Feeling Domestic

Having a beautiful home with appropriate kitchen and storage space makes me realize I can be domestic and not resent it! It feels so wonderful having a clean kitchen (not that it's always clean..)! Not only do I do dishes on a regular basis but I'm also cleaning the counter tops and stove tops and all those other clean kitchen chores that in the past didn't happen very often! Go me. What can I say, I'm finally becoming a real adult.

This morning while play around on pinterest I came across a link where this lady plans out meals for dinner for the entire month. This is just crazy to me! Talk about organization! I can kinda wrap my head around planning week to week - but a month! Wowza. I've never planned an entire week of dinners ahead of time, and as a result we typically eat out far too often!

Today I planned out dinners for the next few nights! Granted Saturday night I wrote down nothing as we will be going out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo... baby steps!

In addition to having Skyline one night I'm trying these 4 new recipes!

-Stuffed French Onion Soup Sliders - I will be making regular size burgers because I couldn't find tiny buns!
-Crockpot BBQ Chicken
-Slow Cooker Korean Beef Tacos
-Chicken Marsala

Looks good right?! I'll let you know how they turn out!

Organizational inspiration!

Y'all are probably learning that sometimes I need a little inspiration to get me going! Fortunately I've come across other bloggers that are getting organized as well, and that has given me some great ideas!

Amber, from Amber's Notebook clued me into this neat way of organizing earrings!

I've given this tip a try with the cute flower vase I picked up on my honeymoon!  

While I love making this item more functional, it doesn't really go with my bedroom decor - at all, and I wish it was more bowl-like so I could put post earrings in as well. For now, I'll leave it how I have it, but will likely switch to a clear bowl in the near future!

My second organizational inspiration came from these girls and their amazingly organized closets: Kendi & Jill (click their names to be real inspired)! 

In particular, I copied Jill's (from Good Life for Less) hanging bag idea:

 and used it to store my big/long sweaters and jeans:

Please notice the crazy cramped closet! Organization is key!

Way back when I had a cheap sweater hanging bag thingy, and the boards really bowed and it was just a mess!! I found this one at The Container Store and so far am amazed with how sturdy it is! I also love this new way to store jeans! I can be really lazy, and would fold my jeans - no problem, but hanging them always seemed to not happen and they'd end up neatly stacked and folded.. on the floor. Problem solved!

While I was at Container Store I picked up a set of 2 drawer dividers to separate and organize my unmentionables. Picture not included. :) The device is way cool though! No assembly required! It spring loads and easily fits into place!

Lastly, a little magazine help! Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere reminded me that magazines don't have to stack up and take over tables! Amazing! Here is her version:

I found this magazine storage thingy in the dollar section @ Target! Sweet!

In just a few hours, dad-to-the-rescue will be installing the new desk that I purchased yesterday (I'm serious about this organizing stuff people!) and I'll have a more appropriate place for my magazines (among other things that tend to clutter my kitchen table)!

That's it for now! 

Have you come across any organizational inspiration pictures lately? Share your tips in the comments!