some projects I worked on in my parents’ home a few years ago, when we created a nursery for the grandkids using furniture they already had in other rooms.

Highlights from this episode:

{4:14} Reimagine your space

{9:07} Walk around your house and note the things you like the most

{14:31} Repurpose your furniture

{14:16} The importance of letting kids find their style for their spaces

{21:24} Find ideas to refresh your space on Pinterest

Mentioned on this episode:

Use chalk paint to transform old furniture

Add decorative accessories like pillows and throws

Add a loft bed for more space for activities

Display sentimental items in frames or on shelves

Transformations:

File cabinet to changing table

Nightstand to Lego station

Kids’ room to homeschool workspace

I hope you enjoy these suggestions to repurpose and reimagine your stuff! Keep looking for those blessings in 2020 and have a very happy, socially-distanced Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

For more resources to organize and style your space so it’s working best for the whole family, checkout some simplified, easy-to-implement ideas in my online courses. Click the links to read more about them!

Online Home Course

Online Kids Course

As always, you can find helpful videos, audios, and checklists at EverythingWithStyle.com and connect with me @everythingwithstylemom on Instagram for lots of organization motivation!

Ep 036: Growing Up Organized with Isabelle Killian Nov 16, 2020

Show notes

After much persistence in asking to be on the podcast, my sweet girl, Isabelle, shares what it’s been like growing up organized! What a treat to have her on to discuss how organization in her home and schedule has affected her life positively, especially during this Thankfulness Series on the podcast.

I was amazed to hear her 10-year-old organization analogies and impressively grownup perspective on what it’s meant to her to feel like she’s been able to make her space her own. She talks about how it feels to have the freedom to style her room, workspace for schoolwork and artwork, and play area.

She also discusses what it’s been like to have a professional organizer as a mom. This answer had me laughing!

Grab your kiddos and enjoy this episode together for some organization motivation!

HIghlights from this episode:

{2:13} Introduction to Isabelle

{3:37} What does it mean to be organized for a kid?

{6:45} It’s easier to be organized and make everything accessible

{14:16} The importance of letting kids find their style for their spaces

{21:41} What it’s like growing up with a super-organized mom

For more resources to organize and style your busy life with kiddos, checkout my Online Kids Course! It’s got lots of simple, but impactful ideas I’ve used with my own family and my clients’ families!

Want to try out a Module included in the course (for a fraction of the cost) to see how you like it? Try my Kids & Schedule Mini Course! This is a talk I gave at a MOPS meeting that’s loaded with helpful tips and ideas for keeping you and your kids organized in 3 simple steps. It even comes with a short printable workbook to follow along with the video and customize your organization plan, using my 3 E’s Philosophy, so it works best for your family! Click here to read more about it.

EverythingWithStyle.com

@everythingwithstylemom

Ep 035: Finding Blessings in 2020 Nov 09, 2020

Show notes

What an unexpected year this has been! Who could’ve imagined all that we’d be going through to stay safe and healthy in the year 2020? Even though this year has thrown us a few curveballs, I must say, I’ve found some pretty significant blessings in it.

As a part of my November Thankfulness Series I thought it would be great to talk about some of the blessings we’ve all experienced. Not only does that help us practice gratitude, which is always a good thing, but mostly because it’s contagious! Sharing your blessings, big or small in your daily routine, can inspire others to look at what stuff they have to be thankful for in their lives. That’s a beautiful thing!

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{8:06} Taking advice to have a successful move

{10:48} Asking for support

{17:20} Being strong together in times of uncertainty

{20:49} Being thankful and sharing your blessings with others

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 20: A Successfully Organized Move

Ep 21: Moving With Kids with Tiffany Sharp

Ep 28: “It Takes a Village”

The Fight to Flourish by Jennie Lusko

I hope this episode motivates you and your family to start finding more blessings in your life that you may have missed during this crazy pandemic. If so, share them with me and others around you. I can’t wait to hear what God has blessed you with this year! A good cup of coffee, a new home (Oh yeah, I made a big announcement on this episode about buying a new home!), more quality time with your loved ones, a business venture, a fun new hobby, planting a garden, homeschooling, an awesome bible study, Zoom calls, having regular movie nights at home, trying new recipes, exercising, resting and relaxing...it all counts!

For resources to organize and style your very blessed life, even during 2020, head over to EverythingWithStyle.com and follow me on Instagram @everythingwithstylemom for some organization motivation!

Ep 034: Help Your Future Self Nov 02, 2020

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This November I’m starting a Thankfulness Series. On this episode I discuss doing things now so that your ‘future self’ will thank you!

More than ever before we are spending lots of time in our homes, and the need to have some organization in place is real. If you’re a busy mom of littles you’re most likely making snacks and meals round the clock, entertaining the kids, providing social and educational activities, and may even be homeschooling. Not to mention, you still have all of your other responsibilities like running a household, creating pandemic-friendly birthday parties, attempting to connect with your besties however socially-distanced you feel is appropriate, and possibly working outside the home too (even if that takes place inside the home these days)!

All of these things require some level of planning ahead and organizing your space and schedules to make it all work. Even if it’s not the most convenient thing to do, the effort you make now will definitely help your future self.

This episode had me thinking back to some past ones I’ve done (see links below) that suggest ways to simplify the organizing process, so it’s working best for the whole family!

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{5:46} Getting organized to help our future self

{9:17} The importance of giving yourself grace

{16:05} Working hard now to help your future self

{19:49} Having difficult conversations

Mentioned on this episode:

Fun Thanksgiving tradition: Turkey on the Table

Ep 2: The Cost of Disorganization

Ep 3: Organize on Autopilot

Ep 7: The Essential Purge

Ep 28: “It Takes a Village”

Ep 30: The Never-Ending Mail Pile

Not only are the daily tasks a great place to start when setting your future self up for success, but also it’s important to talk with your family about the things that can sometimes be difficult or uncomfortable. Financial conversations, wishes of your family members when they pass or become sick, and plans for their home and belongings may not be the most enjoyable topics now, but trust me, your future self will be so grateful you did!

For more resources on simple ways to plan ahead checkout my Online Schedule Course. It’s designed to help the busy mom of littles organize and style her schedule so it’s working best for everyone in the family! Click here to read more about it.

Here’s a quick free video for a little mom motivation when it comes to prepping ahead on that daily to do list too.

EverythingWithStyle.com

@everythingwithstylemom

Ep 033: Organize Those Costumes Oct 26, 2020

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It’s Fall, y’all! That means “sweata weatha,” costumes, pumpkin spice, and everything nice! What happens when all those fun costumes start spilling out of garbage bags, overflowing from the toy box, & taking up too much space in your closet? You know half of them don’t even fit anymore!

On this episode, I talk about how to get the most out of your costumes, decide which ones to save, which ones to pass on to someone else, and of course, how to organize what’s leftover so it’s working best for you and your family!

Don’t miss a Halloween mom hack that’s become a fun tradition for us, gotten my kiddos to bed at a decent time, and used our candy collection for a good cause!

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{1:56} My favorite season of the year

{6:11} A pajama version of your costume

{14:19} The 3E’s Philosophy applied to costume organization

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 7: The Essential Purge

Ep 22: A Successful Yard Sale

Soldiers’ Angels candy donations

For more mom tricks and lots of organizing treats, check out my Online Kids Course! It’s loaded with all the things moms need to organize and style their homes, kids’ wardrobes, and schedules so it’s working for the whole family!

For more resources go to EverythingWithStyle.com and follow me @everythingwithstylemom for more organization motivation!

Ep 032: Kitchen Cabinet Organization Oct 19, 2020

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Whether you have exposed shelving, glass-front, or fully covered kitchen cabinets, this episode offers solutions for organization that are both beautiful and functional!

When you have kids, you may find that your cabinets are bursting with bottles, sippy cups, water bottles, and every cartoon character accessory known to man. On this episode, I stress the importance of always doing that consistent, regular purge of items you aren’t using anymore (kids’ stuff, holiday items, or one-off randoms), and grouping like items together. This practice will keep them less cluttered and easier to maintain.

Additionally, I share some of my favorite ways to maximize your space, put in the proper organization bins, and style those kitchen uppers and lowers so they are working best for you and your family!

If you find yourself using your cabinets for pantry items like dry food, baking ingredients, canned food, spices, and more, the previously recorded pantry episode (see link below) will be a great backup resource for ideas to organize those. Similarly, it works if you are using your pantry space for cabinet items, such as glassware, small appliances, plates, bowls, etc. Another episode to consider when organizing and styling your shelving is the sixth episode, which discusses ways to maximize your vertical space. Click the links below to listen to those episodes.

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{5:36} The 3 Es’ philosophy applied to your kitchen cabinet organization

{8:41} Good roles and practices in your home

{10:45} How to organize your kitchen cabinet

{14:32} The style of your cabinet

{22:10} Maximize your vertical space

{25:36} Your kitchen cabinet as a pantry

Mentioned on this episode:

Ep 5: Hashtag Pantry Goals

Ep 6: Maximize Your Vertical Space

Ep 7: The Essential Purge

Organization bins and storage solutions from

The Container Store

Ready to get organized in your kitchen or any other room in your home, but need a little assistance? Click on my Online Home Course to read more about what it offers and check out the 2 payment plan options to accommodate your organization budget!

For more resources like my FREE Masterclass head over to EverythingWithStyle.com and follow me @everythingwithstylemom on Instagram for more organization motivation!

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